Deep Creativity Shallow ideas have fleeting impact, while deep creativity impacts the lives of others and the broader culture. If Christians want to have significant influence, their creativity must be fueled by the principles of deep creativity. Silly nostalgia is no good. Kitsch will only distract audiences and dilute the seriousness of the gospel, and […]
Becoming A Bold Creative Becoming a bold creative is a good and wise goal as an artist or creative professional. But first you must answer some important questions—What’s holding you back, right now, from starting a new career, launching a new kind of art, or becoming bolder with the art you already create? Lots of […]
Issachar Creatives (Artists Leading the Culture) God is raising up Issachar Creatives. Not just great artists. Issachar Creatives possess unusual insight into where our culture is headed and they have a deep knowledge of God’s word. This isn’t a term I’ve seen somewhere else, but a term I have created for something that is needed, […]
Artists Seeking the Good of the City Artists who understand God’s heart will be artists seeking the good of the city. To be honest, we all, naturally, focus on ourselves…praying for help in our own careers. But, when is the last time you asked God how you can make a difference in your industry, or […]
Why Artists Are Leaving Los Angeles “I didn’t move to the city to count all my pennies, and worship the Hollywood sign.” -Rich Love, by One Republic It’s no surprise artists and creatives are moving, but the real question is why artists are leaving L.A. Every week someone else in our community decides to leave. […]
Portraying Evil in Art Portraying evil in art accurately can be hard. Evil is part of reality. It is a legitimate topic for all kinds of art…and yet, as creatives how do we guard our hearts? This may be the most challenging for actors and actresses depicting evil characters, but any creative taking time to […]
Thriving, Overcoming Fear and Living Boldly Thriving as a creative professional requires overcoming fear and learning to live boldly. This is easy to say, but in practice it proves to be challenging. Fear may be the greatest killer of creativity, and the biggest reason young artists simply give up. Some people pretend to live and […]
Overcoming Burnout as a Creative Overcoming burnout as a creative is one of the most important issues facing creatives in this time. Creativity is a precious resource. It is a renewable resource, but it requires proper care. We cannot constantly “push through” and expect our creativity to perform “on demand”. Your creativity, like every other […]
Start Celebrating You have been given the gift of life, of friends, of your talents, so when will you start celebrating? Hollywood knows the value of a party to wrap up a film shoot, and theater directors know the same value of celebrating of the run of a show, but long before those customs existed, […]
Why Artists Shouldn’t Wait to be Discovered Stop waiting, and stop looking for someone else to promote you, discover you or to give you that big break you’re looking for. That mentality alone will hold you back. It’s not wise. It’s not practical. And it’s not even biblical. So let’s stop waiting and start creating […]