Create or curate?
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Curate
When I think of a ‘curator’ I think of an intelligent (but bland) guy wearing his one and only Brooks Brothers suit to a museum to look at old things and make sure those old things are in tip top shape.
Creativity and the Costa Concordia: Get on the Ship
Time:
January 13, 2012
Setting:
Costa Concordia, Island of Giglio, Italy
(the setting could also be ‘your mind’)
Cast:
Coast Guard: Captain Gregorio De Falco
(think of De Falco as ‘your coach’)
Ship Captain: Captain Francesco Schettino
(think of Schettino as ‘reasoning’)
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Know Who You Are
De Falco: “This is De Falco from Livorno. Am I speaking with the captain?”
Schettino: “Yes. Good evening, Cmdr. De Falco.”
The Artist’s Double Life: The Day Job
Feeling bifurcated? Jekyll and sometimes Hyde?
Creatives often live a life that mirrors our cell phone plans: we spend our ‘peak minutes’ at a day job while our ‘off peak minutes’ (nights and weekends) afford us little time to get our creativity fix.
"Schizofreakia" Creative Commons: -RobW-
As a creative do you ever feel like this pic to the right?
With my 9-5 as a corporate sales trainer, writing this growing blog, doing a video shoot in a few days and a play reading at the end of the month I make Sally Field’s Sybil look normal.
It’s Not the Day Job
A few months ago I had a breakthrough.
Value of Art
Today’s guest post is by producer Jason Mundok at The Wood Stove House. I enjoyed working with him on a recent project, The 24 Hour Plays and will be participating in his podcast series “Conversations” later this month. Enjoy!
The Value of Art
At the Wood Stove House, we have immersed ourselves in the performing arts over the past few years. We’ve hosted house concerts, helped promote and book public concerts, produced theater events, provided promotional and logistical support for other theater events, and produced several recordings for wonderful regional musicians.
One of the big questions that we grapple with when engaging in any of these projects is the idea of value. What is the value of what we do and how much should we be charging for it?
A Tightrope Walk
Living a Better Creative Story
I heard about a guy once who wrote a book about his journey and other things and a lot of his sentences started like I started this one.
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The grammar, incomplete sentences and all the boring (but geekily important) stuff about writing correctly drove me nuts while reading Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years.
But I cried a bit at the end.
Yeah, I cried.
All the rambling sentences aside. It’s a good story. It’s a great story. It’s a transformative story.
Here’s a bit of a new story. Told in his style.
Ala Donald Miller
Sometimes I wonder if all this spectating isn’t good for me. I watch TV. Go to a show. Read a book. Laugh at a movie. I’m enjoying it all. I’m relaxing. It’s great.
Finding Your ‘Special Purpose’
The 10 Minute Secret to Creative Achievement (Hint: Scrivener)
6 Types of Creatives
The Dreamer
Jorge Miente (Creative Commons)
Dreaming ignites.
Dreaming activates.
The Thinker
Toni Blay (Creative Commons)
Thinking ideates.
Thinking meditates.
Continue Reading…
Be Childish, I Double Dare Ya
In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
~Adora Svitak
Vince Alongi (Creative Commons)
We love you TED Talks. We love your geeks, your smarts, your innovation . . . and your childishness.
Recently, I cozied up to a speech by Andora Svitak (video below) and though she was 12 at the time she made the talk she stirs the controversy pot. See if you agree with her in your quest for creativity.
Age Has Nothing to Do With It
Agreed. Can anyone make a difference? Can anyone be creative? Sure. You betcha.
Ten Commandments for Creatives
10 Commandments for Creatives
1. Give space, time and energy to your creativity.
Sue Hasker (Creative Commons)
If you don’t, your space, time and energy will go to things you don’t value.
2. Creating is an act of worship.
Not creating is self-centered and selfish.
3. Your creativity is a gift given to you.
Share gifts.
4. Date your artist.
Most of your best ideas come unexpectedly.
5. Don’t be an expert.
The minute you believe you’re an expert, you stop learning from others.
6. Jealousy is the death of creativity.
Celebrate others.
