Art Supply House & Custom FramingIt’s not things that upset us, it’s our judgement about things.~ Epictetus I recently heard an author speak about everyone having two selves. He called them the connective and protective selves. The connective self wants to build connection with others. The protective self has been hurt and tries to shield the connective self from further […]
A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea.~ Kevin Kelly Last week I talked about refilling one’s creative well – about making the time to seek out inspiration via reading, looking at other art, going on walks in nature, or participating in other acts of self-care. These acts serve to refill the […]
The Process:1) Decide what you want to achieve.2) Try different ways of achieving it until you find one that works for you.3) Do more of what works. Do less of what doesn’t.4) Don’t stop doing it until it stops working.5) Repeat.~ James Clear I once rode my bicycle across the state of Iowa over 5 […]
Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.~ Eleanor Brownn It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day routine. I don’t know about you, but my todo list only seems to grow longer – there are two tasks added for every item that I complete. Sometimes I have to sneak in […]
As for me, I’m a transplant. I moved here from Australia. After the initial novelty wore off, that of being in England, it assumed a sort of shrugging familiarity — the usual shops, takeaways, a downbeat seafront, rough around the edges but with not-too-inconvenient access to Gatwick and Heathrow and flights to more interesting places.But […]
What looks like a talent gap is often a focus gap.The ‘all star’ is often an average to above average performer who spends more time working on what is important and less time on distractions.The talent is staying focused.~ James Clear I can get distracted pretty easily. I even distract myself at times. However, I […]
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. ~ Pablo Picasso Photographer Anthony Epes wrote an article in Petapixel.com about finding beauty in the mundane. He defines mundane as “the everyday, ordinary, or banal.” Epes explains that “it’s easy to take amazing shots of amazingly beautiful places. Although we can always […]
Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. ~ Robert Fulgham I recently stumbled across the ideas of artistic obsession and balance (what a combo that is!) and thought I’d share. Whenever I run into a concept multiple […]
Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.~ Ralph Fiennes Life is pretty busy – between work, scheduled company, a toddler, garden preparation, and some new baby chickens. With everything that is going on it’s easy to get caught up in the daily routine and stop to smell the proverbial […]
Greatness is consistency.Meditating once is common. Meditating daily is rare.Exercising today is simple. Training every week is simply remarkable.Writing one essay rarely matters. Write every day and you’re practically a hero.Unheroic days can make for heroic decades.~ James Clear It rarely fails – the way I get over the blahs is by doing something. I […]