Ze Frank is some kinda genius, and you know I have linked up several of his videos on this blog in the past (um, even just this past Monday folks!). This video blog is about pursuing a creative career, and … Read More
Dave Grohl was the keynote speaker at SXSW this year. I shared Bruce Springteen’s moving keynote last year, and this year Dave’s is just as important and beautiful for artists of all stripes. He poetically details a life of inspiration, … Read More
This year, Bruce Springsteen was the keynote speaker at the Austin music festival, South by Southwest (SXSW), and delivered a great talk about the evolution of music in his lifetime. What really resonated with me was when he talked about … Read More
Lateral Action hits it out of the park again and again. Thought I would share this snippet from their “Dark Side of Creativity – Burnout” article. And if this section sounds familiar, you should read the parts about Control Freakery … Read More
Over at Lateral Action, there is an interesting (& rather deep) post regarding a conversation between Brian Eno and the developer of Sim City, and the application of rules bringing about successful spontaneity. Read the full article here: http://lateralaction.com/articles/brian-eno-will-wright/ The … Read More
A great post from Lateral Action:http://lateralaction.com/articles/creativity-unconscious/ “Whenever you set out to do something extraordinary, there comes a point where… you have to choose between trying to control everything – or letting go and getting carried away by something bigger and … Read More
All the way back in May, I was pondering the collision of modern media and the organic process of artistic creation. In that post I wrote: “A sculpture or a painting–even a piece of music or a video–is not expected … Read More
Happy Birthday to Me!! Thanks to all my readers here. I appreciate your feedback from the many places you read my blog posts from, so a shout out to my RSS feed readers, my Facebook buddies, my LiveJournal friends list, … Read More
Okay, so there is something called “ThreadCakes”, which is cake designs based on Threadless tee shirts. In case you don’t already know and love Threadless:http://www.threadless.com And here is Threadcakes:http://www.threadcakes.com/ So not only did this person make an AMAZING ThreadCake, they … Read More
In the course of doing the Artist Way several times over the past 10 years, I have sought out various avenues of creative expression for my Artist Date. In the second chapter of the book, you are told to make … Read More