This book (downloadable PDF) is a collection of 24 essays for people whose lives are shaped by creative practice: painters, musicians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and anyone for whom the question of how to keep the work alive is a real one. The essays take up attention, ritual, completeness, going back to abandoned projects, the conditions under which good work tends to happen, and the conditions under which it doesn't. Each closes with a question for the reader. Original artwork runs throughout.
This isn't a productivity book. There are no exercises, and nothing here is meant to be optimized. Read it the way a working artist reads: slowly, alone, looking for the sentence that changes everything.
If you would like a hardcover, bound copy of the book as shown in the images, visit my store on Blurb (external site).
This book (downloadable PDF) is a collection of 24 essays for people whose lives are shaped by creative practice: painters, musicians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and anyone for whom the question of how to keep the work alive is a real one. The essays take up attention, ritual, completeness, going back to abandoned projects, the conditions under which good work tends to happen, and the conditions under which it doesn't. Each closes with a question for the reader. Original artwork runs throughout.
This isn't a productivity book. There are no exercises, and nothing here is meant to be optimized. Read it the way a working artist reads: slowly, alone, looking for the sentence that changes everything.
If you would like a hardcover, bound copy of the book as shown in the images, visit my store on Blurb (external site).