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…
“Your brain doesn’t really belong in this city.” I’ve received this compliment two times in my life. I’m not sure it was intended as a compliment in those two situations…but I take it as such. They were saying my mentality doesn’t really fit in with the culture of the city I live in. I don’t…
Curating is a pretty popular concept floating around the Christian creative community. Curating is more about using the tools and ideas around you rather than creating everything from scratch. As a one-man creative team, I’ve had to learn the art of curation. I’ve learn to manage and take advantage of resources instead of buckling under…
I love magic tricks. A great illusion puts a bit of ambiguity back into my world – a world that is far too black and white. The world likes to be clear cut and simple. But it isn’t. The world is filled with mystery and contradiction. It’s filled with ambiguity. Wonder and curiosity happen in ambiguity.…
As you get better at and learn more about art, you come to a fork in the road. There are now three paths to traverse. They are: Criticism Stagnation Exploration Criticism Most “artists” choose this path. Instead of creating, they turn into the critics. They know enough art to consider themselves experts. So instead of…
Curiosity killed the cat? I say it’s worth the risk. Preschool children ask their parents (on average) 100 questions per day. “Why is the sky blue? Where do babies come from? Why was mommy kissing Santa Claus?” Their curiosity is insatiable. But by middle school they’ve pretty much stopped asking. It’s not that middle school…
Myth #1. Creativity is something you’re born with. Creativity is something you develop. Creativity is about different thinking. Different thinking comes from taking risks. While some individuals are generally more willing to take risks, anyone can be creative. You just have to be willing to take risks.
The untrained ear can tell how good a musician is if they look for one thing: how complicated does the music sound to play? If the song sounds difficult to play, the musician is probably not that good. That’s because good musicians play below their skill level. They make even complicated pieces sound simple because they…
Let these creativity quotes inspire you and keep you going through the weekend. I’ve hand selected each of these quotes to highlight an element of the creativity and the creative process. Enjoy! [testimonial author=”Albert Einstein”]Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.[/testimonial] [testimonial author=”Tina Turner”]Sometimes you’ve got to let everything…
I live in a city that lacks subtlety. It’s not just a quantity over quality issue. It’s deeper than that. If something tastes good, they’ll add more sauce. If a new restaurant does well, they add 10 more around the city overnight. (We have 31 Taqueria Jalisco’s in a town of less than 300,000.)