inspiraton

More Philosophy of Art

It is possible (that word!) that the point of all this is less the finished product at the end of the project and more what you know yourself to be as a result of having done it. . . . → Read More: More Philosophy of Art

introspection

Industrial

Thoughts on Industrial music, and the attitude, like: Roses growing on the factory rooftops in the moonlight, the sounds of the city below. . . . → Read More: Industrial

Doing Art

Getting Your Muse to Speak

The Captive Water Fae

I was writing to a younger friend who is trying to wrestle inspiration to the ground and get it to spit out a story that is hanging around. We’ve chatted about various issues over the year; amongst them is the on-again, off-again nature of her muse. Myself, I struggled through a ten-year . . . → Read More: Getting Your Muse to Speak

introspection

The Houston House

I have these grand mythical places in the mists of my beginning—probably quite mundane, in reality, small and fragile against the tides of time—and the Houston house is one of them, R.F. Isbell’s now historically-designated home on 639 Heights Boulevard. Mayor Isbell was my great-grandfather on my mother’s side. I’m glad someone saw fit to add . . . → Read More: The Houston House

Doing Art

Stephen Hickman…I knew him when…

ZOMG, Steve has his own Wikipedia page. Not that I should be shocked, Steve is a museum-worthy artist, certainly. I make mention of this because I was explaining to a lovely young person that Steve helped me immensely when I was floundering around and in my twenties and thirties, just by being encouraging and kind.  I . . . → Read More: Stephen Hickman…I knew him when…