Category: Making

If I begin with an audience in mind, do I really push myself to produce what I think is exceptional? Or am I just looking to please?

Every now and again, it’s worth sitting back and reflecting on why we spend our time doing what we do – and why it’s fun.

It’s easy to know when a commercial work is complete – there are deadlines and audience. But what happens when the work is just for me?

Why would I spend time making an image that’s already been made before? Is it a more generous act to take risks?

Will waiting for the big break that might not come just leave us broken? Could we think about progress another way?

If every project changes who we are, then maybe it’s worth being deliberate about which projects we choose to use our time on?

If you have more ideas to complete than time on this Earth, there are just two ways respond.

How do I know, as an artist, if I’m making progress? Well, that depends on what I focus on.

How long does it take before I start feeling like the work I’m making is distinctly mine?

How much should you stick with what you know, and what people expect, versus playing and experimenting with new ideas and new ways of making?