Jul 15, 2010 Posted by denice johnson

the artist as used car salesman

Creativity does not exist without its perils. If you’re going to make a career of your creative efforts you must also be willing to engage in a fair amount of self promotion. It’s a bit of a shock to put your heart and soul into a piece and, upon completion, find out that there’s a lot of work left to do. We creative types tend toward being slightly self absorbed but we’re not... read more

Jul 2, 2010 Posted by denice johnson

your creativity matters

You have a creative force within you and I bet that sometimes you resist that force. You find reasons to ignore it and to squish it deeper inside. Maybe you’re afraid (a lot of us are), maybe you’re lazy (hey, been there), or maybe you’ve been talked out of it by someone else (for whatever their reasons are). Either way, you’ve got it, this creative force, and I wanted to tell you... read more

Jun 22, 2010 Posted by denice johnson

congratulations on your latest failure!

Look, failure sucks. The anticipation of it sucks, the going through of it sucks, the sitting there afterward sucks. It sucks. But I've got to tell you, it's an absolute necessity if you ever want to succeed. And I know you want to succeed. I can tell by the look of you. You've got success written all over you. read more

Jun 17, 2010 Posted by denice johnson

it’s up to you

“Your destiny is not a matter chance, it is a matter of choice. – John Mason It’s time. It’s your time. Everything you’ve ever wanted but haven’t had the courage to claim is out there waiting for you. It exists. It’s there and other people have it. You’re not asking for something no one has ever had, ever achieved, ever done. Your wants, needs, desires are... read more

Jun 11, 2010 Posted by denice johnson

on fear

Bindu asks participants of her 21.5.800 project to write about fear. ~ ~ ~ on fear I’m not sure I ever had any. Stupid things like scared of spiders, sure. But all caps F E A R? I don’t think so. Not until my mother was diagnosed with, battled and eventually died of cancer. that’s fear The fear that she would die was bad. The fear while she died was like being wound up corkscrew style... read more