Category Archives: Background

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 III

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors A Comparison of Insight and Analytic Problem Solving Protocols Note here mostly because this is when I had the thought – There is something notable … 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

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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Spirit Walk

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Since I find work pleasurable, does this count as Sunday self-indulgence? Charm would say no, but it is a journal entry.  That’s all about navel gazing. The ‘VR Thing’ post is still in draft.  I can’t seem to resolve that it … Continue reading →

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Axis Mundi

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

To try to continue this: http://xhyra.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/free-harmony/ I need to remember not to be so hard on myself.  If things are difficult for me to articulate, that’s OK.  Maybe it’s because I’m trying to articulate the difficult to articulate [Duh!] lol. … Continue reading →

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The dangers of being too comfortable

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

I was comfortable… too comfortable.  I had looked forward to the week with anticipation and more than a little anxiety but that changed.  The air around me became less crispy soon after I deposited my things in the hotel room.  … Continue reading →

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MindSpace

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

MindSpace III, originally uploaded by XhyraGraf. Morning, the first day of her 31st year-Kenmore, Scotland: As she quietly contemplated the water in the loch, something familiar caught her eye. “Well here it is,” she thought. “Right here in this moment.” … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth of Knowledge

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Just a short note today: It’s important for me to remember that I believe that all of these “disparate” topics* are important to the ‘why’ of consciousness – they are all an integral part in answering the question of what kind of … Continue reading →

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