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Non-linear approach can boost your creative practice

May 7, 2021

Sometimes you have to mow in circles

Mow in circles

One day I told my artist friend @kaylijohnson_fine_art I sometimes liked to mow the grass in circles.

I don’t recall how we even got on the subject. I remember laughter and discussion about how important it is to shake things up.

A few days later, she surprised me with a piece of art she created. When she pictured me on the mower, she said this is what she saw in her mind’s eye. And I cherish this. Thank you, Kayli!

Shaking things up can boost your creative practice.

Who says things have to be done in a certain order? Twists and turns can take you down paths you didn’t even know existed.

Non-linear thinking fosters creativity. Try drawing something with your opposite hand. Paint with a new-to-you medium. Start in the middle or at the end. Stretch your imagination.

Mow in circles.

Day 97/100

Filed Under: Art Projects Tagged With: creative life, creativity exercises, the 100 day project

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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