Reflections on Creativity and Life

Monthly Archives: November 2009

Heather Cornelius

I first found Heather Cornelius’ work at the Mad Hat Tea Company during a Valentines show. They had a lot of work there but Heather’s stood out to me like a lightening bolt. The sweetness of her sculptures was equally

giving and dreams

Most people are stingy about their lives. they only give their best when they are getting something in return. Whether it is monetary compensation or emotional pay off. But the best way to give is with no strings attached, except

remembering

I have ideas all the time in the middle of the night. I am usually too tired to get up and write them down and then they vanish by morning. All that is left is a little fog of a

60 foot Lava Lamp in Soap Lake

The way to market anything is get people to talk about it. People are starving for something fresh all the time. When an idea is fresh we see it. It becomes a new thing to add to our idea base

breakthrough

I believe it is important as an artist to constantly breakthrough to the next level. Doing the same old thing with the same old technique is very natural and it is very seductive to know somebody will probably buy the

Courage

There are two types of people in this world. Those that say why and those who say why not. There are always a million reasons to not try something new. It is always more comfortable to stay put,even if where

The Soap lake Experience

It is so hard to describe Soap Lake to someone . It is a small town with just a short downtown area. There is hardly any shopping to be had there, Yet the arts seem to be thriving. They have

Pink

My gallerist says that pink does not sell in the northwest. I think that pink is an emotional color that might make people uncomfortable with their feelings. How can a color be so mind altering. It must be what it

the color of money

If I change a painting to suit a client — if I start a painting with the clients color choices or do anything that is different from what I would naturally do for, dare I say it, money — does