by David Dowd | Jun 6, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Travel, Writing, Your Creative Journey
I am in a foreign country right now. I cannot speak the language very well at all, not for want of trying or lack of preparation. I even hired a tutor for several months to help me along. But here I am – bewildered by the spoken word. Every time someone speaks to me,...
by David Dowd | May 26, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Over the past couple of weeks, we have immersed ourselves into the concept of the emerging self and how it relates to the creative endeavor. The artistic process demands reckoning with the ever-present moment right in front of us. There is a basis in psychology for...
by David Dowd | Apr 20, 2022 | Artists, Music, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Over the past couple of weeks, we have been focused upon establishing a natural rhythm to the time devoted to the creative endeavor. I have encouraged you to determine some sort of schedule for yourself – a window set aside specifically to engage with the artistic...
by David Dowd | Apr 13, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Music, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Last week we focused upon developing your own rhythm when working on a creative endeavor. I suggested that you should adhere to a steady pattern of production. That may mean setting a daily goal for yourself. Or, if your schedule is too crammed to work every day on...
by David Dowd | Apr 6, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Rhythm will become increasingly important as you apply yourself to your artistic craft over the next couple of seasons. Finding a steady sense of how you move through the day, especially within those hours devoted to the endeavor, is essential to your success. Really...
by David Dowd | Mar 22, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Welcome to spring and the beginning of production on your creative project. I want to rest here a moment with you and reflect upon where we have started this journey and appreciate the effort that you have poured into the work up to now. In December, you started with...
by David Dowd | Mar 8, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Film, Your Creative Journey
Over the past several weeks, we have been gathering materials to serve as inspiration for our creative project. We will be diving headlong into the endeavor once spring rounds the corner. With this change of seasons coming soon, I want to offer some postings with a...
by David Dowd | Mar 3, 2022 | Architecture, Artists, Creativity, Your Creative Journey
Over the past few weeks, I have been suggesting various exercises to explore the creative endeavor. We have been gathering tools to support our projects and provide the framework for success in the coming months. This week I want to explore a more fundamental...
by David Dowd | Feb 22, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Film, Music, Writing, Your Creative Journey
Over the past several weeks, I have shifted emphasis between two different modes of thought – the rational and the subconscious. A different exercise each week invites the artist to focus upon one or the other. This perspective is purposeful; there is a method to the...
by David Dowd | Feb 16, 2022 | Artists, Cooking, Creativity, Film, Music, Writing, Your Creative Journey
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....