Darrell Fusaro
Stay connected.
  • Home
  • Podcast
  • Art
  • Workshops
  • Workshop Photos
  • Other Books
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • What's New
  • One Word Prayer
  • The Problem Devourer
  • Free For Kids

Doodle, it's good for your noodle

10/17/2014

0 Comments

 
"Research Shows That Doodling Helps People Stay Focused, Grasp New Concepts and Retain Information." -Wall Street Journal
Finally science has proven what I've intuitively known for years but have felt ashamed of as well.  For years I've thought I've been behaving like a bad kid.  Living life as a compulsive doodler, I've been constantly on guard against being called out, for fear of being scolded and humiliated. 

It hasn't been easy, but it has had it's benefits.  Doodling and what I often refer to as "graphic journal-ling" tunes my mind to a higher frequency of receptivity.  This practice unconsciously opens my awareness to the present
as my critical mind slips away.  I feel a sense of calm and well-being and I begin to sizzle with enthusiasm as my thinking becomes inspired. 

For this reason, I'm never without my pocket sketch pad (Click for suggestions on choosing your perfect pad).  Doodling during lectures and meetings has enabled me to grasp, assimilate, and apply information in radical ways to the benefit of myself and others.  This is the same information that my conscious mind would've dismissed as mundane, boring and of little importance had I not been doodling. 

So doodle, even if you get caught it'll be worth it.

Picture
0 Comments

How to begin a cartoon, a sketch, and any great endeavor.

10/15/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Hello fellow creatives, If all you have is a pencil don't wait until you have a pen.  Or in my case "favorite" pen.  Grab scrap paper and go!  Ignore perfection. "Do it, then fix it as you go!" - Paul Arden.
0 Comments

How to "Just Do It"

10/9/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Fellow creatives, Don't hold back. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.  When my old dog Sunny looked up at me from her bed I was inspired.  But all I had handy was a discarded 1919 Norwegian dictionary to draw on. Refusing to let reason slip me a roofie, I pulled out my Pigma Graphic 3 pen, that I always carry, and scribbled her out on the inside back cover. I loved how it turned out so much, that reason almost stopped me from taking the next inspired step to give it a wash of gray. I risked it and grabbed my Tombow Dual Brush pen Gray N55, pulled off the cap and began.  Unexpected bonus: ancient fingerprints were brought out by the gray wash. Stepping out boldly always leads to better than expected outcomes. ‪#‎myolddog‬

If you're interested in more ways to shut off your critical mind and discover your hidden talent check out my book "What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug?"
0 Comments
    Picture

    Darrell Fusaro

    All the fun without the struggle.

    Archives

    March 2021
    January 2021
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    March 2019
    December 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    November 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    March 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly