I just finished reading Henry Corbin’s 1969 book, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ‘Arabi. It had been sitting on my shelf for over two years, waiting patiently for the right time. I’m glad I finally picked it up, because it confirmed something I’ve long suspected but never fully understood: imagination is real. It’s not…
I’ve never been a naturally confident person, and sometimes I wonder about that. Every creative thing I’ve done has required inner courage—pushing through a persistent voice that whispers there’s nothing of value here. It’s an exhausting pattern: I dismiss and deny my own work, and then I look at confident people and assume they’re more…
A book I’ve been working on for nearly ten years was supposed to be published last February. Everything was set—until the university slated to publish it dropped their program at the last minute due to internal politics. Just like that, I was back at square one, wondering if my book would ever find a home….
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the Spanish word aprovechar, which means “to make good use of something.” This simple concept has been a guiding light for me, especially when I face challenges in a class or project. Instead of striving to push beyond what feels possible, I remind myself to use what I have at…
In Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards shows us the transformative importance of noticing negative space when drawing. By focusing on the background—the space around an object—and drawing its edge, we naturally shift into right-brain mode, enabling us to draw with far greater accuracy. (I never believed I could draw until…
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