Okay, y’all, confession time. Yep. Once again time for some real talk. Straight truth. Embarrassing as it may be. And it is. Quite. If you’ve read my words here before, then you know sometimes I treat this blog as a sounding board to get real issues I’m facing in my life out into the zeitgeist.… Continue reading I’m An Artist, Not a Content Creator
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Rethinking My Relationship with Instagram
I have an Instagram problem. And it’s been messing me up. Silly! I know! How could I let a social media app cause such turmoil? Let me explain. A few weeks ago, for no apparent reason at all, Instagram stopped allowing me to post Reels. For the uninitiated, “Reels” are videos, TikTok copy cat videos… Continue reading Rethinking My Relationship with Instagram
Inspired, Part 2
Last week, I dove into some initial takeaways from the book entitled The Creative Act: A Way of Being by the legendary music producer, Rick Rubin. My focus for Part 1 was understanding where artists find inspiration for their works. Of course, there doesn’t always have to be inspiration. A lot of times, great art… Continue reading Inspired, Part 2
The Illusion of Pure Bliss
As we all navigate through the media drenched world of the 21st century, one thing to keep at the forefront of all thought is that social media is highly curated. What we see is not always the complete story. In fact, I’d argue that it’s just a fraction of the story — a tiny slice… Continue reading The Illusion of Pure Bliss