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: “…we must get rid of this outside feeling of looking in on art. We must get on the inside and press out. Art is simply a result of expression during…
In her timeless book, If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland captures a profound truth: “When we ignore the imagination, we stop living from our center, from the creative fountain, and we live from the periphery, from externals.” Ueland’s words strike at the heart of how imagination shapes the human experience. Too often, we allow…
Creativity isn’t about sticking to a plan; it’s about allowing yourself to be pulled by something—an idea, a vision, a curiosity. When you follow that pull, it leads you into a space you didn’t know existed. This is how we open new worlds. Creating something new requires openness, flexibility, and a willingness to embrace the…
I’ve often felt out of place in environments that valued conformity over creativity. Although I tried my best to fit in, I ultimately ended up needing to make my own world. But the writer James Baldwin once said, “The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” And Frank Zappa put…
Imagine a world that runs purely on logic, efficiency, and predictability—a flat, dry, boring, linear world. In this world, everything is reduced to bullet points and spreadsheets. Conversations are transactional, creativity is sidelined, and beauty is seen as an unnecessary luxury. Rules dominate, and there’s no room for wonder, mystery, or “what if.” It’s a…
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