Building Creative Energy

A Welcome Letter for October

When the things you love threaten to burn you out. PLUS 9 things I'm looking forward to this month.

Oct 2, 2024

Capturing Memories Can Fuel Your Imagination

6 strategies I use to archive my thoughts and spark creative ideas.

Jan 18, 2024 •

Getting Back in the Saddle

How I recapture momentum after a hiatus.

Sep 28, 2023 •

Getting Close Enough to See

PLUS: some floral-themed links for spring

May 23, 2023 •

Measure Effort, Not Outcome

How to use the magic of active questions to focus on what really matters to you.

May 9, 2023 •

How It All Began

How a fabric store changed the course of my life over 2 decades ago.

May 3, 2023 •

Creativity Depends on Emotional Management

90% of the work is dealing with our psyche telling us not to do it.

Mar 14, 2023 •

Space to Create

On the need for both prospect and refuge.

Mar 7, 2023 •

Some Winter Recommendations

A few seasonal recommendations for winter, while my ipad heals.

Feb 28, 2023 •

Feeding Yourself with Delight

Sometimes slowing down is not the move.

Feb 21, 2023 •

6 Tricks for Getting Started

A few simple ways I push myself to overcome resistance and start (or restart) a new project.

Feb 14, 2023 •

Dormant Pruning

Why does paring back in winter help to rejuvenate in the spring?

Jan 31, 2023 •

How creative acts help restore the world (plus a particularly random selection of links).

Jan 24, 2023 •

Constructing a lineage

Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, and building art alongside our heroes.

Dec 13, 2022 •

An assemblage of details

Are you the same person you were as a child?

Nov 1, 2022 •

Portrait of a ghost

There is mystery and magic in the way things are made.

Oct 25, 2022 •

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