Are You Leaving Your Artist, Creative Insights Behind?
Finally, my jaunty narcissus, with their delicate fragrance and puff of cream, have officially broken into a song of Spring. Of course, this cheery outdoor bloom is a bit offset by all the crunchy, brown leaves and dried out twigs scattered around them. But, hey!...
Artists… Can You Jumpstart Artistic Creativity?
After my creativity surge from my five-week hiatus from life (surgery recovery), I became intensely curious. Was there a way to jumpstart creativity in normal life? Turns out, yes. Most definitely. First stop: figure out my chronotype, which of course led me down a...
How Our Cultural Productivity Obsession Smothers Creativity
Post-surgery scattered my sense of time to the four corners of the couch where I was recovering. Not just the tick-tock of time on my watch or phone, but that deeper rhythm that hums beneath our lives: my natural circadian rhythm—the one our culture seems determined...
Writing the Artist Statement in 2025! Time to Blow UP Some Resolutions
Writing the Artist Statement in 2025! Time to Blow UP Some Resolutions I’ve never been onboard with New Year’s resolutions. Partly because I know myself well enough to know I’m more a flow-with-the-moment kinda gal than a planner. Partly because I’ve gotten myself...
Writing Your Artist Statement: A Practical Guide (Part 1)
Your Challenge: Think of writing your artist statement in the same spirit as creating another piece of art - one made with words instead of your familiar medium. It’s a creative head space we’re looking for here. And, I realize this can be challenging if words...
The Artist Statement: It’s Simpler Than You Think
How many drafts have you started and tossed out? How long have you stared at a blank sheet of paper? How many times have you gotten tangled up in your own web of words? (Do you even have a web of words?) What other things have you managed to get done in order...