August 2, 2023

Ideas evolve from the work

We think that we need to have an idea in order to get started but, perhaps, it’s the opposite way around?

June 27, 2023

Writing to think

Do ideas come to us through divine inspiration? Or do we just need to pick up a pencil or pen and begin so that we find an idea?

June 12, 2023

External influence

There is a benefit to collaborations and commissions that involve an artist making work that their unconscious bias has prevented thus far

June 6, 2023

Patience is a form of action

When are we avoiding action because of fear versus needing to be patient for the work to find it’s place and time.

May 23, 2023

Artificial constraints

While there’s value in imposing constraints on one’s art practice, the opposite is probably true, but how do we decide?

May 9, 2023

Writing with pictures

I find writing with pictures much easier than writing with words? But people always say start with the words?

May 2, 2023

If you have an idea, just make it

Unless your idea is made, it joins the pile of ‘ideas I should make’, not the pile you can call ‘my body of work’.

April 25, 2023

Art as therapy

What if we were able to tell ourselves a story to be OK with prioritising art in our lives? What sort of work would we make?

April 11, 2023

What do I really care about?

Anyone can write a story about anything, but only I can write a story about the stuff I care about.