Category Archive for 'Mindsets'

Balance

Not Doing It All
A few weeks back I looked at the calendar and realized I had only 7 weeks to prepare for a solo exhibit. I came up with a schedule that is aggressive, yet doable to create all new work for the show over those 7 weeks.
It’s doable in the sense that if [...]

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The Magic of Completion

The Studio
In April of 2009 I completed a major house remodeling project that include the addition of a beautiful new studio. Within weeks I had the studio 95% completed and then moved in and started making art.
I had a huge deadline looming for an exhibit in Germany and needed every spare moment to create. [...]

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Success is Getting Back in the Saddle

Taking a Break
When I left for South Africa at the end of July I had the intention to continue to write blog posts on makebigart during my month long vacation.
I had a list of topics for the posts I would write while gone and one day near the beginning of the trip I [...]

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The Power of Responsibility

Responsibility
What is responsibility? In the words of Deepak Chopra it is the ability to have a response:
If you look at the word ‘re-spon-si-bil-i-ty’, it means the ability to have a response. Responsibility means to have a creative response to a challenge… So what responsibility means is expanding your awareness.
I really love [...]

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