Why Your Most Powerful Art Can Come From Your Hardest Seasons
When life changes in a big way, art isn’t something to wait on until you feel great. It can be the tool you use to find your way out and…
Featured Sunday BLOOMS
THE VACATION IN ART
I love the quote by the philosopher, poet David Whyte…”Visitation, absence, visitation, absence this is how we learn” This totally rings true for me. When I come back to work on a painting the following day I have about 45 minutes of objectivity. Things seem more clear and fresh. Then I tend…
WORLD DOMINATION SUMMIT
I just returned from Chris Guillenbaum’s World Domination Summit in Portland Oregon. The conference was especially remarkable because of this year’s speakers. I especially was moved by Nancy Duarte visually mapping out the worlds greatest speeches, Jia Jiang talking about rejection, and Danielle La Porte firing up the audience with her search for Desire. This is a remarkable conference that seems…
ORIGINALITY
When I was a in high school I took a stained glass class at a local art store. The first project was to make a Tiffany style lampshade. The pattern was basically a pansy repeating floral motif. The instructions said that I could choose any color of glass I wanted. …
