Art Career Reflections Blog

Are You Leaving Your Artist, Creative Insights Behind? 

Are You Leaving Your Artist, Creative Insights Behind? 

Finally, my jaunty narcissus, with their delicate fragrance and puff of cream, have officially broken into a song of Spring.   Of course, this cheery outdoor bloom is a bit offset by all the crunchy, brown leaves and dried out twigs scattered around them.  But, hey!...

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Artists… Can You Jumpstart Artistic Creativity? 

Artists… Can You Jumpstart Artistic Creativity? 

After my creativity surge from my five-week hiatus from life (surgery recovery), I became intensely curious.  Was there a way to jumpstart creativity in normal life?  Turns out, yes. Most definitely.  First stop: figure out my chronotype, which of course led me down a...

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How Our Cultural Productivity Obsession Smothers Creativity

How Our Cultural Productivity Obsession Smothers Creativity

Post-surgery scattered my sense of time to the four corners of the couch where I was recovering. Not just the tick-tock of time on my watch or phone, but that deeper rhythm that hums beneath our lives: my natural circadian rhythm—the one our culture seems determined...

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I want to express my deep appreciation for the work you do with artists. Your commitment to what you do inspires me to stay on track with what I do.

One of the deepest resonating messages, for me, came from you. It registered on my soul level. I think I actually lept up out of my seat and jumped in the air when I heard it.

Someone asked you, why are you focusing on artists with your Ph.D.? You said, I’m committed to artists because I believe artists have direct access to the collective unconscious where they help society evolve toward greater and greater creatively as a whole.

I thank you for your commitment to artists. I thank you for your vision about our role in society. I gobbled this up and it fed me well. ~ Gregg Ross, Artist

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