Comments on: Inspiration, Growth, and Other Things That Make Me Go “Hmmm…” http://www.shaicoggins.com/inspiration_growth_and_other_things_that_make_me_go_hmmm/ Notes and Things on the Creative Geek Life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shai Coggins http://www.shaicoggins.com/inspiration_growth_and_other_things_that_make_me_go_hmmm/#comment-292 Shai Coggins Fri, 22 Jul 2005 02:49:40 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=98#comment-292 MarinadeDave: Wise words indeed. Good professors always have such inspiration that stays long after we get our diplomas. Thanks for sharing. Diong: I can empathise. It's strange, how we sometimes feel on top of the world with what we're creating and the next thing, we feel down in dumps. Argh. :-p Aileen: That's nice for a change. Often YOU'RE the one inspiring me. :-) 'not sure about going off on our own one night in December... but we can try! I'll definitely keep you posted, esp. closer to the time. Are you teaching anytime then? 'would love to sit in one of your classes! MarinadeDave: Wise words indeed. Good professors always have such inspiration that stays long after we get our diplomas. Thanks for sharing.

Diong: I can empathise. It’s strange, how we sometimes feel on top of the world with what we’re creating and the next thing, we feel down in dumps. Argh. :-p

Aileen: That’s nice for a change. Often YOU’RE the one inspiring me. :-) ‘not sure about going off on our own one night in December… but we can try! I’ll definitely keep you posted, esp. closer to the time. Are you teaching anytime then? ‘would love to sit in one of your classes!

]]> By: kitty http://www.shaicoggins.com/inspiration_growth_and_other_things_that_make_me_go_hmmm/#comment-291 kitty Thu, 21 Jul 2005 02:49:14 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=98#comment-291 this post inspired me. =) inspiration is like a nice hot cup of belgian coffee (nescafe cafe style), with skinny strips of orange rind mixed in with the chocolate. =) (is it possible we could chat overnight just by ourselves one day in december? looking forward to your visit!) - aileen this post inspired me. =)

inspiration is like a nice hot cup of belgian coffee (nescafe cafe style), with skinny strips of orange rind mixed in with the chocolate. =)

(is it possible we could chat overnight just by ourselves one day in december? looking forward to your visit!)

- aileen

]]> By: Diong http://www.shaicoggins.com/inspiration_growth_and_other_things_that_make_me_go_hmmm/#comment-290 Diong Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=98#comment-290 "What’s inspiration like with you? " Usually I have inspiration these days after a can of RedBull... or any strong jolt of caffeine :-) Anyways when I'm inspired, everything looks good... lines, shapes, colors, every form falls into place. I usually draw, sketch, or paint fast and produce lots of stuff knowing inspiration is not a permanent thing, the next day I will be like "this all suck" again. I'm still not in the point where inspiration could be turned on and off... “What’s inspiration like with you? ”

Usually I have inspiration these days after a can of RedBull… or any strong jolt of caffeine :-)
Anyways when I’m inspired, everything looks good… lines, shapes, colors, every form falls into place. I usually draw, sketch, or paint fast and produce lots of stuff knowing inspiration is not a permanent thing, the next day I will be like “this all suck” again. I’m still not in the point where inspiration could be turned on and off…

]]> By: Marinade Dave http://www.shaicoggins.com/inspiration_growth_and_other_things_that_make_me_go_hmmm/#comment-289 Marinade Dave Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:15:41 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=98#comment-289 When I was in college during the early seventies, I had a sociology professor who began one of the final exam questions with this statement: Western thinking often tends to dichotomize phenomena into either/or categories, whereas, a both/and perspective might prove to be more fruitful in analysis. As an artistic person, I have always been inspired by this because of the inherently inspiring implications. It says to keep an open mind. When I was in college during the early seventies, I had a sociology professor who began one of the final exam questions with this statement:

Western thinking often tends to dichotomize phenomena into either/or categories, whereas, a both/and perspective might prove to be more fruitful in analysis.

As an artistic person, I have always been inspired by this because of the inherently inspiring implications. It says to keep an open mind.

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