Some artists aspire to a creative career with ambitions towards achieving a level of affluence that will afford them a luxury lifestyle...

An artist’s awareness of their strengths and shortcomings is critical to the creative process. It is an indicator of the maturity and...

There are various motives that inform an artist’s hopes and ambitions—one of the most common and primary being financial comfort and...

The creative journey is a road that places cyclical demands on the endurance of those who travel it. For most, the ability to meet those...

An artist’s mantle can be a difficult undertaking—as the very pursuit of their craft requires vulnerability in the sharing of thoughts,...

The memory of this particular leap year will be framed by great and unexpected loss--heightened by the economic effects of COVID-19 in...

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

The creative journey requires courage—the courage to believe and remain consistent and committed in the face of personal, professional...

Most artists and creatives carry a natural desire and ambition for the spotlight--and in turn to have their work appreciated at scale....

It eventually happens, and when it does, it can be difficult to reconcile the loss. For artists and creatives, there may be no worse...

Although professional and marketplace criticism are unavoidable realities of the creative career, it is easy to become distracted by...

The road of an independent artist is often romanticized for its bureaucratic freedoms and creative control, but it is a difficult and...

There is a popular saying currently trending within mainstream with roots in church culture: Rejection is a form of redirection. It is a...

The creative path can present a dichotomy of experiences—the thrill of artistic exploration and synchronicity, and the mind-breaking...

The gift of creativity, in its various forms, is an attribute of the Creator that serves as a sanctuary and salvation for many artists—a...

Sometimes an artist’s creative vision and productivity can become eclipsed by their own hustle and desire to exhibit markers of merit and...

There are numerous qualities and resources that are imperative to successful creativity. In addition to the more commonly recognized...

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

At the outset of an artist’s initial baptism into their calling, there is a honeymoon phase, in which passion comes easily. In order to...

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