{"id":{"repo_id":"montana-tech","oai_identifier":"oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1998"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/montana-tech/oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1998","repository":{"repo_id":"montana-tech","name":"Montana Technology","base_url":"https://scholarworks.umt.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"The Discovery of Self Through Creative Exploration","abstract":"Within these pages lie reflections and descriptions of a voyage into unknown territory. A voyage, which has ended, yet is just beginning. Here for your consideration follows a documentation of an artistic process. Humbly, I put before you a modest attempt at presenting a number of personal discoveries made within the last four years. First I had chosen to participate in a program of Integrated Arts, the Creative Pulse. My participation in the Artist-Forest-Community Residency in the Helena National Forest the week before I began the program initiated a desire to present my artwork and become a better teacher. Expanding upon the theme of becoming closer to nature is also addressed herein. I needed to gain first-hand experience of what nature means to me in order to produce a confidence based upon knowledge. Developing an authentic voice grounded in experience leads to an ability to nourish and expand the learning of others. I had proposed to continue with my artwork and develop a body of work and present that work in a public venue. The following is an ichnolite of that process. This presentation primarily documents a voyage of discovery into the business of mounting a “solo” show. More importantly, the purpose of this paper is to give the reader a feeling for the creative encounter. This paper strives to provide an ability to view the work and experience that transformational moment which is so captivatingly elusive. For this reason I have included a section devoted to a selection of my imagery and Haiku poetry to accompany them. The transformation is up to you, just as it is for me. In summation one shall encounter a number of perceptions regarding the experience and process of showing artwork. These ponderings reflect the impact of my experience within the Creative Pulse, pathways I stumbled upon and where I am currently heading. If you are further interested in my work please take a moment to glance at the Appendices. Beginning again Discovering new terrain Shining worlds within","abstract_html":"Within these pages lie reflections and descriptions of a voyage into unknown territory. A voyage, which has ended, yet is just beginning. Here for your consideration follows a documentation of an artistic process. Humbly, I put before you a modest attempt at presenting a number of personal discoveries made within the last four years. First I had chosen to participate in a program of Integrated Arts, the Creative Pulse. My participation in the Artist-Forest-Community Residency in the Helena National Forest the week before I began the program initiated a desire to present my artwork and become a better teacher. Expanding upon the theme of becoming closer to nature is also addressed herein. I needed to gain first-hand experience of what nature means to me in order to produce a confidence based upon knowledge. Developing an authentic voice grounded in experience leads to an ability to nourish and expand the learning of others. I had proposed to continue with my artwork and develop a body of work and present that work in a public venue. The following is an ichnolite of that process. This presentation primarily documents a voyage of discovery into the business of mounting a “solo” show. More importantly, the purpose of this paper is to give the reader a feeling for the creative encounter. This paper strives to provide an ability to view the work and experience that transformational moment which is so captivatingly elusive. For this reason I have included a section devoted to a selection of my imagery and Haiku poetry to accompany them. The transformation is up to you, just as it is for me. In summation one shall encounter a number of perceptions regarding the experience and process of showing artwork. These ponderings reflect the impact of my experience within the Creative Pulse, pathways I stumbled upon and where I am currently heading. If you are further interested in my work please take a moment to glance at the Appendices. Beginning again Discovering new terrain Shining worlds within","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Pointer, Stephanie Jo"],"institution":"University of Montana","degree_name":"Master of Arts (MA)","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2006,"date_issued":"2006-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2006-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:14:06Z","subjects":["Art","creative exploration","encaustic","Haiku Poetry","images","Nature","seeing","self-discovery","Trees"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/979","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Pointer, Stephanie Jo"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of Montana"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Professional Paper"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Arts (MA)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Art","creative exploration","encaustic","Haiku Poetry","images","Nature","seeing","self-discovery","Trees"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/979"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Within these pages lie reflections and descriptions of a voyage into unknown territory. A voyage, which has ended, yet is just beginning. Here for your consideration follows a documentation of an artistic process. Humbly, I put before you a modest attempt at presenting a number of personal discoveries made within the last four years. First I had chosen to participate in a program of Integrated Arts, the Creative Pulse. My participation in the Artist-Forest-Community Residency in the Helena National Forest the week before I began the program initiated a desire to present my artwork and become a better teacher. Expanding upon the theme of becoming closer to nature is also addressed herein. I needed to gain first-hand experience of what nature means to me in order to produce a confidence based upon knowledge. Developing an authentic voice grounded in experience leads to an ability to nourish and expand the learning of others. I had proposed to continue with my artwork and develop a body of work and present that work in a public venue. The following is an ichnolite of that process. This presentation primarily documents a voyage of discovery into the business of mounting a “solo” show. More importantly, the purpose of this paper is to give the reader a feeling for the creative encounter. This paper strives to provide an ability to view the work and experience that transformational moment which is so captivatingly elusive. For this reason I have included a section devoted to a selection of my imagery and Haiku poetry to accompany them. The transformation is up to you, just as it is for me. In summation one shall encounter a number of perceptions regarding the experience and process of showing artwork. These ponderings reflect the impact of my experience within the Creative Pulse, pathways I stumbled upon and where I am currently heading. If you are further interested in my work please take a moment to glance at the Appendices. Beginning again Discovering new terrain Shining worlds within"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The Discovery of Self Through Creative Exploration"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:creator":["Pointer, Stephanie Jo"],"dc:description.abstract":["Within these pages lie reflections and descriptions of a voyage into unknown territory. A voyage, which has ended, yet is just beginning. Here for your consideration follows a documentation of an artistic process. Humbly, I put before you a modest attempt at presenting a number of personal discoveries made within the last four years. First I had chosen to participate in a program of Integrated Arts, the Creative Pulse. My participation in the Artist-Forest-Community Residency in the Helena National Forest the week before I began the program initiated a desire to present my artwork and become a better teacher. Expanding upon the theme of becoming closer to nature is also addressed herein. I needed to gain first-hand experience of what nature means to me in order to produce a confidence based upon knowledge. Developing an authentic voice grounded in experience leads to an ability to nourish and expand the learning of others. I had proposed to continue with my artwork and develop a body of work and present that work in a public venue. The following is an ichnolite of that process. This presentation primarily documents a voyage of discovery into the business of mounting a “solo” show. More importantly, the purpose of this paper is to give the reader a feeling for the creative encounter. This paper strives to provide an ability to view the work and experience that transformational moment which is so captivatingly elusive. For this reason I have included a section devoted to a selection of my imagery and Haiku poetry to accompany them. The transformation is up to you, just as it is for me. In summation one shall encounter a number of perceptions regarding the experience and process of showing artwork. These ponderings reflect the impact of my experience within the Creative Pulse, pathways I stumbled upon and where I am currently heading. If you are further interested in my work please take a moment to glance at the Appendices. Beginning again Discovering new terrain Shining worlds within"],"dc:identifier":["https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/979"],"dc:publisher":["University of Montana"],"dc:subject":["Art","creative exploration","encaustic","Haiku Poetry","images","Nature","seeing","self-discovery","Trees"],"dc:title":["The Discovery of Self Through Creative Exploration"],"dc:type":["Professional Paper"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Arts (MA)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:14:06Z"}