Tag: self help
Name Your Idols
One of the first questions many artists answer, whether in a biographical or artist statement or to curious acquaintances is, who are your influences?...
Make Your Own Weather
Fulton J. Sheen once said, “Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he...
Be the Conduit for Unknowable Questions
The world is full of questions. More questions than answers is the way it will always be for anyone who treads this lonely planet....
Be Generous
Generosity can be scarce in these times of doing it all for number one. We live in a society that values personal gain above...
Pour Your Guts Out to the World
The formula for a life well lived might look something like this:
Dive in head first > fail > repeat.
Life is a series of cycles....
The Path to Freedom: Steady Work and Minimal Living
We live in a complex world. There are so many moving parts at any given moment, it is impossible to keep up with them...
It’s Always About Your Work / Pay homage to your art.
Much is made of the need to network and get out and about when you work as an artist, a freelancer, an independent business...
Community & Networking for Artists
Today we build on a conversation begun in previous posts about the importance of community, networking, and how to achieve both. While it is...
Art and Commerce Come Together in the Ninth Circle of Hell
I saw this phrase not long ago, as a complete statement in a thread of comments, and it stood out, "Art and Commerce Come...
Artists and the Pursuit of Freedom
Life is full of obligations. There are constrains on our time, our movement, at times our very ability to think for ourselves. For some,...