Christine talks about recognizing different communication styles in team-building. Click to continue reading »
What’s our role in preventing bullying?
Ellen DeGeneres made a video about the most recent rash of bullying that has resulted in the death of gay teens. It’s certainly not the first time I’ve thought about it, since I have a nephew I worry about regularly. I don’t have kids. I don’t have much contact with kids. I don’t think that [...] Click to continue reading »
Sketches: Frog
This is another new series of work I’m starting. It’s a combination of sketches of various creatures superimposed on backgrounds created by using Citrosolv to melt magazine photos and moving the ink around while its wet. There’s something about the contrast between the tightness of the drawn animal and the spontaneousness of the ground that [...] Click to continue reading »
Can you learn to be innovative?
My husband shared an editorial from one of his engineering magazines. The post, Trying to be innovative is like trying to be taller, takes the position that the ability to be innovative has a large genetic component. Therefor any attempt to train people in innovation is a waste of time. People who become engineers on [...] Click to continue reading »
Is Technology Replacing Expertise?
Is our reliance on the cloud in place of human experts a good thing? Click to continue reading »
Painting from the studio: Clouded
Today was one of those days. Hard to get clear, too many things running around my head. Instead of fighting it, I went out for a bike ride. When I got back, I found very concrete tasks that needed to get done, but didn’t require decisions. It allowed me to take a day where I [...] Click to continue reading »
Visual Food 6
Robert J Lang Origami Robert Lang takes origami to a whole new level. Almost makes me want to consider developing more math skills. Peter Callesen Paper Cuts I bet you need really sharp scissors. Very precise ones. Amazing work by Peter Callesen Anastassia Elias Paper Rolls Anastassia Elias work is diverse. Ranging from oil painting [...] Click to continue reading »
Using visuals to reach across cultures
We all see things differently. Simple concept, almost obvious. But do you keep it in mind every time you have an interaction? It’s hard to. We see the world through our own experiences, history, and culture. One of the ways I have found to dramatically increase my understanding of how differently we all see is [...] Click to continue reading »
Asking Better Questions
In a recent call, Christine talked about questioning strategies. Here's an excerpt. Click to continue reading »
Painting from the Studio
. Here’s another painting from the series I have been doing that is created by digitally joining three paintings together. I’m enjoying playing with what happens with the segments when they are separate as well as how the perception changes when they become one. I like to hear your comments and stay in touch. I’m [...] Click to continue reading »