February 24, 2026

Can I do this?

Most of the time, the question “Can I do this?” denotes the start of any project. Last night it was, “Can I design 50 monsters?” But it can be anything… Can I draw something from an unusual or extreme angle or point of view? Can I make a sausage look cute? Can I give buttered toast a personality?

Most of the time, once I begin the mark-marking process to try to answer this original question, new questions emerge because of the mark marking that’s happening in front me. New questions replace the original one.

This process doesn’t make the original question less important or one I won’t answer in the end anyway. In fact, it’s quite contrary because it’s the question that got me started, which is the most important part of the process.

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June 2, 2026

The Usual

Is there value in being consistent & predictable? Is there value in the opposite?

May 19, 2026

It came outta nowhere

Could thinking of ourselves as a characters in an unwritten movie help us process good and bad surprises and make the movie more interesting?

May 12, 2026

Lists work

How do I organise, prioritise and complete the life shrapnel that gets in the way of making more significant work? Can an empty square help?

May 5, 2026

Quentin Dupieux makes films

Why bother making a weird idea that’s really difficult to make if it won’t make you money, find an audience?

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