legitimize your own creativity

June 23, 2019
Legitimize your creative path today. Don’t wait until this far out goal happens, or that one. And don’t let the world fool you with its slow acceptance or skewed ...
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unfolding

August 3, 2018
I’ve been struggling with left brain/right brain tension since arriving here in San Miguel. Because I’ve been mostly in left brain/production mode for the past few years in LA, that’s left very little time for true exploring. It’s been awhile since my right brain has had a chance to come out and play without a […]
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writing

June 29, 2016
An excerpt about embracing the unknown from the book on creativity that I am in the midst of writing... "Because creativity has a high level of mysticism, one must absolutely be able to embrace the unknown. In fact, a large part of the joy of creating is the unknown. As opposed to being something to […]
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quote

August 21, 2015
"Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks."  - Yo Yo Ma
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limbo

October 10, 2014
I've been in a creative limbo time for a bit and it's been frustrating. One can't really control these things, or wish them away when they appear. Such is life for everyone, huh. I certainly don't have any answers about any of it. But it does feel like I am in the midst of a […]
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visual communication

June 19, 2014
I read an artist's thoughts the other day about the visual landscape we live in and how it communicates to us constantly, often in ways we don't consciously recognize. Given that I'm an artist, I guess it'd be natural to assume that I think about visual communication a lot. But, I actually don't, day to […]
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tired of the rectangle

January 23, 2014
One of the reasons I am currently drawn to creating things on walls is because so much more is creatively possible. I feel my brain expanding just even thinking about walls or entire rooms vs. being limited to a traditional piece of canvas on the wall. I feel done with "the rectangle," for right now […]
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