Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity

Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity. Saul Bass Curiosity, freedom, and intensity where do we find those things? Some artists might say those things find us when we’re working. There’s others that say you have to go out and search for it. I think we must findContinue reading “Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity”

Just the Beginning

Sunday Reflections I write about Three Freedoms but it’s just the beginning to a bigger idea. They are just the foundation and so is creative freedom. Once we as writers lay down the foundation of our three freedoms and begin trust the floor boards that are creative freedom, it gives us access to so muchContinue reading “Just the Beginning”

Freedom to Listen, What I Forgot

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway Among the three freedoms is freedom to listen. I felt something was missing when I finished it and now I finally figured it out. It’s learning to listen. There’s listening to the lessons that other’s haveContinue reading “Freedom to Listen, What I Forgot”

It’s Not About Creative Freedom

Where do I want my work to lead me? This is what I’ve been asking myself tonight. If I’m going to leave my future self a bread crumb trail, where do I want to lead myself? Is the point of this only to reach creative freedom? It’s not only to reach creative freedom. Most ofContinue reading “It’s Not About Creative Freedom”

Writing, Magic, Obsessions

The unexplained happenings in the writing world. If you write enough, you tend to notice certain patterns. It’s usually a series of coincidences, but then again you may just become a hyper observant creative. You need the minute details for your story, so to find them you may become borderline obsessed with finding the answers.Continue reading “Writing, Magic, Obsessions”

Legal frameworks to protect and promote artistic freedom

While doing some research I learned about UNESCO, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which “is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.” It all sounds real nice. I about UNESCO from an article written by Charles A. Thomson titledContinue reading “Legal frameworks to protect and promote artistic freedom”

Is there a thing called creative freedom?

We’ve been talking a lot about the three freedoms and how we should leverage them to get the most out of our creative freedom. You can read about it here According to Art Radar Journal,“In order to achieve creative freedom, one has to think free and adopt an approach that is unconventional. Fertilization of mindContinue reading “Is there a thing called creative freedom?”