FROM DILIP MUKERJEA

"Genius is in-born, may it never be still-born."

"Oysters, irritated by grains of sand, give birth to pearls. Brains, irritated by curiosity, give birth to ideas."

"Brainpower is the bridge to the future; it is what transports you from wishful thinking to willful doing."

"Unless you keep learning & growing, the status quo has no status."

Friday, June 19, 2009

SIMPLE ACTIVITIES TO GALVANISE YOUR GENIUS!

Writing in the 'Kinderblossoms' edition of The InGenius Series of bookazines, Dilip Mukerjea shares the following simple activities to galvanise your genius:

1) Leaves & Flowers: Feel the textures, smell the fragrances, then draw what you sense;

2) Emotions: What does "happy", "sad", or "angry" look like? Mimic these emotions in a mirror and draw what you see. Then try a range of other emotions;

3) Name Designs: Project your personality to the planet! Create some fabulous designs, based on your own name. Use colour, images, and symbols to craft your masterpieces;

4) Your Life So Far: Draw the key points in your life; use a range of emotions to flavour your work;

5) Making Personal Flags: Design a personal flag that descrbes your nobility!

6) Storyboarding: Draw the events of a story on a storyboard, and get a friend to make up the text;

7) Detailed Observation: Look closely at something (any object) and see if you can come up with at least ten features that are particular to that object;

8) Talking Textiles: Use drawing and clothing as a way of expressing historical stories, involving links to Science, Language, Cultures, and Geography;

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Say Keng's personal comments:

The suggested activities may seem mundane, but I can assure readers that they are designed to enable you to perceive the world in differing as well as interesting ways.

In a nut shell, they can heighten your perceptual sensitivity as well as sensory acuity to the world around you, which, to me, are the essential prerequisites to personal creativity.

You will be really inspired, and not only that, you will never be the same again in looking at the world around you.

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