Category Archives: the creative process

Remembering Robert Genn’s Eleven Steps

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Art is a path on which we honour our world. — Robert Genn Continue reading →

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The Small Points of Process and Progress

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

After looking at this mess of pieces stuck to my wall for awhile, I did what any normal person would do: today I started to take them down. I had put all the “extra” or “left over” pieces into a … Continue reading →

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Sherlock redux’d

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

I believe I ended up seeing the one-off Sherlock special four times. Three that were unmarred by signal problems. The last time, this past Sunday, I was still paying attention to several big ideas that were put forth in the … Continue reading →

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All those snapshots

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

An interesting look at snapshots, why they get taken and whether or not they’re art and why we look at photos of people we don’t know. (Via The Artist Project, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Queen of the Heather

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

From a traditional song, as learned by June Tabor of Belle Stewart (Read here about the collection of said song and the folk process in action) I said, “Fair lassie, if you’ll be mine And you lie on a bed … Continue reading →

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