Creativity

  • Creativity Without a Script

    In my last blog post, I wrote briefly about my project Creativity Spark: a project emphasizing unscripted creativity, rather than rigid instruction. In order to achieve this goal, each art box is designed to teach younger students foundational creation skills… Continue reading

    Creativity Without a Script
  • What Philosophy Taught Me About Boundless Creativity

    Image from: https://freerangestock.com/sample/97389/hand-reaching-up-into-the-sky.jpg I have always been drawn to philosophy. When you hear this, you likely think I mean that I like exploring the different ways the world works. Don’t get me wrong, I do, but the aspect of philosophy… Continue reading

    What Philosophy Taught Me About Boundless Creativity
  • Why I’m Drawn to Nostalgia in My Art

    I’ve always been a very nostalgic person. Even from the age of five, I was hesitant to let go of things I had outgrown. I believed my items had feelings, and I constantly worried about “what if one day….” While… Continue reading

    Why I’m Drawn to Nostalgia in My Art
  • We’ve Eliminated the Space Where Creativity Begins

    Image from: https://en.ac-illust.com/clip-art/23795833/tired-illustration–bored-bored-person–children- Nowadays, being busy is the expectation. For approximately 28 hours a week, kids sit in a classroom learning. Then they spend hours per week doing extracurriculars, helping out around the house, and studying. These hours add up,… Continue reading

    We’ve Eliminated the Space Where Creativity Begins
  • How I See the World Differently By Growing Up with Art

    The boxes from my memory! (photo from https://creativity.org/mystery-box-challenge-2/) Introduction “What is your favorite childhood memory?” Recently, I was asked this question. Being only sixteen, I was surprised to hear someone asking me this and had never really thought about my… Continue reading

    How I See the World Differently By Growing Up with Art