trust the path

October 29, 2019
I just got an email from an artist/photographer friend of mine. She recently moved back to her hometown to pursue a photography project that had been brewing ...
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rituals

October 1, 2019
Don’t underestimate the power of rituals. What seems small, and at first glance insignificant, is in fact a vital part of our creative expression. On any single ...
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freedom is an inside job

September 5, 2019
Remembering that freedom is an inside job will serve us well on our creative journey. Too often we forget this fact and expect that the freedom we seek ...
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the value of creative rest

August 14, 2019
Creators need to rest. This might feel counter intuitive in a world that is always “on.” Rest, after all, isn’t allowed when making tangible outcomes is the only ...
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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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