We’ve been taught that real artists never stop. That if you’re not always producing, you must not be serious. That’s a lie.   I welcome you,...

Dear Writer, You. Yes, you . The one with notebooks full of snippets, bits n' bobs of nice words, characters, plot lines rolling about i...

© Nick Bantock For those of you who have been reading along for all these years now, it comes as no surprise to remind you that fine v...

Dr. Brené Brown, researcher, speaker, seeker and author extraordinaire, has the following to say about creativity: “Here's what I...

© Nick Bantock Steve Jobs famously said that “creativity is just connecting things.” But anyone facing a creative block knows it’s a lot...

When we were young, creative play came easily. A cardboard box became a three-bedroom house, a hospital or a spaceship as you battled th...

    Last year I had a riveting conversation with one of my graduated students, that I (with their permission) decided to capture and sh...

Pandora. Beloved babies,  You have all been on my mind in the most profound way the last few difficult days. I can only imagine how ...

Introduction Some mentors are easy to spot: they work for the Y, they have an office, a piece of paper that says they’re “allowed” to be l...