cobbling together the artist's life…coaching, acting, photography, writing, and music…
I’m white, middle-aged, male, Texan, and have lived in the Pacific Northwest for a combined total of 20 years. I'm a follower of Christ. I'm artistic, heterosexual, contemplative, English-speaking, have an IQ of whatever, and have decent emotional intelligence although my mind tends to go chaotic when I get in heated battles. And in saying …
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What can an artist take from the story of what Christians call "The Day of Pentecost?" In Christian teaching, the day of Pentecost is the day on which the Holy Spirit of God first took up residence in the hearts of those who follow Jesus Christ. This same "Spirit of God" is the one who …
I'm riffing on a chapter in Eric Maisel's book Coaching the Artist Within, wondering what you think. I want to invite you to comment upfront on how you generate the energy and capacity to see a work through to its end. Do not read into this that I'm running out of energy for my current …
And Marty said, “Let there be glue…” And there was glue, applied to icons of the holy, the kitschy, the comic, and the kooky; surreal landscapes featuring damsels and dinosaurs, nudies and nerds, monkeys and moon rockets. Coffee shops are the perfect place to look at art, right? Maybe, but Marty Gordon’s current show at …
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On the one hand, they take materials in hand and make something. Craft, craft, craft. Depending on their discipline, they maneuver the materials they need (paint, voice, clay, what have you) to create objects, experiences, and ideas that alter something of the way we perceive and navigate our world. On the other hand, sometimes they …
JEFF BERRYMAN 