
She founded iAccelerate to give ideas somewhere to grow. Her own life has made room for telecoms, scientific discovery, four years at sea and a second act in art and theatre.

Before the bestselling books, there were library shifts, crude maps, black markers, and a blog. Austin Kleon's enduring lesson is pleasingly practical: creativity grows when you collect what moves you, transform it through your own life, and let people watch the work take shape.