When I work with a client’s deep inner images, I draw on the same visual language that artists work with, and so I find visual art, especially drawing, fascinating. I tell my students and workshop participants that we need to shift “how we are looking” to understand these potent inner images and allow them to…
Occasionally, I encounter people who confidently describe themselves as good writers. This always makes me pause—not because they aren’t smart, creative, or thoughtful, but because being “good at writing” is such a nuanced and subjective thing. Having spent years reading graduate papers, dissertations, and editing books, I’ve come to believe that good writing isn’t about…
For years, I’ve observed that our deepest creativity doesn’t begin with words—it begins with images. Images carry a potency that words often struggle to match. They bypass the logical mind and tap directly into the heart, soul, and body, opening up pathways to inspiration and meaning. Many of us, whether we consider ourselves writers, creators,…
I’m feeling moved to share one of my favorite poems by Maya Angelou. Although she mentions “my children” in the first line of Elegy, I’ve never felt her poem was to be read literally. This poem is about our creative offspring… whatever they may be. What have we nurtured in our lives? What are we…
In today’s world and political climate, art and artists are needed more than ever. Here are ten qualities of being that they give us…. 1. The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world. Problems can have more than one solution and…
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