palate / palette
More oddball New York-era paintings of mine from the start of the millennium that I found in the attic. I think I was trying to say something profound about words (palate) and painted visuals (palette).
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Photoshop RAT pack
Imagine if you were able to exercise your creative mind in a different era with different creative minds. Would you have done things differently? would you have been a different voice? (Photoshoppery by Jacob Ford)
farewell terry jones – monty python master
Monty Python were my comedic heroes as a teen. They opened a window into a world of the absurd and weren’t afraid to take bonkers chances and make unusual choices. And boy did they make me laugh. I remember poring over the scripts as much as watching the sketches themselves. Master craftsmen. And Terry Jones […]
what i’ve been creatively consuming lately
Creatives often get asked where their ideas come from and the answer is somewhere between magic and intent. I think a huge part of it is about what you read/hear/watch. Here is the first of a series of occasional posts that chart what I have been digging on the film, tv, podcast and book front, […]
Creativity is an opportunity to always be better than before
I cam across this on a walk today and it felt like a great prompt for a creative mind, as much as a maxim for life
Begin
A new day, a new year, a new decade begins. Grateful for a remarkable year with it’s share of ups and downs, but always an amazing journey, where I have done things I have never dreamed possible, and met people who have shaped my life immeasurably. Thanks to you all for every moment shared. Let’s […]
New year, new ideas
The blank page, the empty canvas, the open floor. Where does a creative mind begin?
At the end of the year
Farewell 2019. Here is a beautiful poem I came across again recently that says everything more eloquently than I can. At the end of the yearJohn O’Donohue The particular mind of the oceanFilling the coastline’s longingWith such brief harvestOf elegant, vanishing wavesIs like the mind of timeOpening us shapes of days. As this year draws […]
dressed for success
In December I was the host/MC for a 3000 person event in Dublin that required me to draw on all my skills as an entertainer, writer and performer. I am in my element in these types of settings, but with a good shot of nerves to keep me on my toes. It was a truly […]
