The blank page — the beginning of any creative project — tends to usher forth dark thoughts about our abilities, our talent, our vision, and our inventiveness. Even though we may have started and completed hundreds and hundreds of projects, or written thousands and thousands of words, the panicky challenge of getting going remains as…
Mine Your Innards For Clues {Aesthete Aperture}
Hey, Everybody! This is Susie deVille, Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. In today’s episode of the Aesthete Aperture, we are going to Mirror Lake, on a foggy day in Highlands, North Carolina. The path forward on a creative project sometimes is shrouded in mental fog. Don’t rush too fast to lift…
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Searching For Your Voice {Aesthete Aperture}
Hey, Everybody! This is Susie deVille, Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. In today’s episode of the Aesthete Aperture, we are going to the Botanical Gardens at the Nature Center, located in Highlands, NC. In our area of the Blue Ridge Mountains, we are a temperate rainforest. Our unique climate, soil acidity,…
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Voice & Vulnerability
“[S]hame is really easily understood as the fear of disconnection: Is there something about me that, if other people know it or see it, that I won’t be worthy of connection? The things I can tell you about it: It’s universal; we all have it. The only people who don’t experience shame have no capacity…
Sketching to See
It had been a typical day of my being on the phone nearly nonstop, negotiating deals and working with real estate clients. By the time I arrived at The Bascom art campus, I felt as if my brain was glowing (and not in a good way). I walked inside the building and inhaled the art…
Sobriety & Staying out of the Creativity Doom Loop
I believe that the most sacred thing you can do for yourself is to protect your energy. By establishing and keeping consistent with healthy habits and rituals, you give yourself the opportunity to live a clear, focused, and happy life. You also “set the table” for the muse and open your own innate, divine channels…
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