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Art that cultivates curiosity and wonder // Artist Julie Lucht de Freibruch // Noosa, Queensland
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Jules
Aug 29, 20192 min read
To Listen, Or Not To Listen, That Is The Question
I was speaking with some friends the other day about what kind of music they listen to when they're working. I'd noticed that when I do...
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Jules
Aug 6, 20192 min read
Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water
I've been struggling with translating my smaller works on watercolour paper with fluid acrylics, to larger scale canvaii with thicker...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Looking for Patterns Emerging
Patterns. They're everywhere. From wallpaper, to clothing, to bags, to wrapping paper, and everything inbetween. Different patterns seem...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Yeah, I meant to do that.
Intentionality. Is this the difference between amateur and professional? Child and adult? Can two outputs that look exactly the same be...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Test Match vs 20:20
I'm coming to the slow realisation that I need to view my working endeavours more as a Test Match of cricket, rather than a 20:20...
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Jules
Jul 10, 20192 min read
Do The Magic? Or Teach It?
When you see a magic show, one of the best things about it is that you don't know how it's done. You can't see the joins. And magicians...
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Jules
Jul 9, 20192 min read
Is it meant to feel easy?
When you learn a new skill, you can expect the learning rate to be pretty steep and fairly intense. You may have a natural basic talent...
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Jules
Jun 30, 20191 min read
Recommended Podcast: James Dyson
If, like me, you find the creativity process and innovation fascinating, you'll love hearing this podcast on NPR's How I Built This. They...
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Jules
Jun 29, 20191 min read
Predictably unpredictable
In design, great effort is put into making things predictable, intuitive even. Buttons in the right place, switches that turn things on...
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Jules
Dec 7, 20182 min read
It’s time to rethink what you think
You know you’re doing some #bigthinking when your bedside table looks like this. . I’ve read over half of these and so far am finding...
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Jules
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Strength in Numbers
How to tell apart a professional vs emerging artist If you're looking at what the difference might be between a seasoned artist and an...
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Jules
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Finding my artistic style
As in my previous post, I spent quite some time trying to work out what it was that I needed to do in order to find my unique artistic...
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Jules
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Art is Meant to Say Something!
First steps in art When I first started out making art, I was looking at how to make things as realistic as possible. If I mastered the...
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Jules
Oct 15, 20183 min read
What gives a painting emotion?
I have a Pinterest board with about 700 images of artworks, ranging from the well-known realistic paintings, to lesser-known abstracts....
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Jules
Oct 11, 20184 min read
How does art make you feel? (and why should you care?)
There's a lot being said at the moment about the benefits of making deeper connections in your life and with the work you do. There's a...
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Jules
Sep 14, 20181 min read
Perspective or Perception?
I realise that I've been using perspective and perception interchangeably so far in my research, without really understanding or...
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Jules
Sep 13, 20181 min read
Do you view stress as positive or negative?
Your perspective on whether stress has a positive or negative effect on you can influence its real effects. This fascinating article in...
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Jules
Sep 13, 20181 min read
People don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it
Simon Sinek's TED Talk on How Great Leaders Inspire Action is really worth a watch, especially if you're a small business owner, or...
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