Divergent

I enjoyed learning about "divergent thinking" within the bounds of creating a piece of art. According to Mary Stewart in Launching the Imagination, "In divergent thinking, the means determines the end. The process is more open-minded; specific results are hard to predict" (119). I relate most to this method of design in my own art because I have a difficult time coming up with an end result to my work. This means I start on a piece and then build upon it based on the feeling I receive from the piece. The finished product always tells a story, but it is the process that builds the story, not the work before beginning the piece.