On Unlocking Creativity, Ideas as Viruses: Robin Young Interviews Elizabeth Gilbert
The way that I’ve always thought about creativity is that ideas are these disembodied life forms, they don’t have a form but they have a will, and all they want …
Quote for Today: Brian Froud
In the countryside, the old stories seemed to come alive around me; the faeries were a tangible aspect of the landscape, pulses of spirit, emotion, and light. They “insisted” on …
Quote for Today: Steve Goodier
I’m convinced that the world, more than ever, needs the music only you can make. And if it takes extra courage to keep playing in spite of your loss, many …
Scanning the Nest: The Art of Ellen Hoverkamp
Technology constantly creates tools, but we seldom explore their full artistic potential. Pioneer Ellen Hoverkamp makes art with a scanner. Ellen Hoverkamp began making photographic images with her flatbed scanner in 1997, enjoying …
Following the Twerge: Incubator by Katherine McDaniel
In the process of making art we can learn so much about ourselves. How does creativity help us understand life? Yesterday, I took a trip to the craft store with my …
Art and Agriculture: Sam van Aken and the Tree of Forty Fruit
Art often grants insight, but can it provide solutions? Creativity meets agriculture in the work of artist Sam van Aken. Sam van Aken is head of the Sculpture Program at Syracuse University, and …
Quote for Today: Albert Schweitzer
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people …
Quote for Today: Mehmet Murat İldan
If the future looks dark, all you have to do is to find a candle and carry it with you. If it looks bright, the best thing to do is …
Quote for Today: George Carlin
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I’m sure it made the work seem that …
Quote for Today: Anne Frank
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. ―Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl