As an artist and writer, I am constantly looking for inspiration. What should I make next? What should I write next? Having worked in the history field for over 20 years, I’ve come to realize that I’ll never run out of inspiration if I keep looking to the past. The past helps me create now. The past will help me create in the future. I’ve been infinitely inspired by articles in old newspapers for my…
My year of rereading is falling apart somewhat. I started reading Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” after hearing it mentioned a couple of times within a week. It’s a book my eldest son recommended to me a while ago, but given what is happening in our country currently, it felt like now was the time to read it. It’s an excellent book that explains how Frankl, the survivor of 4 concentration camps during the…
As the New Year barrels in on us, it’s time to set some goals. I don’t do resolutions because a resolution feels so resolved, so I-have-to-get-this-done-no-matter-what, not taking into account that life continually throws curve balls at us, knocking us off our resolution game. Instead, I set goals, which I don’t see as being pinned to the New Year. They are rolling goals and I check them periodically to see how I’m doing or whether…
I’m Stealing Like an Artist and Showing My Work. Stealing from Austin Kleon, of course, in that I’ve decided to take advice from his book “Show Your Work!” to build a website that showcases my work. In his book, which is a lovely, approachable short and inspirational read (just like his book, “Steal Like an Artist“), he suggests building a good (domain) name and sharing the process of one’s work on that domain. My online home…