Along the way, Stan Stewart has learned a few things about creativity. He shares them with you in the hope that you’ll respond with your confirmation or perhaps that your experience is completely different. Both are welcome.
This is also a place where you’ll find some articles about inspiration. After all, that’s an essential part of artistic creativity, too.
When it comes to inspiration, there is no fluff. Inward energy is a great source. So are the (outward) instruments that give sound to musical expression. (Healing Melodies album is out now. Listen by clicking on this paragraph.) Fluff Abounds Let’s cut to the chase. “Healing Inergy” is being well received in its pre-release form. Thanks […]
Many things vie for my time. There’s not always enough time to turn inward. Inward Home I still have a day job. My “home” work is deeply important to me as well. These inform my inner life constantly. My spouse, our dog, our home, and our neighborhood all receive my daily attention. Whether walking RB,
Embarking on a new creative project is always exciting, with countless opportunities for you to decide what you want to accomplish and how you’ll pull it off. However, Stan Stewart writes that you might push a project too far in the process—overthinking every creative decision, getting frustrated, and ultimately running out of ideas. In these
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Surprise, surprise: from gray to blue happened again. The Blue Skies WebStory Here’s the web-story version of this post. For those of you who are unable to view it, please scroll down. To listen to the full piano improvisation — “Just Pretend” from Upright Blues — click anywhere on this sentence. Wouldn’t you know it…
As I’ve said before, we have a lot of cloudy, gray days in the Finger Lakes region. That’s where I live. Choices Still, we choose. How we see the cloudy skies can make us gloomy or inspired. Plus, however we see nature is a reflection of ourselves. We project our feelings on the natural world
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We just had a full eclipse in my neighborhood. There’s more that needs to be eclipsed though. Eclipse This My spouse and I went to a presentation by Sasha Sagan. Most of us recognize the name Carl Sagan. He was Sasha’s father. While Carl was a scientist, Sasha is a writer and podcaster. In her
Having a broken ankle has changed things. I’m having to take things slow since I’m still on crutches. Staying Home But don’t think for one second that my life is at a standstill. There are always projects around the home. Oh yes, things are still moving. While my mobility is more limited, my spouse is
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In my previous post, I wrote about pushing. And not pushing. Keep Pushing Specifically, I wrote about not pushing down a sustain pedal while pushing too hard on a creative project. Well, some of you thought that I needed to provide examples. Ideally, those would be audio samples. The idea is that these would demonstrate
I admit it. My creative drive means sometimes pushing too far. Story Re-cap In case you missed it, I’m recovering from a broken leg. This means a lot of things have changed in my daily routine. Everything takes a bit longer on one leg. So far, I’m still crawling on my butt when I need
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Well, this news feels unexciting. Typically, I prefer to share the exciting kind. Broken? It’s winter in the Finger Lakes (region of New York state). So, we expect there to be some ice and snow. Some things haven’t changed that much. Sure enough, I was walking my dog when I encountered a large ice slick
