Gelli-Plate Printing
I have been enjoying working with Gelatine printing to produce some cool textures and designs. It is an easy, cheap and fun way to get creative and make some art.…
New Moon in Sagittarius as seen in Panama -December 19, 2017
New Moon Wish Casting to Make Your Dreams Come True!
I stumbled upon a book that has got me quite excited about the potential of putting its practice in place. It's called New Moon Astrology by Jan Spiller. In it,…
Art in a Matchbox
I came across a photo where someone had taken a bunch of matchboxes and used them as little canvases to make art. I loved the idea and set about exploring…
Limitations and the Creative Process
Sometimes, the hardest part of the creative process is getting started. In the early 1990s, I used to perform improv comedy in Toronto and the surrounding regions. Doing improv helped…
How to Kill The Critic
You know the voice that tells you are not good enough for {insert your thing here}, or that you are too good for {insert your thing here}? This is the…
Abstract Expressionism and Photography
In the 1950s a movement called Abstract Expressionism gained ground in the world of art. Painters like Willem De Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell were at the head of…
Taping the Creative Flame
A musical colleague told me something his teacher would say to him. 'Music is readily available to everyone, but we are seldom readily available to it'. Music = Creativity. Be it photography,…
Get Started Already!
There is a saying out there in the world of motivational speak that directs us to ‘Get Started Before You Are Ready’. This is something I am really good at.I’ve…
How Creativity Works in The Brain
Understanding how creativity works in the brain allows you to leverage your creative power. There are 4 types of scientifically identified brain activity that correspond to creativity. Deliberate and CognitiveDeliberate…
Hick’s Law
As a creative, the more you know, the easier it is to get stuck. It's a natural thing. In fact, there is a law that covers the concept: Hick's Law…
Photoshop’s Mixer Brush
Photoshop’s Mixer Brush does a good job of simulating paint on canvas. The one major element that digital artists have a difficult time wrapping their heads around is that -…
Cyanotype Print
Print Making with Cyanotype
I am experimenting with the Cyanotype photographic process to make some rudimentary prints. The images here are my first effort. I heard about cyanotype from an artist in my cohort,…
Getting grounded in the evening sunset.
A quick way to get centered
We all get in our heads. Whether it is the outside world infringing on our perceived freedom, or pushing hard to accomplish things that our lives are built around. Whatever…
Letting Go of Getting it Right
"Absolutism is a form of hiding. Perfect is the enemy of good." -Seth Godin I think of Seth Godin as a modern-day prophet. His wisdom, while given through the lens…
Setting goals
Setting the Course for a New Year
It’s the beginning of another year and time to look once again at the changes I want to make in my life. I am extremely fortunate to have a good…
For the Love of Fonts
Whether you are designing graphics or adding meaningful text to an image, the type of font you use is key. Use the wrong font and it can get in the…
Morning Pages
In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron introduces the idea of Morning Pages. The Artist’s Way is set up as a 12-Step program towards Creative Recovery. Morning Pages, are…
Beyond the Comfort Zone
I can hear the voice of Anne-Marie, my yoga teacher, saying "I can see you hanging out in your comfort zone! Go deeper!”. Indeed, going deeper is the path the…
An Hour a Week
In her book the Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron mentions two creative tools that when practiced, make magical changes towards opening up the creative channels in your life. One tool is…
First Action of the Day
Our habits set our lives on a constructive or destructive course. We become our automatic actions. Success teachers tell us that what we do in the first hour of the…