17 Jun 2012 No Comments
I’ve long been a fan of UNCONVENTIONAL . . . Living, thinking, being – all outside of the neat box that’s typically offered as the path to happiness and fulfillment. Grabbing onto a CREATIVE way of living – IS un-conventional – just look up the word creative in the dictionary to check. Anything creative, original, [...]
15 May 2012 No Comments
I’m reading Chris Guillebeau’s new book, The $100 Startup, and I found it such a valuable guide – packed with great tips, checklists, stories and even a one-page business plan – that just about anybody can do it. This book shows you that launching a successful business from your creative idea really [...]
19 Apr 2012 No Comments
What do you do – when you a book ignites your creative fire. Slams you into your seat with each line you read hitting you like a spear of truth dipped in inspiration and motivation – then wrapped up with seriously real tools to root up that creative business itch you’ve had for a while? [...]
28 Nov 2011 No Comments
When your ideas ignite your imagination, you start jumping around like bubbles in a boiling pot. You get excited, the creative flow gets going it’s not in your power to stop it. You are connected to your creative source, great things are happening and the tap is full on! Only some outside interruption can halt [...]
11 Nov 2011 2 Comments
Making art can seem scary. You work out your fears, the nagging little buggers on your shoulder, wade through excuses and cut through tentacles of life’s responsibilities and there you are – standing in front of a blank canvas. What now? If it was flat on the floor, you could walk on it and pretend it’s [...]
03 Nov 2011 No Comments
Nothing stops spontaneous creativity in its tracks more than thoughts of being prepared or of being judged. Am I ready? Do I know enough? Is what I’m doing right or wrong? So today, I challenge you to make a deliberate creative mistake (Of, course we are not talking about mistakes that cause harm). Here are a [...]
19 Oct 2011 No Comments
In life, business, as an artist: What matters most – If you’re a big fish or a little fish? Or if you swim? Tweet This! (thank you!)
06 Oct 2011 2 Comments
Beginning In 2006, I was gaining traction on my art career and selling work at festivals. I had taken that first step in 2003 (more on that another time) and after a lifetime of not focusing on art as a real business and the pressure of trying to change the world if I did, the [...]
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