An Activity to Stimulate Curiosity Most of us are firm in our opinions on any one argument, be it politics, religion, parenting, or the state of the world. But could we see more clearly other...
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The Power of Choice – Letting your team build their own personal and professional development curriculum
Many of us now work in small- to medium-sized organisations and that can make personal and professional development for ourselves and our teams a costly challenge. We all have different development...
Botanical Illustration: A Resurgence Of An Ancient Art Form?
You’re probably familiar with this ancient art without having paid much attention to it - that’ how commonplace botanical illustration is in our lives. But how often have you taken the time to...
Interview with Artist Andrew Pearson on inspiration, abstraction and purpose
You paint landscapes, nudes and still life. Is there a form that you particularly enjoy working with? I am interested in shapes and how they interact on a surface. This makes still life a natural...
Understanding Chinese ideology, politics and idealism through its Landscape Painting – by Marieke Reichwein
Where does your fascination with Chinese landscape paintings stem from? It actually took me a long time to even notice the Chinese landscape paintings at all. Although I already had spent years in...
How to Make Yourself Heard on Twitter
Imagine you’re at a networking event, hoping to make new contacts. Would you grab a megaphone and tell everyone in the room about yourself? Or perhaps identify a couple of approachable people and...
In the Spotlight Interview with illustrator Cherry Denman
Cherry Denman trained at Oxford’s Ruskin School of Drawing before going on to the Royal College of Art where she gained her MA. Cherry later taught art at Dorset Art College and City and Guilds in...
Three Fundamentals of Creative Thinking
Believe in your creativity We are all born creative, and then we spend many years learning not to be. So step one is the most fundamental: allow the creativity back in. Make a list of things that...
To kick off our interview series we’re speaking to Alex Pearson, the Founder and Director of The Yurt Academy, to unearth what inspired her to launch.
Hi Alex, to begin, can you briefly describe The Yurt Academy to us? The Yurt Academy is about exploring curious and creative, practical, professional and personal development. There are so many...