Unconditional Love, The Artistic Process & Owning How to Lead
Speaking Truth To Power by Jess Pillmore, Artistic Director “For far too many years, I held onto the idea that love was conditional — and so I would look for someone or something other than my higher self to define those conditions and requirements for me.” — Anthony Edwards The stories of abuse are coming …
There Will Always Be Another Hoop, Until…
We are experiencing the law of diminishing returns. The industrial revolution has taken its toll on how we, as artists, learn and teach. Only teaching artists can stop it.
From Inside the Fog: Embracing the Unknown
Your art starts right here with how you choose to handle the unknown.
Bringing All of You Into The Room
The more you own who you are in this moment, in this skin, in this conscious reality, the more you expand your possibilities in your art.
Conscious Creation: An Identity of Your Own Making
Whether you’re claiming your horizon or defining your non-negotiables, there is one solid ingredient that you must own first: your identity. We all have one (or many) we actively use, but were they consciously created? That’s where it gets tricky. Often the past and our expectations of the future define who we consider ourselves to …
Non-negotiables: Why You Must Say No
If you’re in it for the long haul, if you want to do more than survive, it’s imperative to learn when to say no.
The Gift of Creative Community
Guest blogger, Melissa Bergstrom, gives some helpful tips to consciously develop a supportive and challenging creative community. (Holiday Trees by Annie Spratt, cc) It’s mid December already (despite the lack of snow in the Northeast) and the holidays are suddenly upon us. To me, holidays mean twinkle lights, hot chocolate, and cozying up with my husband …
You Don’t Need a Five- or Ten-Year Plan. You Need A Horizon
(Photo by Dennis Wilkinson, cc) Art lives in the unknown. It is a personal exploration of “what if…” And yet, that is not what most schools and business practices model. They demand knowns. Schools provide training, which is the act of teaching methods that have been proven to work. Pressures felt by educators to produce …
LEARNED HELPLESSNESS: A Fear to Hope (Sustainable Artistry Series #1)
“Defining non-negotiables with my art sounds nice, but there’s no way. I won’t be able to pick and choose projects. Once I get out of college, I’ll have bills to pay, rent, and a sizeable student loan to pay off. How am I suppose to be an artist and eat? I have to compromise. I have to work. …
Own Your Actions, Not Other Beings
The world is shifting to a role of stewardship not ownership. How does this affect parenting, animal rights, media, artistry, and education? A ton!
DEVISING: It’s Different, How?
Devising allows you to build the muscles of inventing, playing, and editing in real time, on your feet.
Failure: You Can Count On It
You’re going to have one of those days, when everything goes wrong… You can count on it. But I have the panacea. No, seriously, I do.
Mindful of Your Collaborators
We live in a collaborative world. Very little, if anything, is truly done alone without any guidance or contribution from another person.
You Are Your Business… And More.
But here’s a truth that set me free, and I offer it to you: There is only one you. You are all of your identities.
Empathy & The Unknown – Devising’s Life Lessons
Devising life. Losing players. Coming to terms with not knowing. All with love.
NOVEL IDEA: The Art of Asking
In Amanda Palmer’s revealing and generous book, “The Art of Asking”, she pinpoints what her entire artistic drive has been towards: “PLEASE. BELIEVE ME. I’M REAL. THIS HURTS.”
