The real reason you don’t get around to your creative projects.Usually, it is not laziness but emotional wounds and brokenness that hold us back. A broken heart creates broken art. You can overcome artistic anxiety, cultivate creative courage, and produce meaningful work that matters. In this … Read more
What if creativity is less to do with talent and more to do with how we think? Try these easy techniques and become more creative – no matter how stuck you feel.
I know something about you. You are creative. Okay, I can hear the arguments already: “But you don’t know me. I’m the exception that proves the rule. I’ve not got a creative bone in my body.” If this sounds like you, pause and pay careful attention to … Read more
This afternoon I started reading a book I’ve been asked to write a blurb for. It will be this American author’s fifth book, and I appeared on her radar because she’d read my first book, The Creative Wound.I’m learning more every day that whatever we … Read more
What making art is really all about. There’s a bigger concept to grasp than just wanting to master a particular technique, a more pertinent question to be answered than ‘will anyone like this?’, and our creations take place within a much larger story than we realise … Read more
I’m not ashamed to admit this, but I’m a bit of a Bear Grylls fanboy. That’s not to say I’d fancy camping out with him in the middle of nowhere, cooking snails and drinking my own pee. I’d rather just watch others doing that on … Read more
I’m curious. How is your creative life? It has been polarising time of late, hasn’t it? Some have thrived while others have slumped. Perhaps you’ve done both. As someone who pays the bills by being creative every day, recent years have presented me with some intense challenges. … Read more
Do you feel unsure about pursuing the thing that makes you come alive? You know, THAT thing. The art project, dream, act of creation, innovation, transformation, or expression of love? Well, to lend you some extra courage in your pursuit, here’s what happened to me … Read more
Of the guitars I own, my favourite is a Fender Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster in Olympic White. This characterful instrument bears numerous scuffs and dents, which often cue conversation with studio visitors. Aggressive dings and scrapes cut through the yellowing paint, revealing flashes of the … Read more
This afternoon I started reading a book I’ve been asked to write a blurb for. It will be this American author’s fifth book, and I appeared on her radar because she’d read my book, The Creative Wound.I’m learning more every day that whatever we create … Read more