by Kim Ort | Jan 1, 2015 | Adventures in Seeing, Contemplation, Inspiration, Visual Journalling, Workshops
Happy New Year’s Day, 2015! For the next year, the word that will be my mantra is “devotion.” Devotion means “profound dedication; consecration; earnest attachment to a cause, person, project, etc.” (Dictionary.com) It’s...
by Kim Ort | Dec 4, 2014 | Photography, Practices, Visual Journalling
“I realized that learning to comment on my work not only made my work more effective but it also helped me understand my work better and solve certain creative challenges. In fact, I realized that there are many types of writing and many uses for writing....
by Kim Ort | Nov 25, 2014 | Lines, Visual Design, Visual Journalling
I’ve been doing a short course on creating mandalas (circles) by the wonderfully creative Julie Gibbons. Gibbons describes the etymology of the Sanskirt word mandala – ‘manda’ meaning essence and ‘la’ meaning container. A mandala circle...
