I’ve been dealing with a copycat lately. A Texan company has been systematically copying my entire ChurchStageDesignIdeas.com site onto theirs. Beside the obvious plagiarism and copyright violation issues…it’s really ticking me off. I’ve spent about 2 and a half years of my life curating and crafting that site. They’re even using pictures from the site saying they…
My wife and I had a massive garage sale. We were selling all our awesome books, DVDs, and Blurays. I was shocked how many people could pass up 50 cent DVDs and books. People were passing on them simply because they hadn’t heard of or experienced that particular title. It reminded me have little people…
I’ve been consumed lately with this idea that art and creativity are becoming a god for church workers. We have so many websites, conferences, books, and leaders devoted to teaching church workers how to make amazing art. How do you reach people with art. The same is true for leadership. “You must have a huge…
There’s a growing emphasis on art. It’s not a new thing. But new technology has made it possible for anyone to be a legitimate artist. Some use it as a vehicle to fame. Some use it as a vehicle expression. But Art is important to this generation. So important that Art is becoming a god…
My big brother claims he isn’t very talented. “My little brother got all the talents, even though I got all the looks.” He’s full of it. I got the looks and he got the talent. Unfortunately, he doesn’t really see his talent. He thinks a talent is the ability to paint or to sing a…
This book plot is amazing! The jacket is so promising that you know the content within lives up. It rarely does. Sometimes the best concepts for books completely fail to deliver. I’ve noticed this phenomenon in almost every area of creativity. The problem with great creativity is that, often, the concept comes simply. That initial…
I have newfound clarity. My calling. We live in a world where traditional art structures are dissolving. Recording artists no longer need the record industry to distribute their art. Movie makers no longer need huge budgets and studios to produce their work. Authors can self-publish or give their work away for free.
Who killed Rita Scallopini’s parents? I had the chance to be part of a murder mystery party a couple weeks ago. I was one of the suspects. I had to act like a suspect, yet provide enough clues that I wasn’t the murderer – without giving it away too easily. I had a script and…
I don’t believe in creative blocks. I believe in action. I believe creative block is simply inaction that we fail to fix. I was “blocked” yesterday. I wasn’t able to create anything meaningful and it was frustrating. But that’s not really what happened. What really happened was that I sat down to watch two shows, made…
I love this YouTube video. It’s so perfect the irony contained. “I’m cooler than you!”…until I suddenly realize I’m not. “Pride comes before a fall” is the obvious application here. But I see this attitude so much creatives. We do something we think no one else has done (at least no one around us) and…