Do you engage in a creative practice outside your main art form? If so, how does that practice inform your work? Or does it? Is there something else you’ve longed to try? What do you do to stretch your creative muscles? What can you do that will keep your vision fresh? For me it’s iPhone photography. These are pics shot and edited with my iPhone 3G for the iPhone photography class I’m taking. I’m having a blast with the class and learning tons. It’s very technical and my mind doesn’t grok technical easily. I’m a complete newbie to using any kind of camera. But I’ve always been fascinated with photos that aren’t your typical family vacation/reunion photos
My latest project is in the brainstorming phase so I thought I would toss it out here for your reaction. I would love to hear from you. I’ve decided I don’t want to do another traditional play for awhile. It’s time to explore something new. Enter – The Empty Chair Project. My hope is that this project will include many different kinds of performing and visual artists and give them the chance to explore working with a theme and making it their own
I’ve added a new category to the blog. It’s called “Lifestreaming”. Lifestraming is a methodology for Life Design as developed, inspired and created by Jessica Mullen. I was introduced to Jessica yesterday in that inter-web-you-don’t-know-me-but-I-am-following-you-online kind of way when I was surfing around looking for artsy-fartsy printable planner pages. (I was suddenly struck by the urgent need to re-invent my life management system. And I promise to post about all the amazing things I found in the very near future because I think you will absolutely eat it up.) The thing that turns me on about day planners and life management systems is that they are representations of our thoughts about who we are and who we want to be and the systems and philosophies (spiritual and/or secular) that we develop in order to realize our dreams. It’s about producitivity in the sense that we are producing ourselves. Which is vital to the macro: creating your life piece of why The Performance Lab exists
If you have ever made anything you care about (and I’m 100% sure that you have), then you know all of these contradictions are true: Beginning is everything. Finishing is everything. Beginning is difficult. Half-way to done can be impossible. Beginning again is essential. You will never finish. You must finish. Okay, just stop, then. And, once you’ve finished, letting go can be more difficult than beginning. All of this has a lot to do with why The Performance Lab exists
I am still Wonderfully Distracted by Happiness so this post will not be nearly as polished as I want it to be. You know I love art and I love artists because they are brave and soulful and they fill my life with beauty – even when the art isn’t “pretty” they still fill my life with beauty. Since I began blogging and twittering I have connected with some truly talented people and I want to share some of my favorite virtual galleries with you. Just click and browse and breathe in the inspiration. All of the sites will open in another window so you can easily come back here to continue your gallery crawl
Some of my favorite people have been very busy creating courses and teleclasses and all sorts of goodies so let me tell you all about what I found this week. Alyson B. Stanfield, the Art Biz Coach will begin a course called Cultivate Your Collectors on July 8. This looks like a content rich power house for artists who are ready to promote themselves and create returning customers and loyal business relationships. Even though her coaching site and her blog are focused on supporting the visual artist, I have learned a lot from the articles and materials she has available. I recommended her to an artist friend of mine who is ready for his own show – even if he doesn’t know it yet (hint, hint)
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