Essays About Creativity
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A Kind of Aliveness I Live For
A crucial distinction for all artists - you don’t think in order to draw, you draw in order to think.
Rock, Chalk and Ink
You share your advice on keeping a daily sketchbook practice and I try to do some simple drawing exercises.
Fill Sketchbooks!
My plan for 2020 is to fill as many sketchbooks as I can, starting with filling pages of collage. Plus some advice on keeping a sketchbook.
Ink and Card
I’ve just come up with an idea for an exciting project and I want to tell you all about it!
A Story About The Universe
I believe that when you move towards your dreams, the universe will move with you. I see evidence of this everywhere.
Residency
Artists residencies are a great way to find focus - but you don’t have to wait to be invited to one!
Goals vs Systems
A radical rethink of how to achieve your goals, thanks to James Clear’s new book Atomic Habits
Hobbies Update
I’m nervous about this letter - I’m letting you see my first attempts at drawing real life models.
I'm Still Thinking About These Ideas
A collection of ideas, quotes and provocations which are still lingering in my brain weeks after I saw them.
As The Electromagnetic Pulse Ripped Through The City, He Saw It Was All For Nothing
When I’m not scared of losing my life’s work, I think about destroying it.
On The Thermodynamics of Creativity
An important message for artists - your work will not exist by itself!
