For all of my fellow creatives out there, we know how deadly it is to be in-between projects–that twilight time where panic nestles comfortably. The more we go on not creating, the more we worry about when the next inspiration will spark something within us. The problem is that inspiration can never be tied down. …
Tag Archives: art
Quote of the Week 5/5/24
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.” – Zora …
Quote of the Week 3/3/23
“All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.” – Oscar Wilde I remember the first time art spoke to me. My family was …
Quote of the Week 12/30/22
“It’s terrifying, isn’t it… seeing a part of yourself exposed for the world to judge.” – Kelly Brown I recently finished The Paris Apartment by Kelly Brown and this quote was one of my favorites from that novel. I’ll post a more formal review later (links can be found on my links page) but for …
A Reminder to Create
Perfection is the key, we are told, to success. Taking those extra steps and moments hammering out all imperfections are what separates the good from the great – no argument there. Yet this mentality lends itself to us thinking that everything needs to be perfect. For those fellow creative minds, we often find ourselves restarting …
Energy
Motivation comes at the worst of times it seems. Late at night for us creative people, mid-day during an important task for others. Motivation comes but what matters most is our energy. Late at night we are done and might entertain the motivation but fall back to sleep. Mid-day we plan it out a bit, …
“It takes a village.”
I never really understood this phrase, I’ll be honest. I’ve always heard that it takes a lot of people to raise a kid but I thought that meant parents and maybe a grandma or two; I never saw why someone needed a whole village just to grow up. But then I got older. I got …
Exactly
Hearing someone else acknowledge our feelings or thoughts keeps our sanity. We are each complex and confusing and sometimes our best overthinking and self-evaluation results into a picture similar to dumping all the puzzles pieces out. You know that combined it makes a picture, but now idea what that picture is at the moment. Throw …
Balance
There is always too much to do and too many good shows to watch…again… for the third time… this year. It’s a lot easier to further increase your status as a FRIENDS expert than to tackle that dream list of yours. Work out every other day, try a new restaurant, read a book that is …
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