Artists have built for themselves, or had built for them, this stereotype of absent-minded creative abandon. Whether it’s the writer who forgets to eat, drink, or sleep while coming across the next plot point or the painter who can’t find where their paintings are in their over-stuffed house, artists are seen as thriving in creative …
The thing about inspiration is that it can come from anywhere. Earlier this year I was just beginning the idea of making some sort of creativity program. I was thinking about who it would be for, how I’m going to get people involved, and (most importantly of course) what I’m going to name it. Usually, …
Good books are medicine to a creative mind. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to just drone out in front of TV but instead pick up a book and turn my evening from sludgery to inspiration. My latest book binge came on the employee discount day at the Museum of Fine Arts. …
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