Read moreDear You, I can’t believe this year has come to a close; it’s been truly disorienting and fueled primarily by cortisol. I’m certain I have not yet learned my lessons, but I’ve dog-eared some critical components. We kicked off Artifice Season 12 in July, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, all full of magic and ready to find […]
Read moreDigging right in… Throughout the past decade or so (since I began a transition out of institutional religion), I’ve found great satisfaction in dismantling and rebuilding my own personal morality, values, and ethics piece by piece – keeping only what feels deeply meaningful and true. I’ve always been decisive, so this process has mostly felt […]
Read moreGood lord, 2025 has been a whopper. This year has laid me so low. I really prefer to write my Deep Dives from an abundant energy, but the year is nearly over, I’m three essays behind, and abundant energy feels like a distant memory, maybe a myth? Nevertheless, I’m sincerely moved by this season’s guests, […]
Read moreIn my last Deep Dive (here), I shared my burgeoning theory that various archetypal creative behaviors might supersede medium as we seek to understand what it is that we’re doing when we make art. It should come as no surprise that in addition to behaviors like worldbuilding and improvisation, many artists report self-expression as an […]