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đ Creative Compost: Let's Explore Our Unfinished Projects
This event happened on Mon, Jan 22, 2024
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Overview
458 Lovely Attendees
458 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Robin Yang
San Francisco, CA, USA
About this FieldTrip
Do you have abandoned projects, unfinished ideas, dozens of works-in-progress? Instead of feeling guilty, letâs think about them as compost for future creative work.
As creatives, we end up with a backlog of half-started ideas, revisions in progress, little noodlings of work that havenât found their way to some âfinishedâ state.
We’ll look at all these from a new perspective â how might we reframe what we consider âfinishedâ? How can we learn from what we loved (and also did not love) about those projects? Can we turn it into something fertile for new work?
Artists and creatives of all practices are welcome!
â¨WHAT TO EXPECT
âď¸ Learn about creative composting and how to use it in your practiceâď¸ Reconsider your previous projects in a new light
âď¸ Plant seeds for new ideas using rich materials from old ones.
đWHAT TO KNOW OR BRING
âď¸ Three or more ‘works-in-progress’ - These can be anything unfinished, regardless of how recently you last touched them, from “I worked on this for months and it’s still not done” to “I started on this but it never went anywhere”.âď¸ If you work across different mediums, it would be the most useful for the majority of these works to be in the same medium.
âď¸ Journal/paper/pen - For reflection and capturing insights about the composting process for your works-in-progress.
âď¸ (Optional) Candle/tea/cozy vibes - Bring whatever will help you create a comforting/relaxing feeling for your space!
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Robin Yang is a creative coach and facilitator who helps creatives build a thriving practice. She writes short stories, essays and reflections on the creative process at her newsletter, Creative Compost.
EVENT TYPE
đ Move Through Blocks
RECORDING STATUS
đĽ â This FieldTrip Will Be Recorded and Shared in the 24-hour Follow Up Email for a 3-day window. Make Sure to Register for Access!
What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
Your Host
Robin Yang
San Francisco, CA, USA
About Robin Yang
Attendees
Emily Carter
Designer.
Christine Graves
Weaver, Musician, singer and songwriter at Brave Music.
Dan Song
Product Designer.
Karen Frazer
Craft Tutor at Catawampus Creations.
Jamie Cox
Brand Strategist & Founder.
Grayson Simon
Art Director | Media Producer at Intrinsic Illusion Creative Studio.
Paul Conigliaro
Davy Yue
Jeannene Bragg
Director of Public Art at Denver Arts and Venues.
Courtney Turrin
Chief Work Officer at Xponent21 Inc.
Robin Yang
Cindy Hill
Cher Chin
SEO copywriter, Site Content and Marketing Auditor, Blogger at Wordsmith for Wealth.
Jessica Weaver
Communications and Development Manager at Public Conversations Project.
Catherine Cheng
Event Planner at Golden Gate Nexus.
DĂŠborah Silva
Motion Designer.
Stefanie Caloia
Freelance writer and archivist at Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University.
Caitlin Perkins
Academic Affairs Director at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.
Brenda Burmeister
Technology Teacher & New Media Artist .
Blanca Madrigal
Photographer at Blanca Madrigal Photography.
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Show up fully
Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.
Stay curious
Wear your beginnerâs hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going!Â
Celebrate your host
Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings communityâjust like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgroundsâa lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.
Support each other
Weâre all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things. Try âYes! AndâŚâ in conversation.
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