I continue to play with Daily Monster on my ipad. Pure play and silliness. Here is how the app works. Click to continue reading »
Daily Image for August 31, 2011
2 logs for the fire…Processing death & dying
I’ve been thinking about death lately. Within the space of two weeks an uncle and cousin of mine have died. This has raised the question for me of how would I help people process the loss of their loved ones either during the final days of life or after death has occurred? 2 logs for [...] Click to continue reading »
Visual Writing Prompts: Easy Free-Writer
Purpose This exercise gives participants a chance to slow down and take stock of where they are in the process. It lets them focus on a particular area of what they have covered so far. Choose a prompt. This may seem like a quick and obvious step, but actually, it is by far the most [...] Click to continue reading »
Daily Image for August 30, 2011
When is art finished?
The question of when a piece is finished is completely different when working digitally. When you are working with pixels, you simple save a copy, and keep going. It’s opens up so many possibilities and allows me to experiment in a way I can’t when working strictly with traditional media. It removes the risk of [...] Click to continue reading »
Daily Image for August 29, 2011
Interacting with texture
Starting with a highly textured canvas, and playing with how the brushes interact. Click to continue reading »
Daily Image for August 26, 2011
Tip: Watch out for your own blind spots
One common mistake that we’ve seen facilitators make with VisualsSpeak has to do with interpretation of participants’ images. Foremost, it’s crucial not to jump in and “help” participants interpret their images; they need to construct the interpretation for themselves, and when the facilitator jumps in, that can really hobble the experience. There are more interpretations [...] Click to continue reading »