School of Curiosity
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Darling I sold the house. We’re making a one minute film!
September 3, 2013
Marina Nicholas came over to me one day when I was having coffee at my local cafe. She excitedly showed me a hand written story she had made for her son Bruno, who loved racing cars. I said it was very good.
The next time I saw her she had sold her house and used the money to create one minute of animation based on her character ‘Franco’ who is a racing driver. She’d taken it to The Cannes Film Festival won a prize and has now signed up 38 countries for the series. This despite having no experience whatsoever in the media industry.
I should have been surprised. I wasn’t. Years before doctor after doctor had told Marina that she couldn’t conceive. She experimented with every possible technique and every possible variable until after seven years Bruno was born. She put her research into a book which was published in 16 languages and hundreds of other kids were born.How does she do these things? Come and find out. She’s just one of the amazing people that will be part of the faculty at The School of Curiosity ‘End of Summer School’. You can find the full prospectus here.
You should come. You never know where it may take you when you open up the door of curiosity.
Have a curious day.
Empty
September 7, 2012
Thirty spokes meet in the hub,
But the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel.
Pots are formed from clay,
But the empty space within it is the essence of the pot.
Wall with windows and doors form the house,
But the empty space within it is the essence of the home.
LAO TSE
Have a curious day.
The small house appreciation society
August 20, 2012
Whoever it was that said that bigger is better, ought to think again. There’s growing interest around the world in the idea of the ‘small house’. There are lots of benefits to living in less than 100 square feet of space – you don’t think twice about de-clutterng, it’s essential if you are to be able to turn around; you get closer to nature because there is very little to separate you from it; and without gadgets and garages, life is just simpler and slower.
If you want to have a look at some tiny houses go to The Tiny House Blog, The Tiny LIfe, or This Tiny House. It makes you feel good.
Have a curious day.