Accepting the process of learning: difficult at times, but at other times, easy, natural, instinctive, simple. The carrying out of life is fraught with inconsistencies and surreal coincidences and I don’t understand any of it but I’ve still learnt. When I’m older, I might better understand the circumstantial variables, today I merely need to be … Continue reading Learning About Learning About Learning
When the itch isn’t accompanied by ignition, when we struggle to take initiative when hit with the urge to create, we must practice our information recall. Every interesting thought we’ve had since our last creative session has disappeared. Notes may jog our memory but lack the internal flow of a natural spark— we’re detached from … Continue reading Initiation of Inspiration: Recall
I have a vivid memory of looking through a wildlife field guide as a child and admiring the skulls of whales, bears, deer, shocked they could be of the same substance and yet come in so many shapes and sizes. Those field guides and my stack of encyclopedias were my pride and joy. My artistic … Continue reading Architecture of a Body
Certain aspects of reality appeal to us by crossing the boundary between Self and Other. Not just reflections, inspiration is an external twin of our most internal core. Exactly the same, yet separate, in union they form something new. Within me is the child naturalist and when I stumble across something related to the natural … Continue reading The Pull: Describing Inspiration
All ideas come from somewhere. They’re a reaction, like fire, spawned from a connection. This is inspiration. The moment a connection is made between you and the subject, tinder and heat, some intrigue or recognition begins creating something new that’s neither tinder nor heat. Layers, boundaries, and relationships are the equation for inspiration. An idea … Continue reading Inspiration as Proof of the Soul
Alchemical allegory sketch digitally on Procreate, Phase One - Calcination, Distillation, Separation
I’ve taken a break from my artwork to continue my writings on calcination. It’s both difficult and easy to attempt to merge my personal experiences and research with current day shadow work and Jungian psychospiritual alchemy. They intersect often but I’m more drawn to 4th to 15th century text, which is slightly more arduous to … Continue reading Brief Reflection 01/06/21
I’ve been doing a digital painting series of childhood memories I recall from vaguely out-of-body perspectives. Rather than painful memories of dissociation, I’m focusing on feelings of power and comfort.
I’ve dedicated this month of November to finishing the first draft of my short story compilation during the annual novel writing contest NaNoWriMo. On November 24 I surpassed the 50k word count that signifies a winner and continued on as my compilation wasn’t complete. Yesterday, just a day or so shy of December 1st, I … Continue reading Learning to Flow: Word Counts and Short Story Writing Goals
Art practice is a tool belt. We collect exercises and processes to advance our creativity and ability to derive and hone in on inspiration. My fiancé’s professor recently advised the two of us to start every day with stream of consciousness writing. Much like brainstorming (which I write about in Making Conceptual Connections in Art) … Continue reading Art Practice: Stream of Consciousness
Sustaining Practice 