Creative Secrets is a series of posts that features interviews with artists from all walks of life in an effort to delve more deeply into how the creative process works. You can read PartI featuring Sheri Braunstein here and Part II featuring Tracey “Halyma” Vibert here. I’d never been to a house concert before, until…
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Creative Secrets Part II: Tracey “Halyma” Vibert
Creative Secrets is a series of posts that will appear here over the next several weeks. Susan Murphy is interviewing artists from all walks of life in an effort to delve more deeply into how the creative process works. Part II of the series features Tracey “Halyma” Vibert. Tracey is a multi-faceted artist, making a career…
Creative Secrets Part I: Sheri Braunstein
Creative Secrets is a series of posts that will appear here over the next several weeks. Susan Murphy is interviewing artists from all walks of life in an effort to delve more deeply into how the creative process works. Part I of the series features jewelry artist Sheri Braunstein. Sheri has been making jewelry for…
Wrestling a Reality TV Show…and Winning
There’s a lot of stigma around Reality TV. When we think of most Reality-based shows, “reality” is hardly the first word that comes to mind. Shows like Jersey Shore are hardly “real life”. Thankfully, that’s not the kind of Reality TV show I make. For the past four years, my business partner and I have…
Two Steps to More Creative Presentations
Every now and again, I watch this TED Talk by Seth Godin, because for me, it encompasses so many of the elements of wonderfully creative presentations. Seth is a master speaker and storyteller, and I aspire to someday be even half as good as he is (and maybe speak on the same stages, too!) You…
Feeling Uncomfortable? Good!
Many an article has been written on the topic of comfort zones, and in a creative life, the comfort zone can be your worst enemy. But you know what? Most people never live up to their creative potential precisely because they never get out of their comfort zone. Many of us are conditioned from a…
Want More Ideas? Produce More Content.
I suppose you might think the title of this post is a contradiction. How on Earth can you produce more content, if you don’t have any ideas in the first place? You might be right. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned about creating anything, it’s that the more you create, the more you create….
11 Ways to Create Better Stuff in 2011
As I look back on 2010, one of the things I’m most proud of is the amount of creative work I was able to put forward. At the beginning of the year, I came up with three words. Mine were Stretch, Collaborate, and Less. I managed to achieve each of these on a certain level,…
How to Turn Inspiration into Action
Have you ever had a great idea? No, I mean, a really great idea. The kind that, when it hits you, you’re like, “Whoa. That’s a GREAT idea.”. I think we have all had those moments of inspiration, where we get an idea that is so original, so exciting, so brilliant, that it keeps us…
How to Deal with Criticism
Are you afraid of creating? If you are, you’re probably not alone. I think one of the main reasons people are hesitant to express themselves creatively is that they are afraid of criticism. Like the tone deaf girl or guy in American Idol auditions, nobody wants to be laughed off the set, so to speak….