THOUGHTS ON CREATIVITY AND PROCESS
(listed here in no particular order)
Visit Austin Kleon’s website
and while you’re there
be sure to check out his post titled
including
The Value of "Meh"
and
the updated version
THE VALUE OF "MEH" Revised
Visit Creative Something
for a wide range of short essays
and thought-provoking pieces
including
Creative Ideas Exist Where We Typically Don't Look for Them
and
This Might Be Wrong, But ...
Victoria Gertenbach of The Silly BooDilly
The Value of "Meh"
and
the updated version
THE VALUE OF "MEH" Revised
Visit Creative Something
for a wide range of short essays
and thought-provoking pieces
including
Creative Ideas Exist Where We Typically Don't Look for Them
and
This Might Be Wrong, But ...
Victoria Gertenbach of The Silly BooDilly
Read Rob Walker's
How to Pay Attention: 20 Ways to Win the War Against Seeing.
Read about The Cognitive Benefits of Doodling
Read Judith Reilly's Twelve Life Lessons on Creativity
Read Austin Kleon's What Did You Make Today, Papa?
BOOKS FROM MY SHELVES
Balosky, Andrea. Transitions – Unlocking the Creative Quilter Within.
Bothell, WA: That Patchwork Place, 1996.
Berlo, Janet. Quilting Lessons – Notes from the Scrap Bag of a Writer and Quilter.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.
Catmull, Edwin E. with Amy Wallace.
Creativity, Inc. –
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration.
New York, NY: Random House, 2014.
Hollis, Tim. See Rock City – The History of Rock City Gardens.
Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2009.
Jenkins, David. Rock City Barns: A Passing Era.
Chattanooga, TN: Free Spirit Press, 1996.
Kleon, Austin. Steal Like An Artist – 10 Things Nobody Told You About Creativity.
New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, 2012.
Kleon, Austin. Show Your Work – 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered.
New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, 2013.
Marston, Gwen. Liberated Quiltmaking.
Paducah, KY: American Quilter’s Society, 1996.
Marston, Gwen. Liberated String Quilts.
Lafayette, CA: C&T Publishing, 2003.
Marston, Gwen. Liberated Quiltmaking II.
Paducah, KY: American Quilter’s Society, 2010.
Marston, Gwen. 37 Sketches.
Ithaca, NY: Six Mile Press, 2011.
Marston, Gwen. Liberated Medallion Quilts.
Paducah, KY: American Quilter’s Society, 2012.
Marston, Gwen. Minimal Quiltmaking.
Paducah, KY: American Quilter’s Society, 2014.
Perkins, Don. The Barns of Maine – Our History, Our Stories.
Charleston, SC: History Press, 2012
Ricucci, Tonya. Word Play Quilts – Easy Techniques from the UnRuly Quilter.
Bothell, WA: Martingale Company, 2010.
(Out of Print) - PDF e-book available HERE
Schumm-Burgess, Nancy. Wisconsin Barns.
Helena, MT: Farcountry Press, 2009.
Simmonds, William G. Advertising Barns – Vanishing American Landmarks.
St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks, International, 2004.
Tharp, Twyla with Mark Reiter. The Creative Habit – Learn It and Use It for Life.
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2003.
Weaver, Will. Barns of Minnesota.
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2004
Weidman, Mary Lou. Out of the Box – Unleash Your Creativity Through Quilts.
Woodinville, WA: Martingale Company, 2009.
Wolfe, Victoria Findlay. 15 Minutes of Play – Improvisational Quilts.
Lafayette, CA: C&T Publishing, 2012.
MORE WEBSITES WORTH VISITING
Visit See Rock City ‘s website
to learn more about the landmark place
that inspired the name of my 2013 quilt.
Visit The Barn Journal
“Dedicated to the appreciation and preservation
of traditional farm architecture”
particularly if you are unfamiliar with flat top or unroofed silos.
Visit Nellie Durand’s blog where you’ll find
her excellent “make your own ribbon” tutorial.
