Category: Create

The creative part of the quad of embody activities – both in what we do and in facilitating others to be creative.

Embody at Greenbelt 08

Embody is offering a couple of experiential sessions at Greenbelt this year and they're a couple not to miss. Coming first on Saturday night is Happiness and Chocolate and late on Sunday night is Neotopia. More ...

Earth Abbey Update

EarthAbbey.com is a new online and offline community from a monastic model. If you're interested in sustainability + spirituality from a christocentric perspective + joining a community you might want to check out the site. More ...

You Fool. Tonight You Will Die.

I've spent this week editing the self shot video diary of Jim Janknegt – who undertook a commission from one of the websites I edit to paint his interpretation of the parable of the rich fool. My week started with NTSC technical difficulties but ended with deep affection for a middle aged American painter and his menagerie.  More ...

How to unlock your creative motivation

Take a look at these five key motivations for the creative process and work out where the force is strong with you. Tailoring your work to suit your strengths and weaknesses can mean jobs become rewarding activities rather than laborious headaches. Most people are strongly motivated by only one or two of the following. It might help to imaging a recent project from your own work.  More ...

The Delight of Little Things (and patience)

Is it an age thing; succumbing to the desire to grow things? Compost and seeds + six months = food. I'm with Jamie on this; dig for victory. Anyway, it is all a good lesson in patience (I had to wait a whole week for this to show – and how happy I was). More ...

Archimedes’ Wife has a Brain Wave

Famous for his “EUREKA!” moment, Archimedes shouldn't really take the credit. His wife, fed up with him hanging around all day, thinking, told him to take a break and have a bath. That was the moment of genius. More ...

The 101 Names For Happiness

The other night I was lying in the bath listening to Just a Minute on Radio 4 and Lisa Tarbuck was given the topic of ‘The Perfect Sunday Afternoon’. 30 Seconds later she invented a way of describing happiness that has now become my firm favourite alternative. It led to the following poem – The 101 Names For Happiness. More ...

Seven Sayings in Finnish

A few years ago I created the seven sayings animations on rejesus.co.uk These are meditations and animations inspired from the seven last things Jesus said from the cross. Not only is it popular in the English speaking world – I've just finished the Finnish version. More ...

Foundation Bristol: Little Service: Babettes Feast

The little service has turned a corner in creativity in the last few months. New people. New ideas. This week the service was themed around the Oscar winning Babette's Feast. There are different opinions about what this film is about but it seems to boil down to grace and kindness – and daft Christians. This post explores our preparations and rituals in photos.  More ...

Model Greenbelt

Look! It's a 1/72nd model of Greenbelt complete with Tiny Tea Tent. Recreated on my desktop with balsa, lichen and glue. There's even a model Rowen Williams just going into the Third Way tent. More ...

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