Creativity Demands the Whole Self One fact of being a successful artist or creative professional is this: creativity demands the whole self. Any other way produces anemic and lame art. One of my early convictions about creativity, art and faith came from a jazz professor. I studied jazz at Westmont College in the days when […]
Artist as Entrepreneur All Artists are Entrepreneurs. Filmmakers may understand this mindset sooner than actors or painters or dancers, but make no mistake, YOU are your own business. The sooner you realize this the better. It is fine to think of yourself as an artist, but it is absolutely critical that you see yourself as […]
Stop Saying Christian Artist. The term “Christian Artist” sounds simple and its meaning seems obvious. Intuitively we think we know what it means. But well intended language often gets in the way of clarity. Everyone wants to discover their life purpose, and to find joy in doing the very thing they believe God designed them […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 10th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. Here’s a little about the video: Coveting kills your joy. Unlike the other commandments, this one cuts to the heart. God cares about your affections and desires, not simply your actions, because that is where the […]
While the idea of calling may seem intuitive to many, don’t believe everything you hear. In the last several decades the idea of calling, which is originally a Christian idea, has been hijacked by a self-improvement industry promoting a host of half-truths, misapplied scriptures and worldly self-help guru psychology. If you don’t take time to […]
Peter Pan is a Bad Role Model Did Peter Pan have a calling? We’ll never know. He refused to grow up. As artists or creative professionals, we all need to keep our childlike sense of imagination and play like Peter Pan. However, we cannot afford to remain children. We must grow up and become that […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 9th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. The grim and grit of society are an essential part of many movies, video games, and even works of fine art in museums. We see a world of deceit, lying and betrayal in stories every day, […]
“Evil’s intention for shame is not simply to make our interpersonal lives miserable; It wants to cripple our creativity as artists . . . as much as it wants us to merely feel bad about ourselves.” – The Soul of Shame, Curt Thompson, MD. Your spiritual and creative lives are interwoven. The emotions of your […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 8th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. God values the art you create, and so should you, your audience and your patrons. The challenge for artists is how we find our inspiration from other artists. We need to see great works of art […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 7th Commandment for Artists and Creative professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. The Bible doesn’t avoid sex. The bible addresses sex, marriage, infidelity, rape, and even incest. And if God is not afraid to deal with this subject, we have no reason to be afraid to deal with […]