the reincarnated life of a flower and twig, turned sculpture
Read Morethe most important relationship in this show is with chess
Read Morea fado song in two variations: hot and cold
Read Morea mantra song for grounding to your core essence and depths
Read MoreI made a personal hierarchy to help me reflect on my different relationships to books.
Read MoreEttie is one of my close creative friends from college, and an amazing songwriter, musician, and artist. We met during the first few weeks of freshmen year, when our dorm was on the subway going to an event in downtown Manhattan. Everyone else was chirping, small-talking away, but she was standing there by herself, reading a book of e.e. cummings poetry. And that's when I fell in love.
Read MoreThis blog post by Keri Smith is one of my favorite advice letters I've ever read, so much that I feel like I need to print it out and reread it when I'm feeling discouraged.
She writes about the paralyzing effect of the pressure we put on ourselves for creative work, the importance of paying attention to the energy we feel when we do things. Do more of what gives you an open sense of energy, and less of what doesn't. It's that simple.
Read More"Boldness has power and magic in it. Begin it now."
My typography teacher, Jason Heuer, told us that this one quote by Goethe inspired him to change careers and go to design school in his thirties. He said he had the chills just rereading it in class. When you stumble upon words like this (and of course it has to be in the right place and at the right time), it's such a treasure.
Read MoreBeing busy implies being out of control.
This quote jumped out at me because we’re in a culture in which being ‘busy’ is worn as a badge of honor. Busy, to me, feels like a word loaded with obligation– that I’m juggling many commitments and demands on my time. Busy feels tiring. Busy is rushing from thing to thing with little room for pause, or reflection.
Read MoreTalk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.
There is a lot of writing across the internet about how to find your voice, and this applies to a variety of creative endeavors, not just writing voice or speaking voice. It’s also about finding your style, your unique POV, which – just writing those words “unique POV” make me cringe.
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