Portraits Of Gen X Xenophobes: An Interview With Artist Gene Stout
Image of The Wake of X4 by Gene Stout
The Author and Her Lover’s Hands
A fine artist and an author marry. How do they navigate such a relationship. We have agreed to our open marriage. My husband, our lovers, and me.
If You’re a Creative, 14 Friends to Cut Loose — And 1 to Keep
There are 14 enemies of creative people. Cut these people loose – and keep the friend who qualifies under the new paradigm.
Be a Real Writer: Meet Tony D
Interview with The Piney’s author, comic book and television script writer, Tony D, Tony DiGerolamo. Real writers write. And write more.
(Don’t) Stop Acting Like a Child
Adulting is overrated and destroys creativity. Here’s how to recapture your childlike wonder, playfulness, joy, and willingness to take risks.
Gavin Shwahla: Nature Jedi
“This planet is the thing we are all connected to — in a way that’s almost indescribable. But we are losing the things that make life worth living.”
Connecting Strangers: Artist Beatrice Shoff
Artist Beatrice Shoff’s emotional, faceless paintings represent women of all ages, races, and experiences. Try to not see yourself!
Reject Rejection! Writers Wanted
If you’re a creative, you must learn to reject rejection as subjective feedback. One person’s trash is another’s treasure. Keep doing you.
Greatness, Mediocrity and Glorious Defeat
Artists and creatives: forget perfect. Perfectionism is an unattainable delusion that will keep you from achieving greatness.
Black Belt Artist
Meet blackbelt and talented artist, Nichole L. Moore. Her emotional, modern impressionist paintings, primarily of women, inspire and energize.
The van Gogh Tragedy
The tortured artist trope is nonsense. Artists and society wrongly equate mental illness with talent.
Understanding Copyright Law: A Guide for Content Managers
Internet downloads are poison During a meeting with a recent content client, I asked where the team gets images for the website and posts. The office manager, an intelligent and educated woman, boasted: “We download from the internet.” I’ve heard that one too many times. With trepidation, I asked: “And you credit the creator?” “No.” […]