“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” -Jonathan Swift Some of us are gifted with the ability to see what is invisible to others, and it doesn’t always feel like a good thing. I want to take this moment to remind you that your vision is more valuable than gold andContinue reading “Seers, Your Vision is Valuable”
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Divine Inspiration
“Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his Notebooks: “It should not be hard for you to stop sometimes and look into the stains of walls, or ashes of a fire, or clouds, or mud or like places in which … you may find really marvelous ideas.” ― C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols Inspiration is out there. I’m saying thisContinue reading “Divine Inspiration”
Creatives Have Toys, You Can Too
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” -Al Hirschfeld I stopped caring about being judged for having toys in my space. Many creatives have little fidgets and toys in their workspace. Now that all those mini collectibles are everywhere, it’s easy to gather all the toys you need to keep theContinue reading “Creatives Have Toys, You Can Too”
Be Obscure
“God and other artists are always a little obscure.” -Oscar Wilde This quote made me feel better because my goodness, do I love being home and away from it all. I know, I know, we gotta get out and socialize. But the amount of books I want to read, the writers’ lives I want to hearContinue reading “Be Obscure”
Art Solves 99% of my Problems
“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” – Cecil B. DeMille I’m rolling my eyes at this quote because I don’t want to think of art as something I’m addicted to, but at the same time, I can’t function without it. It solves about 99% of my problems. Things are just a million timesContinue reading “Art Solves 99% of my Problems”
Art Will Lead You By the Hand
“Don’t be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation.” – Paul Cézanne It’s interesting because my first thought after reading this is: but we need art critics. That’s not the point here. Gaining feedback as an artist is imperative. I’m sure someone as skilled as Cezanne respects those who helped him perfect his art.Continue reading “Art Will Lead You By the Hand”
Living Out Loud
“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”― Émile Zola There it is! The good word for today. I’m not always loud, but I do my best to live that way. As writers, we get to live as loudContinue reading “Living Out Loud”
Art is a Way
“Art is not a thing; it is a way.” -Elbert Hubbard This is very true for me. Regardless of how far I run, it finds me. It would pull me from beneath the bed by my ankles if I didn’t write every day. I love writing. I love that it’s my way of life. IContinue reading “Art is a Way”
Art Writing and Soul
“Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.” -Leo Tolstoy Art is how we process what we experienced. Those who do the work of the soul, connect deeply to art and can explain way. Those who don’t are given the tools to express what they feel. Either way,Continue reading “Art Writing and Soul”
Lost and Found
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” -Thomas Merton If art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves, I can’t help but think of how life would be if we treated it as a work of art. I don’t know that we ever truly lose ourselves, but continuingContinue reading “Lost and Found”
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