When a Polaroid Was Instant Gratification
A 1980 image of three small-town buddies reminds us of a time when a Polaroid was instant gratification, and in some rural Western mountain towns, not much else.
A 1980 image of three small-town buddies reminds us of a time when a Polaroid was instant gratification, and in some rural Western mountain towns, not much else.
We think of barriers quite literally, as physical obstacles in our paths. But barriers can be much more debilitating to our creativity when we impose them upon ourselves. “As long as more walls still stand…We’ll need more of you, young people, who imagine the world as it should be; who knock down walls; who knock […]
What man has made of steel and concrete becomes beauty when mirrored by nature; and the mind can only improve upon what’s not seen. Imagination takes over to create a much more eloquent vision than three bland office towers, standing above an Austin shoreline. ______ BUY A PRINT of On the Lake by Jann Alexander and […]
I was so certain I’d have those cowgirl boots under the Christmas tree that year. After all, I’d wanted them really badly last year, I’d made that clear to Santa and my parents and whomever else might have been listening, and they hadn’t appeared. So I’d been extra special good the whole next year, and […]
No matter your learning style, there’s more than one way to skin the creativity cat. Take a look at the wealth of tools offered in this idea-packed infographic (that visual learners will love), from Neoman, a UK creative agency. — “Creativity is not a science, it is a problem solving tool.” —Neoman — HOW DO YOU […]
It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit. I’m facing that question today, with the painting I began yesterday. Is it finished? Is there something more to add? And the bubbling undercurrent, always . . . If I keep painting, will I ruin it? Ahhh, that fear of “ruining it.” The words spoken by […]