The Widening Stream
The Seven Stages Of Creativity
1st Edition
Published on 4. October 2011
256 pages
978-1-4516-6307-5 (ISBN)
Description
Many people long to fulfill their creative potential yet don't know how. Using the stream as a metaphor, author David Ulrich takes readers through the full range of creative activity and shows that creativity is accessible to everyone who wishes to nourish and develop their artistic spirit. In Part One, he explores the seven stages of the creative process, from Discovery and Encounter through Responsibility and Release. In Part Two, he discusses the three guiding principles of creativity. Each chapter in Part One includes questions, exercises, and suggestions to help readers achieve each step in the process. The book also includes anecdotes and quotations from many artists, writers, and scientists.
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David Ulrich has taught and investigated the creative process for over thirty years. As a photographer and writer, his work has been published in numerous books and journals including Aperture, Parabola, MANOA, and Sierra Club publications. Ulrich's photographs have been exhibited internationally in over seventy-five one-person and group exhibitions in museums, galleries, and universities, including The Art Institute of Boston and The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi.
Content
- Cover
- Back Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A Personal Account
- Part One: Mounting the Dragons Toward Heaven: Stages of the Creative Encounter
- The Creative Process
- Chapter 1: Stage One: Discovery and Encounter
- At the Water's Edge
- Entering the Stream
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 2: Stage Two: Passion and Commitment
- Riding the Rapids
- The Broad Current
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 3: Stage Three: Crisis and Creative Frustration
- Boulders in the Stream
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 4: Stage Four: Retreat and Withdrawal
- On the Shore: Watching the River Flow
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 5: Stage Five: Epiphany and Insight
- From the Mountain Stream
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 6: Stage Six: Discipline and Completion
- Navigating the Currents
- Staying the Course
- Creative Practice
- Chapter 7: Stage Seven: Responsibility and Release
- Intersecting Currents: The Artist and the Community
- The River's Mouth: Returning to the Source
- Creative Practice
- Part Two: Wayfinding: Guiding Principles of the Creative Impulse
- Chapter 8: The First Principle: Creative Courage
- Meeting the Challenge
- Chapter 9: The Second Principle: Right Place, Right Time
- Supportive Conditions
- Chapter 10: The Third Principle: Deepening Connections
- Art and Spiritual Practice
- Notes toward the Future
- Sources
