My Ramblings
Arbutus Trees
My friend Madeleine Wood has an exhibition at the Madrona Gallery in Victoria, BC. I love her work, but was unable to attend the opening, so I was delighted to receive a link to a video of the exhibition (and a bit of her talking about it at the end). Thanks, Maddie!...
Valentine’s Day
Will work for ‘exposure’?
I couldn't help but respond to an article on the wonderful and useful UK site Creative Choices about when creatives and freelancers should work for 'free'. Many of you already know what I'm going to say, but the broken record still plays. Feel free to weigh in on the...
Comment on ‘Five Critical Mistakes Students Make Networking’
A couple of years ago I commented on a post by Rick Chung on his blog post about students who are networking to find a job and develop a career. There were a number of comments about how hard it is to find a career, especially in the creative sector, and it sounded...
The Many Facets of the Multipotentialite
My response to a posting on Puttylike.com seems relevant to reproduce here. Puttylike.com is the brainchild of Emily Wapnick, whom I encountered as a fellow traveller on the journey to find words and metaphors to explain the misunderstood or unseen value of the...
Counting Blessings Instead of Resolutions
I haven't made the expected list of resolutions on January 1 for many, many years. That process smacks of the classic struggle of good over evil and triumph through hard work and deprivation or denial. Building up a better life through willpower. Focusing on flaws and...
Christmas Memories
I was going through masses of files and organizing and purging, and came across this one from the early 1980's. Visiting my Mom over the holidays, singing Christmas carols and having a great time.
The Lost Choir – Mad World
Creative Nanoeconomics
I've been up to no good as usual, keeping my prod handy and using it where I think it will do the most good. Or is that just the cane I'm using in my arthritis-riddled old age? Oh well, this is a bit of an experimental work-in-progress, the PowerPoint presentation I...