The Call: For the Artwork as Much as the Contents — Cheryl Over the years, I have spent a lot of money on seeds, but haven’t reaped much benefit from my investment — generally because I haven’t invested as much time as money. If only I weren’t so attracted to the beautiful packaging! : } […]

The Call: Searching for the Key — Cheryl Yesterday, my father-in-law asked me about creativity. He thinks he has none and wondered about cultivating it. I don’t think there’s any one key to unlocking the secret. It seems to me that cultivating creativity involves a multifaceted strategy that includes giving oneself permission to fail, allowing […]

The Call: Coiled Hose — Jessica I’m not sure what inspired me to choose inputs. I think it may have been from Twyla Tharp’s book (I was devouring it while creating the list of calls so it heavily influenced my word choices). But the idea of inputs is an interesting thing. It makes me think […]

The Call: The Green Screen — Jessica My eight-year old son has been playing with stop-motion animation. Thanks to a great little app on his Nintendo DS, he has a made a few “shorts” of his lego Star Wars figures battling aliens and crashing their ships. He asked me if he used a green screen […]

The Call: Unleashing the Sun — Jessica Today was one of those days. One of those days that makes the burden of a 365 project almost unbearable. And to make it worse, what an awesome word! There is so much power in the word. Unleash. It makes me think of wild power and freedom. It […]

The Call: Bridget Creates Characters — Cheryl Most of my kids have great imaginations, and for that I am thankful. We all joke with Luke about his lack of creativity, but that’s just because he didn’t naturally take to art and games of make-believe. He’s always been too busy with golf and other sports. The […]