The Perfect Time to Create is Right Now

Unless you are impervious to the facts of existence—and no one is—you must learn how to create in the middle of things.  You must learn how to create when wars are raging and when your own hormones are raging.  You must learn how to create even if you hate your...

Artists and Authoritarians

I’ve been writing a lot lately about authoritarians: what you can expect from them, how contact with them harms you and wounds you, and what you can do to heal and recover from authoritarian wounding. Artists, who are typically highly sensitive and who are also...

14 Artists on Loving Art

Get inspired! Here are 14 artists on loving art. Enjoy! ** “I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red.” — Alexander Calder ** “I hardly ever paint people unless I’m rather in love with them.” — Sylvia...

Artists and Family Difficulties

Family life, the creative life, and just plain human life all present their challenges. Do they ever!Today I wanted to invite you to take a look at one of my books, Overcoming Your Difficult Family, a book that can help you a lot with the challenges that come with...