Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (source)
Paths—Garnet, MT
Design has no rules and the guidelines are only govern by culture and expectation. Be aware when you cross those lines and have a clear answer to the question, Why?.
To create one’s own world in any of the arts takes courage.”
~ Georgia O’Keeffe (source)
A Lonely Porch, Comet, MT
I admire my students that continue to create and put themselves out there. It takes courage to face a group of individuals for critique. This summer I have a wonderful group. It is fun to teach when you see that they are engaged and eager to learn.
If you touch something (it is likely) someone will feel it. If you feel something (it is likely) someone will be touched.”
~ Rick Valicenti
Early February on Lake Harriet
School is keeping me very busy… Wishing I had more time. Need to take Bill time.
If design doesn’t feel good in your heart, it doesn’t matter what your brain says.” ~ April Greiman
Feels Good... On Lake Harriet
Was able to catch my breath and some rest. Sadly, it is apparent my posting will be less frequent but I will make an effort to post some of the wonderful and more profound ideas that I run across while I prep for my sources. This little nugget is a gem and seems to coincide with Steve Jobs notion of design. That design is more about intuition and inspiration rather than intellect.
Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen? Chance favors only the prepared mind.”
~ Louis Pasteur
A Bright Winter's Morning
A week from tomorrow I return to the classroom. Putting the final polishes on the syllabi and doing some last-minute prep. I have a splendid seat now while I work. I am in front of the window at my make-shift desk looking over an incredibly blue lake with clouds off in the horizon.
I’m still enamored but the text, Design Basics. The design process can be described many ways but Lauer and Pentak break it down into three simple steps—think, look, and do. What is simpler to understand?
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Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.” ~ Rumi
The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.” ~ Ruby Dee
I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” ~ John Lennon
