Exploring the Creative Process


  • Over-Engineering & Creative Agility
    Week 13 – This week I considered how a regimented approach to the Creative Process may help or hinder creativity.
  • Irons in the Fire
    Week 11 – This week I realized that I should provide space for the creative outlets that show up in my day-to-day life organically. I ended up spending some of my time that I’d intended to spend drumming on a different endeavor: Portrait Photography.
  • Pursuing Ideas – Drumming
    Week 9 – This week I found a way to overcome my Creative Paralysis and I discovered the Creative Output that I would like to Produce
  • Paralysis & Études
    Week 8 – This week I address the Creative Paralysis I encountered in Weeks 6 & 7 and carve my path forward through a series of études.
  • A Tension of Timing
    Week 6 – This week I have been considering what Medium I might work through to express an Aspect of my Subject – Downy Woodpeckers. I’ve been trying to figure out which Aspect, and what Medium.
  • Creativity
    Week 5 – This week I’m looking at Creativity as a whole. I have discovered further Aspects of Creativity… and realized that I would like to frame some Aspects a little differently
  • Creative Product
    Week 4 This week I made my first attempt to deliver a creative Product related to the Subject I’ve selected for Exploring the Creative Process – Birds! Last week I decided that I… Read more: Creative Product
  • Quandary: Pacing & Progress
    Week 3 This week I set out to narrow down the Mediums that are available to express Aspects of the Subject I’ve been Exploring the Creative Process through – Birds!!! This effort to Curate and… Read more: Quandary: Pacing & Progress
  • Aspect & Medium
    Week 2 Last week I chose the Subject for my first walk through The Creative Process – Birds. My goal for this week was to seek out as much Kindling for Inspiration that… Read more: Aspect & Medium
  • Kindling & Inspiration
    Welcome to the Turtle Traks Blog! My name is Robert J. Hedges-Goettl. I am an information technology and multimedia professional with a variety hobbies and interests. What is this Place? Turtle Traks is… Read more: Kindling & Inspiration

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