The ugly truth about creativity, inspiration and artistic production that nobody else is talking about

The ugly truth about creativity, inspiration and artistic production that nobody else is talking about

I’ve been reading a lot of books about creativity. All of them deal with the struggle of the creative life: art is WAR. Creativity takes effort. We have to fight through it. REAL art is about emotion, struggle, anxiety. Real art is about passion, True experience. Real art is Creating Something New – it’s a

My first 2 months as a freelance graphic designer

My first 2 months as a freelance graphic designer

I’ve been doing freelance work – mostly editing and proofreading – for about 6 years; so I know a little something about starting a freelance business, setting up a website, and working from home. However it’s mostly been a hobby; something I do that helps keep me afloat while I focus on my own personal

Why Portland needs to get a job, and how “follow your passion” is terrible advice

Why Portland needs to get a job, and how “follow your passion” is terrible advice

Growing up near Portland, Oregon, son of ex-hippies with New Age beliefs, I was raised to believe in following my passion. I read The Alchemist and Jonathan Livingston Seagull and the Celestine Prophecy. Way before The Secret brought positive intention and manifesting desires to everyone, I stewed in the Northwestern liberalism that demanded I...