Even great artists sell out. Sometimes it happens post fame and fortune. Other times, as in the case of architect Frank Gehry, you sell your soul in the beginning of your career, on what you hope is your way up. It’s better to sell out early, if only because time is merciful and you can
{This lovely little animation of The Golden Mean / Rule of Thirds is breathtaking and descriptive. I felt like my heart rate slowed down while I watched it inner-fold. Click here to view it’s movement.} The best writing advice I ever received was this: “Sometimes you have to let go of the jewels.” You have
In this small world, Where here shall I Turn my eyes? It is deep and immense. – Frida Kahlo
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is: What am I drawn to? Plenty of people are inspirationally challenged – not sure of what lights their fire. Others are so selective about what floats their boat that not much new can get past their preferences. Whether you’re confused or highly particular, curiosity
“A beautiful thing, though simple in its immediate presence, always gives us a sense of depth below depth, almost an innocent wild vertigo as one falls through its levels.” – Frederick Turner Writing and jamming all day, I need to to wrest my eyes from words and the screen. Even if I’m writing fluidly or
When inspiration does not come, I go half way to meet it. – Freud
If you’re at a dead end, take a deep breath, stamp your foot, and shout “Begin!” You never know where it will take you. – Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit
Silence is so accurate. – Mark Rothko
Works of art are of an infinite loneliness and with nothing so little to be reached as with criticism. Only love can grasp and hold and be just toward them. – Rainer Maria Rilke
In every work of genius we recognize our rejected thoughts. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
