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Leonardo da Vinci and The Creative Process

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

Leonardo da Vinci

Whatever you name it -- art notebooking, art sketchbooking or art journaling -- you may have experienced firsthand how it is one of the most essential and powerful tools to enhance the creativity and expand the mind. Throughout centuries, in their drawings, texts, and observations, artists have been using notebooking to resolve the relationship between creativity and thinking … [Read more...]

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