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Sketchy
Last month I posted my first GreenMud reward portrait of Kitten Karlyle. This weekend I finished the second portrait, a joint image of my collaborators: Dan Eisenstat and Sondra Eby.
Creative Modes and Cycles
Cycles have become the core of my creative process. Thinking in cycles means I always know where I am and where I’m going, even when I feel overwhelmed by the size of a project. If I’m stuck, it’s time for a new mindset. If my last move was to zig, my next move is to zag.
➡ Battlefield Notes
The Operating System has asked to cross post my creative process mini-series. We started with a brief introduction to my work.
Ordinary Tools of Thought
Kirby Ferguson argues that the three basic techniques of remixing (copy, transform, combine) form the foundation of all creative process. He refers to these techniques as the "Elements of Creativity"…
Saying “Thank You”
I was reminded yesterday why I do what I do. Not for a distant invisible truth, but for the world around me and the people in it.
Fuck The Muse
We think of creativity as sudden, sexy, inexplicable moments of inspiration — ignoring the hard work that makes those moments possible.
A Font Family for Susy
The first drafts of the "GreenMud Susy" fonts are kerned, complete, and roughly in place.
A Whirlwind of Digital Humanities
After submitting on a whim, I was invited to perform last weekend at the SLSA conference in Milwaukee. This was not a reasonable thing to do, but I did it…
Foundation and Frontmatter
The foundation is complete, and the frontmatter is styled…
➡ Collaboration, Queer Art, and a Multi-Media Novel
"Collaboration doesn’t have to be a social activity. Successful collaboration is knowing when to bring people together and when to send them home with individual assignments."