Artists have always been at the forefront of anything new. Freud confirmed this when he said that no matter where his research led, a poet had already been there ahead of him. When I work with clients, it’s so apparent that deep creativity is not of the head or thinking mind. It comes from an [ Read more … ]
Art
Pay attention to the spaces
In music, the space between the notes is what creates the melody. The beauty of a piece is formed in the pauses, the spaces in-between. I’ve always been fascinated by these “spaces in-between” and have explored and written about them extensively in teaching (check out my book Getting Messy), art (check out my book Deep [ Read more … ]
“If there is no feeling, there is no great art.” – Ray Bradbury
When I wrote the art book Sky’s the Limit, I spent hours interviewing the gifted artist, Nancy Cawdrey. I adore Nancy’s work and I’m inspired by her artistic process. She emphasized to me how much training she’d had. But the women of Gee’s Bend blow the idea that artists need extensive training out of the [ Read more … ]
Not knowing is the essence of creativity
Not knowing is the essence of creativity. I once heard the celebrated filmmaker David Lynch interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air. Host Terry Gross asked Lynch something about what he does when he makes a movie. Lynch responded that when he makes a movie, he “doesn’t really know” what he’s doing. This statement has always stayed [ Read more … ]
“Art doesn’t come in measured quantities. It’s got to be too much or it’s not enough.”
“Art doesn’t come in measured quantities. It’s got to be too much or it’s not enough.” ~ Pauline Kael I work with many clients who have big energy. They worry about being ‘too much.’ They want to be nice and fit in. But artists can’t live from a place of ‘fitting in.’ That’s not what [ Read more … ]
