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14 Feb 2010
Artist and blogger Scott Hansen deals with creative blocks all the time, like any of us do, whether we’re in an artistic field or not. So he asked 25 of “today’s most exciting creators what they do when the ideas aren’t flowing.”
Photo by Rennett Stowe.
The block breakers these creatives use vary quite a bit, but we really like the simplicity of the solution Jason Kottke highlighted:
Slice and chop 2 medium onions into small pieces.
Put a medium sized pan on a medium heat with a few glugs of Olive oil.
Add the onions to the pan, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
(It goes on for a full recipe, a glass of wine, and washing the dishes.) The entire post is worth a read, but it also piqued our curiosity, so we want to know: How do you overcome creative blocks? Share your best methods in the comments.
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9 Responses to How Do You Overcome Creative Blocks? [Ask The Readers]
Jewels
March 5th, 2010 at 1:02 am
You can take your drawings/illustrations to a framing place. There should be one either in your area or near your area. They usually don't charge much to mount it, it's the frame you choose that causes the high price.
jal
March 5th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Yes i've heard that master foods uses a form of rennet. There were petitions from people all around (not just vegetarians) and they stopped for sometime. but then its a cheap/effective way of making the mars and twix bars so they switched back.
i haven't eaten any master foods products in many many years.
In many places in the world it is required by law to mark whethere your product is suitable for vegetarians (just like how they are , by law, required to list allergy information).
Its got the meat sign. I don't eat it.
Zubair
March 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Yes i have realised that alot of products are tested on animals first. It is inhumane. Medication is tested on animals first as well.
jal
March 6th, 2010 at 1:25 am
You may be right, but 99% of the population block it out of their minds. They know it's happening but they have so many problems of their own to worry about.
tink
March 17th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Well we built them up and then we used styrofoam and we made tikki men to watch the back end of our property. The concrete blocks acted as the base and then the stryofoam we used and molded around it and then painted them. They look cool.
We also made a 25 foot snake out of the styrofoam and wrapped it around a tree and placed it in position as though it is ready to attack someone walking the path. And that too came out really neat.
KING KJORS (QUIT BEING JEALOUS)
March 19th, 2010 at 12:35 am
thanks for telling me I'm going to have to watch that.
Just the other week I'm not sure what day it was a channel by espn was showing mat wrestling from some olypmics in 2005.
SST
March 19th, 2010 at 3:49 am
Whey is the liquid part of milk (not the casein). It's the liquid you get when curdling milk and straining out the solids. Rennet is from calves' stomach linings but now some rennet is made from fungi. Although that 'rennet' is simply referred to as microbial enzyme.
James M
March 26th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Eat nuts, seeds, avocados, flax seeds, olive oil,
If you have a blender, blend cashews with water and use that for milk.
I eat a salad and I pour on the sunflower seeds, or I grind up pumpkin seeds and put it in my salad.
Eat avocados, they're healthy and filling and high in fat!
Use flaxseed oil or flaxseed meal in your food, sprinkle or pour it on.
sandstorms_brother
May 5th, 2010 at 7:22 am
mono diglycerides…. interesting… hmmmm.