The Undulating Practice Method How Modular Exploration Builds a Lifelong Creative Continuum By Sarnia de la Maré
The Undulating Practice Method How Modular Exploration Builds a Lifelong Creative Continuum By Sarnia de la Maré Introduction: Practice as Living Research Across disciplines, serious creative work rarely develops in straight lines. It evolves through cycles of curiosity, immersion, refinement, and return. Within the Continuum Approach, this process can be understood as undulating practice : a method of sustained, modular exploration in which ideas are entered deeply, developed fully, and temporarily set aside — not abandoned, but archived — for future reactivation. This essay outlines how undulating practice functions as a self-directed learning system, a creative research methodology, and a foundation for long-term artistic resilience. 1. The Undulating Cycle Undulating practice moves through recurring phases: Attraction — An idea, material, or question generates sustained interest. Immersion — Focused exploration of technique, language, and context. Expansion — Testing varia...