self expression
for the Festival Queen music video I went to a dance studio with @nissaleor and @cl_fletcher and was basically like “dance as hard as you can to this song” and then I got the actual best dance show of my life while I filmed.
to make this scene I took several movement loops from the footage, painted over the frames,... See more
instagram.com“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”
Haley Nahman • #197: What is "personal style"?
“There is tremendous power in putting our ass where our heart wants to be.”
By completely absorbing our attention for a short and magical spell, it can relieve us temporarily from the dreadful burden of being who we are. Best of all, at the end of your creative adventure, you have a souvenir—something that you made, something to remind you forever of your brief but transformative encounter with inspiration.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Our minds have a vast capacity for healing through images. Whether we’re imagining a scene of forgiveness, comfort, or letting go, or simply visualizing a loved one, images can profoundly settle into our bodies and sink into our minds. In my work, I’ve found that helping people to unearth the image that most resonates with them is the cornerstone
... See moreMark Wolynn • It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
Imagery, collage, healing
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is
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Bill Watterson’s 1990 Commencement Speech, via Both are True
No one yet has made a list of places where the extraordinary may happen and where it may not. Still, there are indications. Among crowds, in drawing rooms, among easements and comforts and pleasures, it is seldom seen. It likes the out-of-doors. It likes the concentrating mind. It likes solitude. It is more likely to stick to the risk-taker than... See more