After 75 weeks of short, get-the-juices-flowing work, we thought it was time to dig a little deeper. This month we're challenge you to create a #bodyofwork. The idea is to spend the month creating based on a single thought or for one particular work you want to develop. Weekly prompts will still go out and you … Continue reading March Challenge: A Body Of Work
February Challenge: TIP Pen Pal Program
At the beginning of the year we announced some exciting news for 2018. Each month this year we're posing a new challenge or opportunity for TIP community members. January was the #15daychallenge of creating something for 15 consecutive days. This month? We're matching you with another artist outside of your community, giving your conversation a … Continue reading February Challenge: TIP Pen Pal Program
TIP + BEACON: The Final Film
In the Fall of 2017 The Iteration Project community was commissioned by Helen Hansen French and Lauren Slone to be a part of BEACON: A Performance Series for St. Pete. To say we were excited about this would be an understatement. The project, which you can read about here, would involve the entire community in … Continue reading TIP + BEACON: The Final Film
Who Are Lauren Slone and Helen Hansen French?
Maybe you've been wondering who exactly Lauren Slone and Helen Hansen French are. Maybe you haven't but now that I've suggested it, you want to know. Slone and French are two incredible women who grew up in the same place, have travelled the world, continue to make work, dance, and be complete all-stars, and now produce … Continue reading Who Are Lauren Slone and Helen Hansen French?
TIP + BEACON: A Community-Wide Project
About the TIP + BEACON Collaboration If you weren’t with us for Iteration 17 or are not familiar with BEACON, it’s an annual performance series co-produced by Helen Hansen French and Lauren Slone in partnership with The Palladium theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. As Slone says, "Helen and I created BEACON with the idea that St. Petersburg (our … Continue reading TIP + BEACON: A Community-Wide Project
On Silence and Validation
Given the endless number of articles titled 15 Reasons Why... Introverts Hipsters Extroverts Southerners Californians Men Women *insert any group of people* ...Are The Best, it seems we're all searching for validation that it's okay to be the person we are. This feeling of being too this or too that is everywhere. Consequently, in an … Continue reading On Silence and Validation
Motivation Is Not The Problem
There are countless self-help books out there on motivation: what it is, why it's important, how to keep it, how to get more, and how to give it to others. What if I told you it's not the fact that you have too little of it that's the problem, but the fact that the idea … Continue reading Motivation Is Not The Problem
12 Lessons in 12 Months
Depending on your line of work, where you live, or whether you're a student or not, we all break up the passage of time in different ways. Maybe August marks the beginning of the year for you. Maybe it's January 1. Either way, there's usually a point in the year at which we take time … Continue reading 12 Lessons in 12 Months
Stop Overthinking It. You’re Smarter Than You Know.
You know that saying, "the more you know, the more you realize you don't know"? As creatives, we're often (not always, but often) on the hunt for more information, more knowledge, more experience, more more more, in a quest to be better and do better. For the most part, this is a great thing. It … Continue reading Stop Overthinking It. You’re Smarter Than You Know.
Quit Being Stubborn and Take The Help
Sometimes it's hard to admit we can't do it all ourselves and sometimes we don't even realize we're trying to. This week we're picking up where we left off with our last blog post with a closer look at your responses to our creative process survey. This time, I was actually surprised by your answers. The … Continue reading Quit Being Stubborn and Take The Help
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