Joyful Persistence: My Talk for the UBC School of Creative Writing Graduation

Your life is finite, and you should make your art. Things will get in the way and you should still make your art. Return to your art, over and over again. You will find clarity and answers as you feed this vital part of yourself. As you build and maintain a consistent practice, you will find the other parts of living a modern life seem more managea

But in the end, that didn’t matter: The actual process of getting back in the rhythm, a new rhythm, is long and painful, and filled with self-loathing.

each of these experiences I feel frustrated, unclear, and out of control. Yet, when I’m able to accept that confusion and return again the next day, or even the next hour, at some point the words begin to flow into something meaningful, the shapes start to cohere in a way that feels pleasing,

An essential guide for artists of all levels on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker.