Sylvie
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Asking questions at Who Pays for This? and finding answers at The Financial Grove
Sylvie
The cost of what you buy your children doesn't determine its value to them–the quality of your relationship does
The Gifts We Give Our Kids
The advice here is: go into the shed. Don't do anything yet, just look around. Observe and take stock. Make the space your own. And the first solutions will present themselves. A number of items will change hands and be donated to others. Other things will wait until that Saturday afternoon when you say to yourself, ‘And now it’s time to clean out
... See moreIncluded in Olver Burkeman’s ‘Just go to the shed’ essay - how to befriend your rats and come at anxiety inducing tasks thinking about what you are willing to go and starting there
When you’re working for someone else’s expectations, the path of least resistance is to put in the minimum required effort – or, worse, to give off the appearance of effort while not actually being productive.
I think almost everyone is creative. But it’s often hard to dredge up creativity when you’re doing it for someone else. In my profession:... See more
I think almost everyone is creative. But it’s often hard to dredge up creativity when you’re doing it for someone else. In my profession:... See more
Collab Fund • Pure Independence
It also means being collaborative, not competitive, with peers and sharing research where appropriate. If there’s one throughline in all of these conversations, it’s the power of abundance mentality.
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more
Who Pays for the Arts?
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.comThe Ultimate Beach Survival Guide for Moms Who Want to Sit Down This Summer (Even with little kids.)
The Workspace for Childrentheworkspaceforchildren.substack.com
part of the point of sharing art is to give people something that cannot properly be valued.