Unlock your creative potential by combining and recombining simple elements to discover compelling creatures and explore the inner workings of your own mind.

In this course, you'll embark on a creative drawing and collage project that models how innovation and creativity actually work. You'll select, draw, and cut out a series of natural and mechanical objects, then combine them over and over to create unique creatures and finished collages. This seemingly simple project is actually a powerful tool for creative thinking, self-discovery, and exploring myth and meaning.

Remember, we as humans cannot create from nothing. What we do is combine and recombine the existing elements that surround us. This is how innovation and creativity occur. By going through this process in collage form, you will habituate your mind to think creatively, to survey the world, and to recombine things until you discover new meanings and uses.

In this course, you'll learn:

How to select and draw objects that will become your collage elements
Techniques for combining elements to discover compelling creatures
How to create finished collages that you can photograph and then disassemble for reuse
A model for creative thinking that you can apply beyond this project
How to explore the contents of your own mind through creature creation
The relationship between myth, meaning, and the combination process

Whether you want to develop professional creative skills, explore your inner world, or simply engage in a fascinating project, Creature Collage offers a profound experience. You'll create physical works of art while simultaneously training your mind to think more creatively in all areas of your life.

Materials you'll need:

Paper (white, black, and optionally other colors)
Drawing tools (pencil, pen, or colored pencils)
Scissors or utility blade
Camera (phone camera works great)
Journal for writing

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