Are you exhausted from all the unmade decisions?
One of the great things about being creative is your vision. You have the amazing superpower of being able to see many outcomes, multiple...
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Art that cultivates curiosity and wonder // Artist Julie Lucht de Freibruch // Noosa, Queensland
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Jules
Mar 6, 20203 min read
The fight between science and intuition in art making
When someone mentions science, what's your immediate reaction? Do you rejoice that facts will ensue, and conclusions will be moderate and...
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Jules
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Why It's Time To Loosen The Grip on the Outcome
A happy accident I was watching a video of artist Lola Donoghue while she was painting a giant canvas, and was really surprised when she...
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Jules
Oct 3, 20193 min read
It's A Mug's Game (what your mug choice says about you)
I recently did a pottery throwing class, where I got to make a range of mugs (or cups - not to be size-ist), jugs and a bowl. It was...
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Jules
Sep 19, 20193 min read
Not Enough Data To Judge
I've noticed that a lot of artists (be they painters, writers, or anyone creating anything) have said they have a fear of the blank page....
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Jules
Sep 13, 20192 min read
If you were a bird, what would your nest be like?
I love asking these kinds of questions. The kind that really get to the heart of what makes you you, why you do things, and how to be...
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Jules
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Have you asked yourself these probing questions?
I was listening to a podcast today with Amber Rae (whose book "Choose wonder over worry" is really great, if, like me, you'd rather spend...
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Jules
Aug 29, 20191 min read
Artist Profile: Berndnaut Smilde
Berndnaut is a Dutch artist who creates clouds in spectacular indoor settings. "He creates a wall of water vapor with the type of...
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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 21, 20191 min read
Artist Profile: Lola Donoghue
Lola Donoghue is an abstract artist from Ireland, whose work is dreamy and beautiful. I have one of her large prints framed at home,...
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Jules
Aug 19, 20192 min read
What influences a gallery art purchase?
I attended an opening night for an art exhibition at the start of the weekend, and was interested to see which artworks were selling and...
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Jules
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Artist Profile: Robert Tavener
I was given this print below as a gift from my parents. It was my first work I'd seen from the printmaker Robert Tavener. His gift for...
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Jules
Aug 7, 20192 min read
Lawyer, Entrepreneur... Starving Artist?
I regularly listen to podcasts about creativity, innovation, ideas and enthusiastic people building businesses from scratch. What...
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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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