I visited friends in Southern California recently, and we walked on the beach looking for sea glass. We sifted through rocks, like one would pan for gold. Looking for some color among all the rocks. I even got to take some home as found treasure
As I was putting it away at home, I wondered, “How long does it take to make sea glass?”
Collaborating with one or more other people is a great way to have community as an Artisan. On this episode, we’ll explore 4 characteristics of collaboration that you can use to magnify your talent and skill.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherIt was the night before the night before I was leaving on a week-long trip to California. I woke super early, and then…the thoughts. Running through my head like a race car going at full speed around the track.
Lap one. Lap two. And on they went.
What can a history lesson from 11th century England teach us about creativity? Plenty as it turns out. Just like the first seal made it clear who the message’s writer was, your seal can identify you and your work. In this episode we talk about how you can use this to make your work stand out.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherHave you ever tried to figure out how to do something you’ve never done before? Ever had to use something you have as a tool because you didn’t have the exact tool you needed?
I found myself in exactly that situation the other day.
On one hand, there’s nothing new under the sun. On the other, we’re created to create. How can two apparently opposing ideas be true? On this episode, we’re talking about 3 ways you can create new from something old.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherOn podcast episode 108, I talked about fear as the one ring that often rules the artisan’s life. Despite our attempts to ignore it or push it out of the way, it sits there and festers inside. Feeding on our attempts to ignore it. It’s only when we face the fear that it loses its bite. Embracing, or dancing with that fear, robs it of its power.
But it’s not as simple as that, is it?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy starts with these words: “…One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them…” That ring, the ring of power, was the cause of untold destruction, and also forged heroes out of humble hobbits. On this episode we’re talking about the One Ring in the Artisan’s Life. Not the ring of power. The ring of fear.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherLast week was a struggle for me. With sleep. With feeling like I didn’t matter. That my life didn’t matter. And every day I’d get up and pray. Ask God to help me see and feel his love in a deeper way. Then I’d ask myself, “What if today was the last day of my life? Would I want to spend it like this? Would I want to waste it feeling this way?”
I realized the answer was no. So now what?
It’s tempting to add features or embellishments to our art. What we make. But true creativity is often shown in its simplicity. Because when you strip something down, the true quality is revealed. On this episode, we talk together about sealing your creativity with a KIS.
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