February 22, 2022

How does everyone else work so fast?

There’s a difference between performance, and practice. But in our social media driven world, the lines are blurring, and nothing infuriates me quite as much as all those artists out there who are doing ‘quick sketches’ that aren’t sketches at all. This is thumbnail sheet of what I call ‘quick sketches’: And, if you search… Continue reading How does everyone else work so fast?

July 6, 2021

A choir needs four people

We don’t expect a single singer to be able to cover all four basic vocal ranges, so why do we expect it in most other fields?

May 11, 2021

The evolution of reaching readers

Is getting published all that great? If your goal is to reach readers, then it’s possible you don’t need a publisher.

May 4, 2021

Faith in connection

Not everything needs evidence. Sometimes, faith is enough to change the world.

March 30, 2021

I can’t cook like Nigella Lawson

There’s value in mimicry because even if you try to copy your inspiration, line for line, pixel for pixel, you’ll never create the exact same thing as someone else, and that’s OK.