Category Archives: Creative Process

Sunrise from the front porch

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Sunrise from the front porch Originally uploaded by XhyraGraf And on the seventh hour She rested… Something appropriate about this picture because the sun was coming up like a big bald head [I wonder if anyone will get that reference] … Continue reading →

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Rearranging my Second Life

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

To follow up on this post finally… I’ve had this home for a bit. Well, since the first moments that SecondLife began offering them to premium members. However, I never really used it. Why? There are several reasons, the primary … Continue reading →

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Digitally Extended Memory Aids within the Visual Artist’s Creative Process

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Fuck it.  NOT to be presented at the 3rd Global Conference on Digital Memories because I still haven’t received the money for the 2010 South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media Arts Fellowship. Posted this update on 03/06/2011 because I … Continue reading →

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Ineffability of Insight II

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors Reconceptualizing Insight Constructs Using Current Theories of Cognition  Restructuring p104: “..insight solutions may require shifting to a new problem space (Ohlsson 1984) Mechanisms: memory search … Continue reading →

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Ineffability of Insight

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors Intro-Yay! p98: “If insight represents only a small portion of the full creative process, it nevertheless constitutes one of the major sources of ineffability with which discussions … Continue reading →

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Nature of Insight II

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

The Nature of Insight, Sternberg & Davidson, Editors © 1996 The MIT Press | Epilogue – Schooler et al. How Impasses are Overcome – there seem to be a lot of ways to resolve being stuck Improving Solving Recognition Deemphasizing Problem Elements Forgetting … Continue reading →

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Nature of Insight

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

The Nature of Insight, Sternberg & Davidson, Editors © 1996 The MIT Press | Epilogue – Schooler et al. – Found some of this applicable/interesting. Important to make a distinction between the Insight Event and explanations of insight problems [or different … Continue reading →

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This sleeping stuff is for the birds…

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

unedited Originally uploaded by XhyraGraf Trying to make sure I get enough rest but… this means I don’t get to do as much as I would like to do. In fact, it means I don’t get to do as much … Continue reading →

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Maintenance…

Posted on September 23, 2009 by

I need a place like this to go and sit for a while. It’s hard work; and simply because I haven’t been doing it regularly. [08/09/10: Still tedious because of the amount that I’ve allowed to pile up - I really have to … Continue reading →

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Flow:Triangulation

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

Flow:Triangulation exhibition featuring Jose Polet – France, Policarpo Ribeiro – Brazil, Tonietta Walters – USA Graham Center Art Gallery @ Florida International University January 6th through February 6th, 2009 Reception: February 5th 6pm – 9pm

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