Aug

1

c-ART-egories

August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-warm-up, drawing-] Here’s a creative warm-up exercise that uses categories. Choose a category each day to draw in your journal. Divide your paper into 8 – 12 small sections. Decide on the length of time you want to devote to this. My suggestion is to start with no more than ten minutes. Quicker sketches will [...]

May

18

contour drawings

May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-r-mindfulness, exercise-] by Nancy Waldman Before beginning your creative work for the day, try this as a warm-up. It is an excellent way to access your R-mind and to lift your awareness from everyday mode into a heightened realm. This warm-up is a drawing exercise but it’s not just for visual artists. It will help [...]

Feb

11

PCQuills – a writing exercise

February 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-exercise, writing-] If you’re having trouble getting started in fiction or need a helpful exercise, try this: ONE TRUE MEMORY/TWO LIES Choose one real childhood memory. Make up a lie that relates to that true incident. If you think of them as lies instead of ‘using your imagination’ it won’t throw you into a creative [...]

Feb

11

The Everyday Self-Review

February 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

by Nancy S.M. Waldman Julia Cameron, who wrote The Artist’s Way, calls this practice “Morning Pages.” Her recommendation is three hand-written pages of journaling FIRST THING every morning. It’s a great discipline and truly works to get the gears of creativity in motion. The idea is to write whatever comes out … free associating, without [...]

Feb

10

Hocus – Focus

February 10, 2007 | 3 Comments

[-r-mind, perception, exercise-] by Nancy S. M. Waldman If, when you try to create, you find yourself full of doubts about your abilities, you are by definition, NOT in a state of R-mindfulness. The R-mindful brain is not worried about wasting time. It’s not worried about lack of talent. It’s not worried about product. In [...]