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The Plateau
“Enjoy the plateau while you’re on it.”
Life has its ups and downs. So does your art.
There are also plateaus.
We often look at these moments as a negat…
1 year, 2 months ago
Quantity Creates Quality
“Quantity creates quality.”
In order to create, you have to create.
Sounds simple but I swear so many people make it complicated.
There’s a story I hear…
1 year, 2 months ago
Work/Life Balance
“Work-life balance is a term society uses to control people who don't know what they want.”
When you don’t know what you want but you still need to ea…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lightbulb
“If you want to invent the lightbulb, you can’t try to make a different candle.”
You’re doing the same thing as everyone else.
You’re following the tre…
1 year, 3 months ago
Someday
“We’re all going to die someday. But not right away.”
Something I’ve heard is that everyone has a birth date and death date.
What’s important is the da…
1 year, 3 months ago
Can’t Be Conservative
“You can’t be conservative and consider yourself an artist.”
Being an artist is constantly moving forward.
You can’t think small or make gentle decisio…
1 year, 3 months ago
Might Not Be Good
“Why are you already telling yourself that something that you haven't even created might not be good?”
When you do this, you’re telling yourself no be…
1 year, 3 months ago
Thoughts from Me, for Me
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1 year, 3 months ago
Stan
“Humans don’t create. We find connections between things that others don’t see.”
Inspiration comes from any and everywhere.
Case in point, a lot of pe…
1 year, 3 months ago
Know Your Role
“The role of the artist is to save some of the people some of the time.”
If you make art for everyone you will fail.
Not all art is meant for every per…
1 year, 3 months ago