Session Description
Creativity in art, music, writing, worship planning, or any other endeavor is rarely something that “just happens.” Instead it comes as a result of active and exploratory strategies that lead to creative insight. Matt Plescher will draw on twenty years of painting, illustration, and calligraphy to show how anyone can harness creativity for any project. Real-world examples will include the process of creating a studio landscape painting and the challenges of a recent year-long liturgical calligraphy project. Topics discussed will include work habits, finding intersections of ideas, incubation, overcoming creative blocks, and common misconceptions about creativity. Special attention will also be given to how, in communities of faith, creativity needs to be woven into the needs of the body of believers and not be an end in itself. The concepts and strategies discussed can be applied to any endeavor or project.
Conference Title
2018 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2018
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Topic
Liturgical Arts
Keywords:
Creativity, Exploratory Strategies, Common Misconceptions
Recommended Citation
Plescher, Matt, "The Creative Process: Practical Ways to Harness Creative Thinking for Any Project" (2018). Symposium on Worship Archive. 28.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2018/sessions/28
Included in
The Creative Process: Practical Ways to Harness Creative Thinking for Any Project
Creativity in art, music, writing, worship planning, or any other endeavor is rarely something that “just happens.” Instead it comes as a result of active and exploratory strategies that lead to creative insight. Matt Plescher will draw on twenty years of painting, illustration, and calligraphy to show how anyone can harness creativity for any project. Real-world examples will include the process of creating a studio landscape painting and the challenges of a recent year-long liturgical calligraphy project. Topics discussed will include work habits, finding intersections of ideas, incubation, overcoming creative blocks, and common misconceptions about creativity. Special attention will also be given to how, in communities of faith, creativity needs to be woven into the needs of the body of believers and not be an end in itself. The concepts and strategies discussed can be applied to any endeavor or project.