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This season we have been gathering inspiration for our creative endeavor. We have been searching out resources that will support the process once we dive deep into the project this spring. You may have been invested in putting together notes on characters for a novel....
Why do we create? Why do we aspire to become more creative? How we approach these questions will determine the success of our creative endeavor. By reflecting upon these questions, we will be more certain that our project has value. It doesn’t matter whether you want...
There are some artists who can work anywhere – on the subway, in a coffee shop, at a nearby strip mall. I commend their flexibility. But I am not one of them. A sense of place is very important to me. I need a safe space in which to create, far from the distractions...
Over the past few weeks, I have invited you to develop a rich environment of creative conversation. I have asked you to first name the work you will be undertaking this year. I have then encouraged you to identify an artistic hero for your venture – an object of art...
You may wonder why I am asking you to search out both an artistic hero and an ideal audience for the work that you will be doing over the earth’s next twelve-month spin around the sun. Neither one of them are “real” in any sense of the word. With the artistic hero,...
Last week I invited you to find an artistic hero within your creative field. Select one work of theirs that you want to engage with over the next twelve months. I framed this aspiration as a conversation between artists, using the pen or the paint to communicate. I...
But if you sit still for long enough, then something strange begins to emerge from this engagement with the mind. What was once myriad thoughts can be observed to encompass only maybe eight to ten notions that keep cycling through your awareness. read more...
But we desperately need new models, new and esteemed texts need to be uncovered that take us away from the terrain of war. There should be texts that speak to our moment – where our delicate equilibrium of climate is being upended daily. read more...
Your expectations shape your reality. I have had the opportunity of connecting with every one of you over the past year in one form or another, whether in person or online. I believe in your potential. Spend a few moments with yourself in a quiet space and remind yourself of why you began this project in the first place. Remember how exciting it was when you first captured its essence in your mind’s eye. read more...
Over the years, I have established a relationship with this patch of land. I have traversed the terrain well enough to easily recall each of its inclines and slopes. I use this landscape in my meditation most every morning. read more...
I have put together a short list of books that have been in my orbit over the past couple of months. These books have spoken to me – and you could do far worse than to pick up one of these books to read while the dog days of summer drag along, when disappearing into a different space altogether is essential to preserving your sanity. read more...
So, I decided to give into their calls this morning, to reckon with what they were trying to tell me. Why were they hovering about my land – and such a specific patch of it? read more...
Have the courage to stay in the room, no matter how hot it might feel. That discomfort means that you are getting at something meaningful and powerful. Let the sweat gather on your brow. read more...
You may have lost the thread of this conversation over the past few months. It is time to refresh the acquaintance. You should dive a little more deeply into the dialogue, as you now have amassed considerable hours devoted to your work. How does the creative path that you have been walking down respond to aspects of the other artist’s work? read more...
Just take a moment to relax into the reality that your artistic project is seeing the light of day. You have worked hard. All the various strands of thought will coalesce, for you have already established a track record for yourself. Do something today to congratulate yourself. read more...
The subconscious will attempt to claim a place at the table of our creation, clamoring for our attention. While its presence may be insightful, it can also be challenging to integrate those subconscious stirrings into our work. read more...