Many artists use creative expression to explore and express pain in life, but does creative work itself have to be painful for most of us?
Frida Kahlo painted a series of self-portraits as a depiction of the years of treatment (including orthopedic app…
To Be More Creative, Take Care of Energy Vampires
“Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.” William Shatner
We need more than ideas to be creative, we need passion and energy. Being productive in most creative ventures takes ongoing motivation and resolve.
Some situati…
Responding Creatively to Disaster and Turmoil
Like other people, those in the arts often respond quickly to disasters like hurricanes. Doing a Google search for “celebrity response to hurricane sandy” I located a recent Tweet by Jennifer Lopez [email protected]: If you need a safe place to stay, shelter info avail. in #RedCross HurricanApp #Sandy http://bit.ly/red__cross This evening is a broadcast of […]
Sandra Tsing Loh: “Dare to Disappoint”
While many people may be encouraged to pursue their creativity, many others have had to exercise their courage and go against the values, wishes and advice of parents and friends.
Sandra Tsing Loh is a Caltech graduate in physics and an accomplished w…
Do Creators Get Power and Respect?
With the increasing demand for “content” in so many channels of entertainment and other media, are people who write, create illustrations and movies and other artwork highly respected, in high demand and getting great compensation?
Not so …