“Find out who you are, and do it on purpose.” ~ Dolly Parton Lynda Barry was on a mission. She stood in front of us at Saturday’s Box Sessions workshop held at the 1440 Multiversity campus. She said she was going to “work us like mules at the Erie Canal.” In rapid-fire fashion, she had…
Creativity
Letting Go of Control to Become More Creative
“How wild it was, to let it be.”โ Cheryl Strayed,Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail The invasion of the body snatchers began during my seventh month of pregnancy. I stood behind my husband as he sat in a chair in the living room. To his right was a small table upon…
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The Impact of Creative Environments
Creative environments can inspire your best work. “The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off.”“California is always in my mind.”~ David Hockney I never used to put much stock in Virginia Woolf’s concept that “a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” The…
Creative Blocks & Healing Shame
Creative blocks are often rooted in shame. “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ~ Albert Einstein I was 6 years old and was happily lostโbuoyantโin creative flow. It was a rainy, summer day, and I sat at a long table…
Creative Anxiety: The Art (& Hell) of Change
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi I sat on the sofa, with my MacBook Air propped on my lap and a collapsed tower of notebooks, scraps of paper, research articles, and sticky notes to my right. I kept jumping…
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Making Progress in Creativity
“Scratching is real and tangible. It bloodies your fingernails. The key is not to block yourself; you have to leave yourself open to everything.” ~ Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life I printed out the pages of my book manuscript recentlyโsomething I had not done since I began writing….