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For some reason, I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion lately about the perils of turning your creative passion into your sole source of income. In other words, of letting it become your (gasp!) Job. People have very different ideas on this. I’m not so much interested in what people think you should do [...] Categories: Being an Artist
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What does your morning routine look like? I’ll tell you what mine used to be. I would stumble from my bed and the first thing I’d do was turn on the computer. Then, as it booted, I’d fix myself a tea or coffee. I’d sit down and immediately check my email while getting my [...] Taking basic care of your health is one of those things that most people consider a necessity, and not just a luxury for the few. Of course, nobody likes to spend a lot of time and money on their health. We’d all rather be healthy and feeling good all the time, without expending much [...] When you read this post, I’ll be on vacation. Somewhere far, far away, where Internet access is something of a miracle. And that’s the only reason I can make this confession. Gulp. Here goes: Resistance! I have it. Some background. I’ve always thought of myself as a painter. I was either 10 or 11 [...] While experimenting with my gatherings, and even in comments on this blog, I often get asked, “Does this count as creative?” My usual answer is something along the lines of “Hey, why not?”, just for the sake of brevity. But here’s my long answer, in case this is something you’ve been pondering too. [...] (Disclaimer: Maybe it’s the time of year, but I’m feeling a bit ramble-y these days. You’ve been warned!) … It’s August. And August, around here, is synonymous with vacation. For some people, August began back in June. This is the case of one of my students, who is 18. As soon as school was [...] I wish I could say that I’ve been hard at work on my current Art Project of Excitement. Truth be told, all I can really say is that it’s been progressing, slowly. At least my mind has been hard at work on it. On the other hand, it has been between 93 and 100 [...] I bet a lot of us would like to get to the bottom of creativity: why is it that some days we feel inspired, and other days we can’t be bothered? Why is it sometimes so hard to get down to the creative work when we have set aside the time for it? And [...] It has been a shockingly long time since I last posted. Shocking, when you consider that I’m meant to be documenting my almost-daily creative practice. On the other hand, over the course of this time away from my little blog, I realized that I had been inadvertently taking my own advice. How did that [...] You know what’s great about creativity? It never acts like that crazymaking, high-maintenance lover. You know the one. Your creativity isn’t like that. It will always forgive you. Let’s say you’ve been gone for a while. Maybe you haven’t called in a few hours, a few days, a few weeks, months, or even years. [...] Categories: Being an Artist
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