Hey, Everyone! This is Susie deVille, Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. In today’s episode of the Aesthete Aperture, we are going to Blue Valley, where the fall leaves are at their very peak. Soft breezes are gently releasing the leaves and watching them fall in a swirling dance is hypnotic. Any…
The Frozen Sea Inside Us
“We need the books that affect us like disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” ~ Franz Kafka The first time I read Kafka’s…
Wabi-sabi
In 1960, my dad opened a retail shop on Highlands’ Main Street that was a complete reflection of his deep love of and respect for Asian culture, artifacts, and art. His shop, the Stone Lantern, is filled with treasures from overseas, and each item has a story that reveals when and where it was made,…
The Beauty & Interest of Your Perceived Flaws {Aesthete Aperture}
Hey, Everyone! This is Susie deVille, Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. In today’s episode of the Aesthete Aperture, we are visiting Cliffside Lake in Highlands, North Carolina. Pervasive in Western culture is the notion that striving for perfection is somehow ideal and desired. We apply this impossible standard to our bodies,…
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Overcoming Resistance
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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