I want to thank Jessica, Matt and all of my new friends from SAA and the Dayton Creative Syndicate for a fantastic time on Tuesday. I spent the afternoon speaking to the students at SAA and describing the dynamics of create-on-demand and important disciplines for sustained growth in our lives and art. I was blown away by the questions the students asked after the talk, which is always an indicator of good education. To the leaders and instructors of SAA I say “way to go.”#172#8224
I was able to spend the afternoon with my good friend Scott Hull and talk about emerging trends in art + commerce, then I delivered an evening talk to the Dayton Creative Syndicate. (I was a little nervous that there might be Tommy guns involved. My fear was unfounded.) What a fun, dynamic group of young creatives!
The reason this trip was especially interesting is that I was able to – in a period of just a few hours – address hundreds of artists who are emerging into the first part of their career and artists who are deep “in the grooves” of their career with the same talk. What I discovered is that the deep, resonant themes of creative growth, rhythm, the assassins of creativity, etc., are present regardless of our experience or where we happen to be in our career. They are realities that we must be aware of if we want to thrive.#172#8224
It also reminded me of the importance of relationships in our creating. I love what the DCS is doing in trying to create a pocket of collaborative thought around how to stay creatively inspired. Well done, all!
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