Touching what’s alive
“Artists engage in a process that lets them touch something that’s alive.” – Deep Knowing In my book Deep Knowing, I discuss how artists move…
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The cognitive capacities of artists: Why their perspective matters
Why does an artist’s way of looking at the world have any meaning for us? Why does it give us pleasure? Because…a way of looking…
Creating the space where you belong
The writer and playwright James Baldwin said, “The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” These words carry so much…
The silent language of beauty: Listening beyond words
The existential psychologist Rollo May published a ton of books while he was alive. I’ve read two: My Quest for Beauty and The Courage to…
The brilliance of Robert Henri
One of my favorite books about art-making and creativity is Robert Henri’s The Art Spirit. Here are a few passages that stood out to me:…
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