Surrealism is defined by releasing the creative potential of the unconscious mind. The idea is broad, and the results are limitless – after all, that is the point of surrealism. To never be constrained by your own limitations, our own smallness. I love creating surreal works. It lets you break free of your conscious mind. We could all use a little more of that. I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag…
Let’s talk about the artist’s evolution. As you continue in your craft – grow, change, repeat – your art will grow with you. It will evolve and expand and collapse. You will hate it and love it and hate it again. You will want to change it, and you will, and you’ll regret that sometimes, and you’ll move forward. I’ve been a photographic artist for 10 years. That’s a DECADE, people! And in my fairly young life, that’s a third….
As I speak to more and more people from all age groups, there is a mounting desire to be self-employed and a growing frustration in corporate drudgery. In great numbers people are cultivating creativity and trying to go it alone. The problem is that we have been taught from very young ages which jobs matter and which ones don’t; which jobs make money and which will lead to a life of suffering. At the top of the suffering jobs list…
Weekly challenges have begun! This is our chance for 3 wonderful things: To connect to our greatest creativity by giving ourselves parameters to work within. It might sound weird, but we are often able to thrive the most when we are given confines. To think in a totally new way. Did you know that if you can force your brain out of it’s comfort zone on a daily basis, you will be more likely to make bolder, more empowered decisions?…
There was a long period of time when I felt like everything I made had to be amazing. Screw that. I’m so far past that I think I might be going in the opposite direction. I liken it to choosing friends when you’re really young. At first, you want everyone to be your friend. You have an insatiable desire to be liked. And you quickly learn what behaviors are widely accepted and which are not, so perhaps, you adopt the…