Be More Creative

​​This afternoon I started reading a book I’ve been asked to write a blurb for. It will be this American author’s fifth book, and I appeared on her radar because she’d read my first book, The Creative Wound.I’m learning more every day that whatever we … Read more

​What making art is really all about. There’s a bigger concept to grasp than just wanting to master a particular technique, a more pertinent question to be answered than ‘will anyone like this?’, and our creations take place within a much larger story than we realise … Read more

​I’m curious. How is your creative life? ​It has been ​polarising time​ of late, hasn’t it? Some have thrived while others have slumped. Perhaps you’ve done both. As someone who pays the bills by being creative every day, ​recent years have presented me with some intense challenges. … Read more

Of the guitars I own, my favourite is a Fender Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster in Olympic White. This characterful instrument bears numerous scuffs and dents, which often cue conversation with studio visitors. Aggressive dings and scrapes cut through the yellowing paint, revealing flashes of the … Read more

This afternoon I started reading a book I’ve been asked to write a blurb for. It will be this American author’s fifth book, and I appeared on her radar because she’d read my book, The Creative Wound.I’m learning more every day that whatever we create … Read more