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 […]
Dangerous Loves Love is an essential part of life, but it is not without danger, in fact our cherished loves themselves may transform into dangerous loves. What about our love of art, film, dance, or theater? Is that love pure? What about love for our family, or our community? Our culture praises the self and […]
Your Creativity Demands Your Whole Self Our latest video discusses how your creativity demands your whole self. As an artist of faith, God calls you to create with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul. There is no other option. To create half-hearted art is to fail to honor God with your […]
Seasons of The Creative Life The successful career of an artist requires adapting to the seasons of the creative life. The same creativity required to innovate and express new ideas, is needed to adapt to the seasons of life. Each season in life presents us with fresh opportunities and obstacles. From studying under mentors in […]
When God Redeems Creative Ambition Ambition is a necessary part of life which can lead us to selfish ambition, but what changes when God redeems our creative ambition? This question must be answered if we are to pursue our calling and our gifts with passion. We are going to make mistakes and we need to […]
Knowing Your Why Surviving and thriving in a creative field requires knowing your “why.” Your purpose must be greater than any setback you encounter. Nothing worthwhile comes easy, and there is no story worth reading that does not possess a struggle. The fascinating truth is that your life and your art possess this same dynamic. […]