Read moreThis monthly essay is becoming a habit I value so highly. I hope you’re loving them, too! December 2019 featured: Daniel Charon, Choreographer (December 2, Ep. 37) Rebecca Jensen, Illustrator (December 10, Ep. 38) Ryan Nielsen, Jazz Trumpet Player (December 17, Ep. 39) My guests had some striking new insights in to my ever-evolving Art vs. […]
Read moreI like to think I have a good instinct for design, but when I bought my first grown-up Christmas tree a few years ago, I didn’t really know where to begin. I talked with a few designer friends, applied some practical limitations of my own, and came up with a design and method I really […]
Read moreCreativity sometimes feels completely enigmatic. Is it something you try? Is it something you practice? Is it something you become? These questions felt like a bit of an impromptu theme this month… November 2019 featured: Heidi Gress, Fashion Photographer (November 5, Ep. 33) Nick Fahs, Chef (November 12, Ep. 34) Jessica Day George, Author (November […]
Read moreIf you’ve been listening to Artifice lately, you’ve definitely heard me express a bit of struggle with posing the ART v. ARTIFICE question to my guests. I can certainly understand why someone would bristle at the idea that artifice plays any role at all in their creative productivity. Meanwhile, I remain CONVINCED that we all do […]