I will occasionally see people raving about some highly-edited artist’s process video that blows their mind. Think VR painting, or the whole “paint it upside down then flip the canvas.” I’m somewhat embarrassed to say my first instinct is sometimes “Eh, that’s just showy, they could have achieved the exact […]
Category: gratitude
Light and Shadow
There are many metaphors about light and shadow, but I think the most important one is the idea that for better or worse, both are necessary in life. Without shadow, you actually wouldn’t be able to perceive things in three dimensional space. Ask any visual artist and you’ll realize that […]
May Day
Happy May Day. The need for labor laws and unions grew from the Industrial Revolution, where we saw people as mere meat-based cogs in a machine that was designed to grind them up as collateral damage in the pursuit of profit. While this has never been a smart way of […]
Partnerships
Human relationships are work. Even the best partnerships all require effort, whether that’s in life, friendship, love, or business. We’re conditioned to think that when we find the perfect partner or partners, everything will magically work out, but that’s isn’t really accurate. It is true that there will be people […]
Near Death Experiences
There have been two times in my life that I could have died, and a third that could have left me paralyzed from the neck down. Fortunately, I’m still here (no, this isn’t a ghost) and I’m very grateful to be able to have full functionality of my extremities. While […]