Sylvie
@sylvie
Sylvie
Sometimes your next
halting step
is more powerful
than the grandest vision.
All a leaf knows
about building a tree
is to turn towards the light.
"How to Build a Tree" from my poetry book, The Wilderness That Bears Your Name
halting step
is more powerful
than the grandest vision.
All a leaf knows
about building a tree
is to turn towards the light.
"How to Build a Tree" from my poetry book, The Wilderness That Bears Your Name
How to build a tree
What you see in the biographies of great artists, great writers, great anything is that they are good at figuring out where the vectors align. They are able to keep track of their values and be attuned to themselves, and at the same time be cold-headed about how the world works: not shaping themselves to fit the world, but figuring out how to... See more
Henrik Karlsson • 6 Lessons I Learned Working at an Art Gallery
I used to write about "creative productivity" - until, slowly, I realized that trying to be "productive" while making creative work is like trying to train a wild, mysterious jungle cat. it is not a dog. it will not obey you. the cat will do whatever it wants - when it wants. however, even wild animals have rhythms, routines, and safe spaces.
... See moreWork, oddly, has become a kind of shelter and a source of autonomy in a moment where control feels like a myth from the past. It has helped me focus and through it, given me something real to hold onto when the world feels ungraspable. No, we aren’t going to fix the world through the accounting work we do, but maybe we can hold one small piece of... See more
🌎 When the world feels like it’s unraveling
Those who rely on art to eat will, sooner or later, negotiate the art.
Sublime
You are not your art. The greater the separation between your ego and the products of your creative efforts, the happier and more productive you’ll be. So let go of all your assumptions and think. Ask yourself what creative activities you might enjoy. Don’t worry about the product yet or where it will go.
Chase Jarvis • Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
Anyone who creates anything for a living oscillates between two extremes.
The first being the desire to garner a larger following for your work.
The second being the urge to flee the grid and dedicate your life to a craft whose worth is not determined by an algorithm designed by an army of... See more
instagram.comResearch shows that for each dollar spent at a local movie theater, an additional $1.50 is spent in surrounding businesses—restaurants, bars, transportation. Theaters are not just retail outlets. They are, as Cinema United’s Michael O’Leary put it, “cultural and economic anchors of communities of all sizes.”
When those anchors disappear, communities... See more
When those anchors disappear, communities... See more