There are studies that show that once an item becomes yours, you attribute more value to it than if it was not yours. It’s sort of like how I named the plants in my backyard and now I want to take them all with me the next time we move. […]
Category: creativity
Artist vs Professional Artist
I know you may feel tempted to not call yourself an artist if you’re not a classically trained painter, or a Broadway actor, or sculpting gigantic figures out of bronze. You might say things like “I just enjoy art,” or you make small sculptures for fun, or you go to […]
You’re Definitely Not A Jerk
If you know nothing about the skill it takes to create some art (that’s why you want an artist to make it), I know you’re way too awesome to do something as insulting as to ask for a price that is radically under market rate. Then, if you are challenged […]
Pancakes
I’ve never really liked pancakes, besides as a delivery vehicle for maple syrup. I’ve never really liked school dances, except as a way to try and dance with my crush. I’ve never really liked grading student papers, except as a way to keep my job as a teacher. I’ve never […]
K-Pop Stars
I’m not a die-hard fan, but I listen to a fair amount of Korean Pop music. I’m a bigger fan of Korean variety shows, which often feature these idols, as the trained singers are called, on the shows as guests. What I find so fascinating is that the idols will […]
Store Bought Costumes
As a kid, I only had handmade costumes, as I couldn’t afford to go pick out something from the local pop-up Halloween store, or Toys ‘R Us (RIP). While I deeply love my care bear costume my grandmother once sewed me, as I grew older I remember always being a […]
Candied Apples
The history books tell us both caramel and candied apples were made as experiments to figure out what to do to turn a profit from holiday candy. They were simply messing around, tried something out, and ended up creating a hit. Making an already sweet fruit even sweeter isn’t something […]
Trusty the Trust Bear
It seems like it’ll never fit with the consultancy I’m building, but we have this idea (thanks to my business partner’s romantic partner) of a giant mascot bear called Trusty who sells “trusticles”- trust popsicles – like a used car salesman. It’s not very trustworthy image, nor is it really […]
Becoming a Curator
Making art requires curation. When you’re painting, by choosing a subject, you’re also choosing what NOT to paint. If you’re painting a portrait, you’re not painting a landscape. If you put a figure into a landscape, you’re not painting the figures that you don’t put into the landscape, or the […]
Losing
Note: I originally wrote this a few months ago, but didn’t know how to finish it. Now I do. Tonight, I started out in a skeeball tournament ranked 3rd in the league. I was scheduled to play a best-of-three match against a 30 seed. I could make a bunch of […]