Just watched an interesting, entertaining and slightly melancholic documentary called Burt’s Buzz. It’s the story of Burt’s Bees founder Burt Shavitz … and the journey of his company from roadside honey stand to giant personal care brand (now owed by Clorox). Was fascinating to hear the story behind the Burt Bee’s name (him just ‘keeping… Read more »
Been a busy fall so far … all our fall programs are up and running: SHIFT-IT Online, Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals Online and Magic Marker Retreats (November, March and June). I want to bring particular attention to the upcoming Magic Marker Retreat … November 7-8 here in misty Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. There’s a ONE TIME… Read more »
Its a cute photo, but its NOT a cute issue. JJ and I support ORANGE SHIRT DAY. This day is a sign of support, acknowledgement and love for the Canadian First Nations children who were harmed in residential schools (and the adults they grew up to be and the deeply significant impact that rippling trauma… Read more »
You know it’s not easy talking about oneself and trying to explain what you do … especially when you do unusual things that only certain folks have reference points for. On my ‘vacation’ last month, I partnered with the wonderful Sarah Moyle (past Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals grad) on an over-arching ‘Explainer Video’ on my increasingly… Read more »
This article is for the visual practitioners who are connected with me (i.e. folks learning and/or already engaged in visual process work with groups and/or individuals: i.e. graphic recording, graphic facilitation, graphic coaching and the like). In particular, this article is for those who notice they have hesitancy about the visual way of working, even… Read more »
You know it’s not easy talking about oneself and trying to explain what you do … especially when you do unusual things that only certain folks have reference points for. Thankfully, with the growth of the Graphic Recording / Graphic Facilitation fields, knowledge and understanding about some of the things I have been doing for… Read more »
I am having a delightful first week back from my magical month of vacation. For the juicy details, see Why I Attended Contact in the Desert and Integrating My Summer Travels (a synopsis of my Oregon road trip including attendance at two fascinating workshops at ECETI Ranch in beautiful Trout Lake, WA … including forays… Read more »
Ok, which one of you planted this for me to find?! I’m strolling along yesterday afternoon down at JJ’s favorite off-leash beach … and plunk myself down on a log to soak up the delicious sun. When a rock perched further along the log catches my eye. What’s that … it has something written on… Read more »
I had a REALLY good summer ‘vacation’. Quotes around the word vacation, cause a lot of it was still work related but thankfully I have the kind of work that fits in with my natural preferences so it doesn’t feel like ‘work-work’. It feels like curiosity, exploration, research, fascination and adventure … it feels FUN!… Read more »
I was on the road when a friend texted me about Robin Williams suicide. The note was followed by several unhappy face emoticons 🙁 🙁 🙁 … which is a good summation for how this impacted pop culture. The news cut through our world and brought a vibration of sadness, concern and shock. For… Read more »
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