What does magic have to do with your creative blocks?
I think of creativity as a kind of magic. It is the act of bringing something new into being out of nowhere. The Magician in the Tarot is shown by …
The creative process
What do the life cycle of a stars have to do with creative thinking?
One of my most precious memories is from 1999 when I was hiking the Illampu circuit in the Bolivian Andes with a group of friends. …
8 ways personal creativity can inspire and activate your work
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” George …
Embrace your dark side….
Some days are just shit. Everything that can go wrong seems to go wrong. It feels like nothing is creative and nothing changes. It appears …
Why I do what I do
Creativity for change is about recognising the power of our imagination to create better ways of living now and creating a better future for our next …
10 Ways nature can enrich your creativity
Most people would agree that time in nature is good for us: we associate it with fresh air, exercise, health and wellbeing, and maybe also with …
Befriending your creative process
Francis Bacon’s iconic studio, preserved in the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, the paintings of Jackson Pollock, Vincent Van Gogh’s manic episodes and the idea …