Sympathetic Magic
Art is transformative. Nowhere is this more evident than in the idea of sympathetic magic which can help us...
Art is transformative. Nowhere is this more evident than in the idea of sympathetic magic which can help us...
Daddy’s Home is the latest album from St. Vincent. At first I wasn’t impressed by this surprisingly retro release...
Recent comments about personal branding from one of my favorite podcasters got my questioning my previous writing on the...
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away recently. Van Halen’s music had a huge impact and Eddie’s approach to...
The pandemic has challenged our existing business models. For a lot of small creatives and entrepreneurs, this includes an...
Almost every day I sit down to write at my dining table. Like so many things about this year,...
I spent a big chunk of last weekend going through old files and papers. It’s a chore I’ve been...
Fenton Johnson’s book, At The Centre Of All Beauty, explores the intersection of solitude, art, and creativity. The chapter...
The phrase “personal brand” is used a lot but it’s not always clear what it means. Here’s a simple...
Remembering a busy afternoon shopping in Tokyo and being introduced to the phenomenon of Jazz Kissa.
We look to habits or hacks, we seek methods or tricks, to try to be more creative. But maybe...
All of us are touched by anxiety. We experience it ourselves or know people who do. For artists and...
Choosing a yearly theme is always challenging. Especially following on from a huge one like 2018's Year of...
Picasso is famous for his art. But, seeing his work over and over again reminds us of something...
Having self-published a non-fiction book I've decided next time I will work with a publisher instead. Here's why.
There’s plenty of advice out there about how to attract an audience online. A lot of it is really...