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Clothing emotions with words

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ART Clothing emotions with words Gil Dekel [Author’s info] 10 Dec 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. EARLY RELEASE This article was pre-published on 13 July 2024. Words do not come to me when writing poetry. Likewise, images do...

Prompt writing guide for AI image generation: photographic and design terminology

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration RESOURCE Prompt writing guide for AI image generation: photographic and design terminology Anna Lofi [Author’s info] 13 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. How to create a high-contrast scene, or capture dynamic movement? How...

Crafting AI prompts from real photographs: a guide

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration RESOURCE Crafting AI prompts from real photographs: a guide Dave Gibbons [Author’s info] 13 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. This AI prompt guide includes photographs along with descriptive text to help you write prompts...

Creative Keyboard Machine: an exercise in imagination

Artist across centuries: an imagined interview with Virginia Wolf’s Orlando

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Artist across centuries: an imagined interview with Virginia Wolf’s Orlando By ChatGPT (overseen and edited by humans: Gil Dekel and Lyra Goga) [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. This text,...

Seeing with wisdom: an imagined interview with William Blake

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Seeing with wisdom: an imagined interview with William Blake ChatGPT (overseen and edited by Gil Dekel) [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. This text, presented as an interview, is based on...

Art created in the still corners of our lives: Leonard Koscianski interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Art created in the still corners of our lives: Leonard Koscianski interviewed by Gil Dekel Leonard Koscianski and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Gil: Your work portrays a sense,...

Connecting feelings with no words: Chiharu Shiota interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Connecting feelings with no words: Chiharu Shiota interviewed by Gil Dekel Chiharu Shiota and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Gil Dekel: You wrap wool threads around metal frames...

Filling places with experience: Emma Moxey interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Filling places with experience: Emma Moxey interviewed by Gil Dekel Emma Moxey and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Gil: You don’t use many colours in your art; and when you do,...

Blake’s explorers of the imagination: Valentin Gerlier interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Blake’s explorers of the imagination: Valentin Gerlier interviewed by Gil Dekel Valentin Gerlier and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Gil: How did Blake define the imagination? ...

Psychorealism: Dasha Pears interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW Psychorealism: Dasha Pears interviewed by Gil Dekel Dasha Pears and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Gil Dekel: You use photography, which is a tool to document reality, but your...

The art of looking closer: beauty in cityscapes

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration PERSPECTIVE The art of looking closer: beauty in cityscapes Rabia Raja [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Walking through the city, we often find ourselves on autopilot mode – glancing at the...

Unexpected beauty in errors: AI’s intriguing flaws

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration PERSPECTIVE Unexpected beauty in errors: AI’s intriguing flaws Dave Gibbons [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. When we think of errors, we typically associate them with failure, regarding them...

Soul and experience: art as a universal act of creativity

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration PERSPECTIVE Soul and experience: art as a universal act of creativity Natalie Dekel [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Creativity is about openness—a willingness to question, to challenge, and to...

Transforming simple lines into visual stories

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration PERSPECTIVE Transforming simple lines into visual stories Lila Tapley [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. My creative process begins when I see an image that triggers something in me. It does not have to...

The writing levels pyramid: a framework for high-quality academic writing

A framework for assessing the quality of academic writing by listing competencies required at different writing levels, mapped to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Levels. The framework uses a pyramid structure, with each level building upon the previous one, starting from basic factual writing and culminating in original, innovative work. The levels are defined by proficiency in each cognitive process. The article also provides a list of measurable verbs associated with each level, which can be used for both instruction and assessment.

From ‘genius’ to AI: exploring the dimensions of creativity

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration RESEARCH From ‘genius’ to AI: exploring the dimensions of creativity Đorđe Lazarević [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Is creativity a deliberate skill, a method of action, or is it an unpredictable...

To speak petals: Koto Ba and the creative process of language

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration RESEARCH To speak petals: Koto Ba and the creative process of language Duane Williams [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. In this essay I explain the creative significance of the Japanese word koto ba. I...

Where is the ‘I’ in AI?: the absence of personality and creativity in Artificial Intelligence

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ESSAY Where is the ‘I’ in AI?: the absence of personality and creativity in Artificial Intelligence Gil Dekel [Author’s info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. While AI serves as a useful tool, can it be considered...

The twelve-minute method to unlock and structure creativity

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ESSAY The twelve-minute method to unlock and structure creativity Amikam Marbach [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. This method invites students to identify and develop a research topic quickly –...

Under this fine rain: the phenomenology of artistic creation

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration ESSAY Under this fine rain: the phenomenology of artistic creation Anna Piazza [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. To create art, one must embark on something entirely new, approaching the journey with...

Artists and artistic expressions through generations in Orlando: a biography by Virginia Wolf

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration FEATURE Artists and artistic expressions through generations in Orlando: a biography by Virginia Wolf Lyra Goga [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. Virginia Woolf, a pioneering stylist, wrote Orlando: A...

Soulful intuition

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration EDITORIAL Soulful intuition Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 10 December 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 4. It is a common belief that the main way to obtain valid information is through the body’s five senses. And yet, it seems...

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Journal of Creativity and Inspiration VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 4 | 10 DEC 2024 | ISSN 2977-1811 COVER: Art is born from a unity of different worlds. COVER ART: Dasha Pears. EDITORIAL Soulful intuition By Gil Dekel The timeless voice that inspires art FEATURE...

Interaction of shapes, tones, and colours: Stewart Beckett interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Interaction of shapes, tones, and colours: Stewart Beckett interviewed by Gil Dekel Stewart Beckett and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil: How do you consider your work; is it...

The art of truth: Shira Barzilay interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS The art of truth: Shira Barzilay interviewed by Gil Dekel Shira Barzilay and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil Dekel: I think you mentioned that artists need to realise their inner...

Being alert to the surroundings and letting the ideas come: Eddie Curtis interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Being alert to the surroundings and letting the ideas come: Eddie Curtis interviewed by Gil Dekel Eddie Curtis and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil: How do you ‘find’ the image to...

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Journal of Creativity and Inspiration VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 3 | 5 JULY 2024 | ISSN 2977-1811 COVER: The imaginative power of art to transform the mundane into magic. COVER ART: Diego Cusano. EDITORIAL Mastering Creativity By Natalie Dekel and Gil Dekel...

Re-imagining everyday objects: Dudi Ben Simon interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Re-imagining everyday objects: Dudi Ben Simon interviewed by Gil Dekel Dudi Ben Simon and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil Dekel: You are juxtaposing everyday objects, creating a...

Where time is irrelevant: Emma Louise Harris interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Where time is irrelevant: Emma Louise Harris interviewed by Gil Dekel Emma Louise Harris and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil: We can see free-flowing lines in your art, but also...

Each ocean is made of drops of individuals: Natalie Dekel interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Each ocean is made of drops of individuals: Natalie Dekel interviewed by Gil Dekel Natalie Dekel and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil Dekel: You’ve named this work ‘Esther’....

Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary: Diego Cusano interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary: Diego Cusano interviewed by Gil Dekel Diego Cusano and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil: You have mentioned that your work lives...

Sculpted by nature: Tim Norris interviewed by Gil Dekel

Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEWS Sculpted by nature: Tim Norris interviewed by Gil Dekel Tim Norris and Gil Dekel [Authors’ info] 5 July 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 3. Gil Dekel: What is the process of creating your large-scale sculptures? Tim...