Art

Ideas Come Before Goals

Sometimes going back through journals shows you your goals, ones achieved and those still needing to be realized…

When You and Your Coauthor Are Artists

When you and your coauthor are also artists… “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -Pablo Picasso Rigoli and I author books together, but we’re also artists. At one time, he dabbled as a graphic artist, and I sketched out …

“Work your craft; until it becomes an artform.”

Writers Need Artist Dates

Writers need artist dates to renew the spark of inspiration… [ Read More ]

Writing in the Creative Flow

Sometimes I get on a roll with the characters, stories, and writing so much that it’s hard to stop. I want to stay in the flow. Is it because of fear?

DIY Mirror Framing Results

My DIY Mirror Framing results made my bath mirror a masterpiece.

My Cover Art

When Rigoli and I started writing together, I’d create cover art. It helped to make the writing—our books—feel real…

Using Art in Journals

Writing journals here and there since high school, many of them are filled with songs, lyrics, drawings, pasted collages, ponderings, and more. The blank pages call out, desiring color, ideas, and contemplations. Later,being able to flip through the pages full of words and design, I revel in the kaleidoscope of …

Let Imagination Live

Our imaginations and the ability to create is a part of us. Taking an idea, thought, or story from the mind and putting it into media that others can see, feel, or hear is an act of creation. Philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, said… [ Read More ]

The Creative’s Journey

Having a creative block in writing, art, or music business? A recent podcast with Steven Pressfield sheds some light on how not to forget the art part of what we do.