THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE IBD

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Being an artist is about continually evolving your art. ItâÇÖs about cultivating your fullest self-expression and getting to the elusive deepest work your heart yearns to create.ááLearn the science of creativity, the adjacent possibleáThis is a revolutionary method influenced by groundbreaking research in biology and physics to guide you to embrace the unfolding of your art.áEvery brushstroke, every decision in your art, creates a set of possible paths that were not only invisible before, but didnâÇÖt exist before you made that creative move. This is the adjacent possible.áThis book will:guide you to evolve your artnudge you to create art that excites, scares and wows youinspire you to move past emulating not only others, but yourself in your artáBecoming a great artist is about the movement of coming closer to who you are and reaching the fullest expression of YOU in your art.áWith one foot in the known and one foot in the unknown, youâÇÖll become aware of your creative edge where the adjacent possible lives.áAt the pivot point between creation and collapse, youâÇÖll experience a state of poised instability. This is the art and science of the possible- a world of continuous creation.The Adjacent Possibleáis a reflection of the work of my life in art and psychiatry- guiding others to believe in themselves.The big idea of this small book is that in order to create your deepest art, you must cultivate being surprise-able and nourish discovery rather than merely trusting luck and hoping for the best. There are principles you can embrace to weight the dice.áEvolving your art is one of the ways of cultivating surprise. You are engineering luck.The Adjacent Possibleáis my invitation for you to move closer and closer to your deepest self- expression in your art and life.áNancy Hillis, M.D. is an abstract artist, Stanford trained psychiatrist and best-selling author of The ArtistâÇÖs Journey«: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity. She helps artists transform their art from the inside out, operating from the conviction that artistic creation has as much to do with psychology as with the medium of expression. SheâÇÖs been featured in Inc. magazine and The New York Observer. She lives in Santa Cruz, California and enjoys conversations on art, science and the generation of novelty in the universe with her partner, theoretical physicist Dr. Bruce Sawhill, as well as listening and watching her daughter, Kimberly, sing Puccini and compose Scandinavian tunes for cello.