rachael
@rclspn
rachael
@rclspn
rachel maksy spun cotton raccoon
The Phoenix Circle
copy — expand — express
COPY
find a building block of the craft and copy it repeatedly, preferably in the context of a small but finishable larger work. copy until it become automatic
EXPAND
once you master that building block, find out more about it, the history, learn about the technique behind it, optimize.
EXPRESS
express yourself u
“Star 4 ⭐️ Aim for Connectedness and Aesthetic Feelings
Avoid empty thrills by seeking activities that provoke genuine feelings of awe and self-relevance - the arts move you and connect you with your sense of self.”
— the Pathway to Flow / Julia F. Christensen
For just as the good - the doing well - of a flute-player, a sculptor or any practitioner of a skill, or generally whatever has some characteristic activity or action, is thought to lie in its characteristic activity, so the same would seem to be true of a human being, if indeed he has a characteristic activity. Well, do the carpenter and the tanne
... See morecounter example. a galaxy has parts that seem to perform certain functions (nebulous area for creation of stars, outer arms for dying stars. and you might even say the function of a galaxy then is to produce stars which create heavy elements.) does this mean a galaxy has a purpose in the same way a person does? is it really possible that just because x system produces y effect that the PURPOSE of x is to produce y?
“Star 3 ⭐️ Create a Community
Combat loneliness, prompting neurobiological mechanisms of bonding and health by sharing your practice with others - the human social brain needs others to stay sane and healthy; the arts are a channel for communication and connection, beyond words.
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Reserve time and space in your creative practice for expression that
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— daniel palladino
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