Innovation Insights: Where Play Powers Breakthroughs

Getting a little morning doodling in before packing up the downstairs for tomorrow’s bamboo flooring installation. Yes, finally! I just did some mental calculations and realized we’ve been living in this state of home renovation limbo for SIX MONTHS! Oven range in the dining room, dishwasher in the back yard, plywood subfloor under our feet in the kitchen, […]

From today’s Doodlecam, in which I equated my Doodle process with the process of doing improv, starting with the principle of “Yes, And,” which boils down to accepting the reality of what’s there and building upon it. This is *exactly* what I do when I doodle. I accept the reality is what’s on the page, and I respond […]

The Doodlecam is BACK! This is what I made today, on live, streaming video. Watch the whole thing over on my Facebook feed. #Doodlecam #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #abstractart

Home from my 5th annual Create & Incubate Retreat, and I am *wiped*! Holding space and leading groups is definitely my superpower, but it sure does take it out of me… I’d love to spend all day in bed, but alas I have a huge deadline. ? So doodle time, then up and at ’em. Maybe I can […]

“Pyramid of Hope,” inspired by @dianebleck ‘s Spirit of Doodles course inside #thedoodleinstitute. Preparation for the Ultimate #visionboard, which I don’t know that I’ll get to here at #createandincubateretreat , but I’m making progress nonetheless. Progress is progress. ? #originalartwork #originalart #vision #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodles #doodlesofinstagram

Day 3 of 5 at my 5th annual Create & Incubate Retreat–sketching out a “Pyramid of Hope,” inspired by @dianebleck ‘s course, Spirit of Doodles, inside The Doodle Institute, as I vision for my new creative consultancy, Creative Sandbox Solutions. What an amazing luxury, to get five days to immerse myself in working on my vision and mission, […]

What does it mean to be an artist instead of a “non-artist”? It means to follow your curiosity in spite of your fears and doubts. It means to ask, “What would happen if..?” and pick up your pen and see. Because YOU want to find out. Because it’s not about whether anyone else likes the outcome. Or is […]

What’s the difference between the artist and the “non-artist”? Only one thing, and it’s not talent. It’s PERMISSION. That internal sense of permission. Entitlement on the inside to play, to experiment, to make messes, to let loose and try things. That is the only difference between the artist and the “non-artist.” What’s stopping you? There is no wrong. […]

Think you can’t draw? Drawing doesn’t have to be photographic realism! It doesn’t even have to be representational! Abstract doodling is drawing, anyone can do it, and it’s FUN! If you’ve ever scribbled patterns, lines, dots, ANYTHING on the back of an envelope, guess what–you were drawing! There’s no difference between that and making art. Hi! You’re an […]

Another sneak peek at my finished piece from my upcoming #lifebook2017 lesson. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #workinprogress #mixedmedia #creativesandboxway #creativesandbox #originalart #originalartwork #bookart #bookarts #bookartist

Day 10 of #21doodledays is all about numbers / numerals, but I got absorbed in this piece of data that @dianebleck shared in this morning’s Periscope: we see in pictures 60,000 times faster than words! I haven’t verified the science, but I know from experience that it takes a lot less time to absorb the meaning of a […]

Sneak peek of my #lifebook2017 lesson project. It comes out in November, but you can get this lesson, along with all the rest of the lessons in this amazing course (one for each week of the year, from over 20 different artist-teachers!!) at http://bit.ly/2d801C3 #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #mixedmedia #creativesandboxway #creativesandbox #originalart #originalartwork #art #bookart #bookarts

Day 8 (yesterday) of the #21doodledays challenge. It’s free! It’s from @dianebleck of the #doodleinstitute, and if you haven’t checked it out already, go to http://bit.ly/2wRTzoO right now! Doodling is THINKING! And Diane is fabulous! I got to chat with her for the podcast yesterday–what a treat! That interview will go live next month. In the meantime, jump […]

Friday morning doodle. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron

Thursday morning doodle, listening to the #nerdist podcast with @neildegrassetyson. #hero #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #originalart #originalartwork #makeart #gogetcreating #pigmamicron #improvisation #abstractart