Art + Books

Are Shelfies The New Selfies?

A shelfie seems like a generous way to share your library of ideas, instead of your silly selfie face. Shelfies also reveal how unique you think your intellect is, but they can show how deep is your soul.

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You Are a Fountain of Ideas

You are an inexhaustible fountain of ideas. If you don’t believe it, find some inspiration among writers writing on writing.

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Where Inspiration Comes From

There’s no need to make the creative process into a big mystery to outsiders, or even yourself. It all comes from your influences.

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Reflections on Making a Mark

.    .    . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection. Reflection is defined as “the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. The law of reflection says that for specular reflection the angle at which the wave […]

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What’s True

As a child, I was either reading, writing or drawing (or some combination thereof), which is what I still mostly do today. In fact, I made a career of combining these passions—creating and designing magazines, publications, ads, websites, exhibits; writing headlines, blogs, marketing content; now adding photography and painting to the mix, and working on […]

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