The Art of Work is Messy.

As I meander through this creative career I’m building, that of a physical creative, I’ve come to realize a few things. This applies to all of us:

  • My ideas will have critics, haters and trolls. My inner warrior-artist loves a good fight but I must do a better job of ignoring these folks.

  • Many of my creative pursuits will go unfinished.

  • Much of my best work will simply be the creative combination of old ideas. Or approaching old ideas in a new light. As a mentor of mine Frank Forencich says in his tagline, “Teaching Movement in an Old New Way. “

  • I love the art of curation. I’ve always been a curator. Curation may be my greatest gift to you. I’ll do my best.

And finally, something that I’d like to share that isn’t very tangible, sort of untouchable actually but very important none-the-less. It’s our work between our work that makes us the most effective and creative. It’s our curiosity, our study, our desire to learn new things and our ability to wander and wonder. I like to call this The art between our art. Never stop exploring my friend.