Journeying Into The Labyrinth Last week’s blog post, Cycles of Creativity, touched upon the ideas of creativity, reflection, and the special potency of this dark time of year in the northern hemisphere. This is a time of paradox, of contrast between the inner and the outer experience. What could be a time of moroseness and […]
The Cycles of Creativity
We are approaching a special time of year, a time of happenings both celestial and cerebral. As most everyone knows, this is the time of year in the Northern Hemisphere where the days are shortest and darkest. It is also a time of internal reflection and outward ceremony, and I believe this is related […]
The Artist’s Journey Creativity Surprise
The Artist’s Journey Creativity Surprise Awaits You In my blog post last week The Adjacent Possible: Making Room For Surprise you may have wondered why I talked about my partner Dr. Bruce Sawhill’s experience of finding a book on the ocean floor while swimming the frigid waters of the Pacific in November. It might have seemed tangential, […]
The Adjacent Possible: Making Room For Surprise
The hero’s journey, the adjacent possible and the mathematical concept of zero to one show up in surprising ways in art, life & creativity Dr. Bruce Sawhill, my partner, had an astonishing experience that combined the hero’s journey, the adjacent possible and the concept of zero to one while swimming recently in Santa Cruz. This […]
The Artist’s Journey: Say YES To Your Hero’s Journey
Speaking On Stage At Author Advantage Live This summer I was one of four authors selected to speak on stage at Author Advantage LIVE in Austin, Texas, a gathering of over 400 independently published authors. I wrote my best selling, award winning book The Artist’s Journey after discovering Chandler Bolt’s Self Publishing School. I spoke […]
Behind The Scenes #1: The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Retreat & Workshop
Preparing for The Artists’s Journey 5 Day Workshop I’m excited to share with you the experience of planning and orchestrating The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Workshop and Retreat at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California October 20-25, 2019, an abstract painting workshop and retreat. These are behind the scenes images of how I construct an […]
Nurturing Your Creativity
Nurturing Your Creativity. Finding Inspiration Outside The Studio Inspiration is everywhere…in the sun’s reflection on a puddle, the shapes of oranges on a tree, the pattern of dirt on a car’s window.Nature is the ultimate master of patterns, profligately and freely creating.I think it’s so important to take time to nurture yourself and your […]
Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams As An Artist & Creative
The Artist’s Journey: Bringing Visibility To Your Artist Dreams In The Artist’s Journey we’ve been recently exploring the topic of saying yes to your dreams. I went live on Facebook with a talk called : Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams. CLICK ON THE ARROW > ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEOI’ve got something super exciting to share with […]
Why YOUR STORY Matters
Why Your Story Matters What dreams call you in your art and life? This summer I had a dream to speak on stage at an author event, Author Advantage LIVE, in Austin, Texas. I was simultaneously exhilarated and terrified by the idea of sharing my message on stage in front of 400 authors. A part of […]
The Artist’s Journey Book Review by Adele Sypesteyn
View this post on Instagram 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝙹𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 ⠀ This is a brand new book by @nancyhillisstudio that dives into the mind of the artist, especially when aspects of our art and creativity become challenging. I highly recommend it. ⠀ #theartistsjourney #nancyhillisstudio A post shared by ADELE ~ Artist + Teacher (@adelesypesteyn) on Apr 9, […]