Nurturing The Song Within
Man does indeed know intuitively more than he rationally understands. The question, however, is how we can gain access
to the potentials of knowledge contained in the depth of us, how we can achieve increased capacities of direct intuition and enlarged awareness.
- Ira Progoff, At A Journal Workshop
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Below, the most recent post.
The First Version Of A Major Creative Project Sucks
I don't know what factors equal success, but I know that failure comes from trying to make everybody happy.
- Bing Crosby
Ed Catmull, President of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studio, and author of a great book on the creative process, Creativity Inc. had some interesting insights to offer in an interview by Tim Ferris for the book The Tools Of Titans.
Ed Catmull: The final film bears no relationship to what we start out with. All our films to begin with suck. We had to start over internally with Toy Story II. We had to do it with Ratatouille. All of our films to begin with suck.
Tim: Why do you say that? Just that the rough draft is really rough?
Ed: This is the big misconception that people have. That in the beginning a new film is the baby version of the final film when in fact the final film bears no relationship with what you start with. What we’ve found is that the first version always sucks. I don’t mean this because we are self-effacing or modest. I mean it in the sense that they really do suck.
The two journals – Nurturing The Song Within and Sing Us The Song Only You Can Sing – are now consolidated into one, Nurturing The Song Within. The content of the surviving Art Journal will be roughly fifty/fifty. The day planners will also be consolidated. There are three options for subscribers who ordered both. I’ll be in touch by email to ask you which you prefer.
More here including reasons for the consolidation.
For similar reasons, related to clarity and simplicity, the three e-journals published by Heron Dance are now all one, Nurturing The Song Within. The free editions are published on the weekends, and supporters of Heron Dance, including those who purchase the new journals, but also notecards, original art, etc. will also receive three or four posts during the week.
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Below, a two page spread from the upcoming Heron Dance journal, Nurturing The Song Within.
Pre-order the Collector’s Edition printed by a high-end art book printer here.
These are available just on pre-order. There are now a couple of payment options including four equal monthly installments.
After publication, these journals will be printed by a print-on-demand printer at the same price.
You can download a PDF of the two-page spread below by clicking on the image.
Heron Dance also publishes two other e-journals
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