Please forgive the recent radio silence. I shall be back soon with a brand new site, new projects, and a re-release of my book. Talk soon friends!
http://creativetheology.com/cr eative-theology-book/ I spent most of my artistic life out of the church, or rather, I spent it in tension with the church. Mainly because I was always so disappointed b...
I know a lot of people having lots of conversations about the “future.” I put the word “future” in quotes intentionally, because often our conversations about said “futu...
I’m huge on seasons. I love the turn over. The change. The look back. The look ahead. For the entirety of my life the seasons were constant and consistent. A new spring, summer, fall, winter, o...
I know many of you just finished big projects last week. I have some good news and some bad news. The good news: You did! Congratulations! I hope people lifted you on their shoulders and blew you ki...
Three choreographers had fallen through, a bid for a new project was due, a deadline was pushed up, and we just realized that a big piece of our current project had no budget left. That was last week...
I e-met today’s contributor, James Viola, through my e-friend, Allie Lehman. James is an incredible designer with a heart of gold. Follow him on Twitter and check out his fantastic work. Today’s quo...
Even though this winter was one of the mildest in Chicago’s history - we made it! With temperatures in the 80’s this week, spring has officially sprung. To celebrate I curated a little Spotify mix. I...
In the 1970’s the famous Vienna Sausage plant here in Chicago moved from the Southside to the Northside. The old plant was inefficient, out of date, and a new factory was desperately needed. The new ...
Today’s wallpaper comes from my friend, Brenton Little, designer extraordinaire. Quoting from my book, Brenton’s lovely installment asks, Are you willing to see this thing through? This is something ...
“But I was beginning to see, now that I was out of school, that the world was not set up for sitting and staring, that time was no friendly giant lofting me gently into the imagination.” — PATRICIA H...
“It might seem to you that living in the woods on a riverbank would remove you from the modern world. But not if the river is navigable, as ours is. On pretty weekends in the summer, this riverbank i...
My friend was sharing that she’s had a hard time writing songs lately. She feels blocked. Too many voices telling her what’s good or what’s not; telling her what to write and what not to; telling her...
Today’s installment comes from the awesome, Lee Steffen of Nashville’s boutique agency, Penguin Creative. They do some incredible stuff as you will see. Quoting from my book, UNTITLED, Thoughts on th...
Last month, principal dancer, Sergei Polunin, resigned from the Royal Ballet. Having been promoted to principal at age 19, an unprecedented feat, he was now leaving the company at age 22. His Twitter...
I’ve been fascinated lately with letters and notes. I can’t get enough of the beautiful examples here. Handcrafted correspondence. A sweet “hello,” or a, “hey, do you remember that one thing that hap...
Today’s installment comes from my friend, graphic and motion designer, Mr. Zach Taylor. Be sure and check out his stuff and while you’re at it, hire him! Quoting from my book, UNTITLED, Thoughts on t...
Happy Friday everyone! Music: We Speak No Americano by Yolanda Be Cool & DCup You know…you really should subscribe.
Yesterday, I sat in a circle with some of my favorite artists and people. We went around the room doing a very simple exercise I learned from Seth Godin. Two questions were asked: What are you afraid...
A few weeks ago, I got a crazy idea. I would email some of my favorite designers and photographers the following creative brief: Create a lovely desktop wallpaper with an image and/or quote inspired ...
A week or so after Christmas, a heavy package arrived in the mail. It was from my Grandma Laila. Well into her nineties, she’s a tough, midwestern broad; sweet, a former schoolteacher and Rosie the R...
One day I’ll tell you why I do these, but until then, here’s the next installment. Enjoy. Music: Domino by Jessie J
My view today as I was workin’ it. Music: No One Said It Would Be Easy by Cloud Cult
I grew up Catholic and while there is much I don’t miss of the thousands and thousands of hours I spent at Mass, there is a tremendous amount I do. I miss the practice of confession, the orientation ...
Happy new year, my friends. Good to see you again! I hope the holidays and the new year are treating you well. I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year. It’s when we pause and say to the ...
After a good long year of work, I’m taking a brief breather from this site as I plan the year ahead.In the meantime, please check out my latest book, UNTITLED: Thoughts on the Creative Process and a ...
Thanks to Random.org, I now give you the winners: Toffi Seinsche Eric Barz Jason van Dyk Ric Beemer If you see your name, please shoot me an email with your mailing address, along with your e-versi...
We’re excited to release the official trailer for our Christmas short film! Come and see it for free December 18-24.
Below is just a taste of the project we’ve been working on for the past few months. We’re not telling the story in this first trailer, just some lovely images via Mr. Amundsen and lovely music courte...
Many of us spend a good deal of our lives avoiding crashes (at least some of us do…ahem…Mr. Stock Market). We covet safety and convenience. We buckle up our lives, insulating them with attempted guar...
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