Why You Should Experiment More
I was repotting plants and heard myself say several times, “Let’s try this.. we’ll run an experiment.” Yes, I talk to myself A LOT, but more importantly, I realized how often I tell myself that I’m running an experiment. Experiments give permission to fail When you’re doing an experiment, you have permission to fail, that’s […]
The number one mistake that you’re making when working on projects
In class one of my students asked, “my friends and I want to study art in college, but how do we know if we’ll be able to handle all of the work.” This is a really good and common question that I get from high school students, and the answer is, that you need to […]
End of the Year activities made easy
How the Bear Met the Bee is a children’s book about chance encounters. The book was written and designed both for kids to love and for parents and teachers to use as a teaching tool. The book comes with 7 activities that prompt children to draw, spell, reflect on movement, and move their bodies, making […]
10 Tips for the AP Art History Exam
Always guess: Even if you’re not sure what the answer is to a multiple-choice question, make sure that you guess, don’t leave it blank. The AP Art History exam counts up, so each question you answer correctly earns you a point. Guess a material: When responding to essay questions you may be asked to identify […]
How much time and energy do you waste trying to remember your username and password for literally EVERYTHING!? Okay, you might be confused about why I’m talking about passwords. If you’ve been hanging out with me for very long, you’re used to me talking about creativity, ideation, and advanced placement classes. Here’s the thing, to […]
Have You Failed this Week?
If you want to develop more ideas, you need to start creating. Often, we don’t sit down to create because we don’t have any ideas or think that our ideas are good enough. More than half of the battle is getting started and accepting that you might fail. You might do lousy work. I’m sure […]
How to Get Started
“If you don’t PRODUCE, you won’t THRIVE” Cal Newport, DEEP Work Do you look at other people and wonder how they get so much done? Do you see people writing, taking photos, and making art, and wish that you knew their secret? The most important step is getting started. Even if you love making art, […]
How to Have an Endless Supply of Ideas
One reason that people are fascinated by creatives, is because they seem to have more ideas than everyone else. Ideas solve problems Ideas start businesses Ideas generate income Ideas are playful and fun Fill in the blank. Why do you think that the ability to generate ideas is important? We LOVE the thought of having […]