Previous: Part 3: What Makes Something Art? The Myth of Natural Talent People love stories about natural talent – the child who could draw before anyone taught them, the musician who could play by ear, the athlete who seemed to move differently from everyone else, the artist who supposedly picked...
CEXES: Learning to See
Previous: Part 1: What Do You See? Learning To See In the first part of this series, I wrote about the difference between looking and seeing. We all look at the world, but experience changes what we actually notice. The longer I thought about that idea, the more I realized...
ZIRIN: What Do You See?
Previous: Part 2: Building a Design Studio During the Great Recession What Do You See? What do you see when you look at a piece of artwork? More specifically, what do you see when you look at one of mine? Some people see circles. Others see lines, shapes, colors, or...
FONAX: Aviation, Texas, and the Value of Starting Over
Previous: Part 2: Building a Design Studio During the Great Recession Sometimes the Best Solution Is to Begin Again Not long ago, I wrote about a productive period of creative work that followed a brief beach vacation. Returning to the studio with renewed focus, I quickly completed several new pieces...
AMORR: Learning When to Let a Design Go
The Myth of Creative Certainty One of the biggest misconceptions about creating original work is the belief that the process follows a predictable path. From the outside, it can appear that an artist simply sits down, executes a plan, and produces a finished piece.The reality is far different.Creativity is not...
MUUSC: Returning With Clarity
A Path I Didn’t Know Was Possible There are moments when you realize that a path has quietly unfolded beneath your feet long before you were consciously aware of it. This journey has been one of those moments. It has carried me into territory I did not know was possible,...