Creative style is a distinct, particular way of doing something. The point of view is instantly clear. Style is consistency above all. The elements of a style are collected from other sources, contemporary and historical.
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| what | Representative example of a common group or type. | Copied transcription of something someone said or wrote. | Groups of things that share a common style. |
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The Fire archetype is important to our culture. Part of every mythological and religious tradition. It represents life and death, ambition and comfort.
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Abdou, Angie. Between (2014) Babiak, Todd. The Book of Stanley (2007) We are all looking for a personal spiritual experience, and the world of marketing has stepped up to sell it to us. This is a satire of a retired man with unique powers tho attracts a group of very interesting characters as followers.
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Universal Purpose Quotes “The purpose of creation is beauty. Nature in all its various aspects develops towards beauty, and therefore it is plain that the purpose of life is to evolve towards beauty.” Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: the Art of Personality “The goal of your life is living in
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Elements of the Sun Archetype: the Sun is the center of everything the creative force, source of light and energy the eye of God, brings blessings, salvation, fertility the hero, active and youthful, who uses his authority for potential good the universal father/ male figure and source of energy (as opposed to the moon’s universal
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Aridjis, Cloe. Asunder (2013) Boston: Mariner Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). This novel explores the relationship between creation and destruction, told from the point of view of a London museum guard. The story has a mysterious tone, a haunting beautiful elegance. Marie, the narrator, has a fascination with violent imagery and an obsession with decay and
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Broken Colors Michelle Zackheim (2007) Broken Colors is a beautiful love story. It is about the love between two people, a beautiful and lifelike look at how love plays out. But the love and the beauty of the novel is so much deeper than that. Tragedy and pain permeates everything, and shapes the characters. This book,
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Creative Beginnings “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:1-3 “Begin
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Elements of the Artist Archetype eccentric appearance and behavior outsider status, both physically, socially and spiritually observer of life, curious about the world and how it works a unique vision, combined with a way to express and share that vision with others experimenting with different approaches, materials, methods and styles of presentation sense of mystery
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A Map of Tulsa, Benjamin Lytal (2013) New York: Penguin. Ostensibly a story about young love, A Map of Tulsa is a beautiful telling of the long, slow, painful birth of a writer. An artistic young man grows up with a limited view, yet a calling for something greater. Early experiences sear into his brain,
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“At first, perhaps, a tiny streamlet, caused by the overflowing of the waters of a spring from its rocky basin, the youthful river is gradually enlarged by mountain brooks, almost equal to itself, pouring into it on either side, and by casual yet large supplies, from rain, mist and melted snow. Near its source, it
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