SUNDAY APRIL 21st :: HARMONIOUS TENSION / TRANSLATION :: the PRINT! VOL. 3 COllaborative COntent SALON!
“Whence did the wond’rous mystic art arise, Of painting SPEECH, and speaking to the eyes? That we by tracing magic lines are taught, How to embody, and to colour THOUGHT?" ― Marshall McLuhan, The Medium Is The M(e/a)ssage ----- GREETINGS COMRADES! If you’ve been receiving our emails
COCO PROCESS COURSE :: MIRIAM SUZANNE’S FUCK THE MUSE : LESSON 6 :: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
[This is part 6 in our ongoing Fuck the Muse mini-series, click the link for previous entries if you wish to start at the very beginning (a very good place to start)] It’s always useful to remember where you are in the overall creative process.
EVOLUTION :: NEWS and OPPORTUNITIES
Hello, Exit Strata family! what an exciting year 2013 has already been. It's been a while since we checked in and shared a little update about goings on with our ever-evolving organization, and there's so much to tell you! Read on
COCO PROCESS COURSE :: ERIC MEYER'S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 5 :: GET CURIOUS Pt. 1
Now that you have a seed worth exploring, you are ready for step 2 of the creative process. The goal of this phase is explosive growth, following your curiosity out from the seed in every direction. You’ve heard of the shitty first draft? It’s
CALL FOR COMMUNITY POSTS: BOOKSTORES *YOU* LOVE
Hey, Exit Strata community -- we believe in the currency of gratitude and appreciation, and in this vein we want to give a shout out to the small bookstores (and rogue booksellers) we know and love -- that make our
PRINT! Vol. 2 :: EVOLUTION AND GENESIS : THE PLAY'S THE THING
Ripe For Pleasure on Mysterious Mountain - TRAILER from Eliza Swann on Vimeo. In the 1960's, Brion Gysin and William Burroughs developed a method which allowed them to free themselves, together, from the strictures of either of their minds, alone. 'The
COCO PROCESS COURSE:: ERIC MEYER’S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 4 :: STARTING FROM A SEED
"What's the driving force behind this project?" You can't start working until you know what you are working towards. That doesn't mean knowing all the answers, it means knowing the questions that will guide you. I refer to those guiding questions as
COCO PROCESS COURSE:: ERIC MEYER’S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 2 :: ORDINARY TOOLS OF THOUGHT
Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. "Creativity isn't magic. It happens by applying ordinary tools of thought to existing materials." — Kirby Ferguson It seems I can't dive straight into the five steps of creative process — my
CoCo Process Course:: Eric Meyer's FUCK THE MUSE Creativity Mini-Series : Lesson 1
We recently introduced you to polymathwunderkind Eric Meyer via his TECH/WORD Beautiful, Surprising Culture Battle profile. As this partnership came to fruition, it became a possibility for us to offer Meyer's DIY Creativity-Sparking workshop, FUCK THE MUSE, the first iteration of which
COCO ONLINE :: 3RD ANNUAL HAIKU MONTH :: HALFWAY THERE
The haiku form stands in a precarious place in the contemporary world. Our collective mindset has adapted appreciation of shorter and shorter gratification cycles, which should benefit the haiku. However, the powerful rise of short form media (yes, twitter) has
