My current muse is this painting by Tsuguhara Foujita (1886-1968), a Japanese artist who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western-style paintings. There’s something that’s really captivating about it…the simple lines and muted color make me want to go draw and paint. I love the girl’s expression and the cat is cute and hilarious. My photo…
Discipline is a tool that numbs the mind. –Krishnamurti It seems a little dramatic, but perhaps there’s some truth to it. I often hear writers (famous and not-so-famous) go on-and-on about how they get up at dawn EVERY day to write for a specified number of hours. “It’s a discipline,” they seem to be lecturing….
When I was 14, I dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Fueled by enthusiasm, I sketched what I believed were marvelous designs and sent them off to a contest advertised in the back of Teen magazine. I never heard back, and in my youthful disappointment, I decided I must not have any talent. Adding to…
Yesterday, I stumbled upon something I wrote back in 2000, a pivotal time when I was opening up my creative channels. It was a few years after completing my Ph.D. in 1996 and spending some time teaching. But by then, I felt the need to step away from the “Ph.D.” identity entirely and explore a…
I’m currently enchanted by a book with an irresistible title: The Poetics of Space. Admittedly, I’ve barely begun reading it, but the concept alone has me hooked. I wish I’d come up with that title myself—it perfectly captures something I’ve loved my whole life: spaces. From an early age, I’ve been drawn to the magic…
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