In the weeks following the roll-out of shelter-in-place mandates toward flattening the curve against COVID-19, the practice of self-care...

Isolation is intrinsic to the creative process and journey, as experienced through the haphazardness of business and tour travel, market...

There are certain words and catch-phrases that are unique to every country, region and culture, used to communicate universal values and...

The life of an artist is naturally shaped and defined by periods of transition, given the metamorphic nature of creativity. During those...

The life of an artist and creative can easily become overwrought and inhibited by worry and anxiety that if left unattended, can...

Best Wishes for a restful weekend ahead. In lieu of my regular blog post, I am writing to announce the launch of my new webisode series,...

Jazz master and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” In parallel, an artist’s body could be...

Romantic love can become complex and weighted, when diluted with fear, dysfunction and self-serving motives--causing a considerable...

Saxophonist Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” For artists, that metaphor can be extended to the care of the...

Prayer and meditation are both an effective means of navigating worry and negativity in the face of personal challenges and trials on a...

In a Cyber-Monday world where almost anything can be ordered and delivered according to expectation via express shipping, it is a wonder...

I have always loved the concept of the Festivus holiday for its candid catharsis and bizarrely comedic properties. The holiday, as...

The last months of the year are typically accompanied by a time of self-reflection, where the facts of our lives serve as headline copy...

Hip-hop artist and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree, Kendrick Lamar posted a series of vintage, on-the-road video vignettes on Instagram...

Courage is a trait that is mostly associated with the confrontation of fear, injustice and immediate physical danger. But there is a...

A couple of weeks ago, while visiting family in New Orleans, I had an opportunity to visit The Presbytère, a former monastery residence,...

Environment is generally defined as the elements and surrounding space in which one lives. Your principle power as an artist lies in the...

Most artists self-identify by what they do well. For most of my life—if not my entire life, my identity was cemented in my talent as a...

I have so many thoughts about the Whitney Houston documentary and so much anger about the circumstances of her life. The film revealed...

I was thinking this morning about what to blog about and the topic of depression came to mind. It is something I've struggled with and...