Here we are in the new year and I’m taking a new direction in my Ephemeral Adventurer series of paintings. I’m experimenting with larger paintings on canvas and trying a few designs without the maps. This one is called ‘Fly With Me’ and it’s the first of the new batch. I’m going to order… Continue Reading
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Noticing Mondays: The Ephemeral Adventure
Noticing Mondays is a new weekly event on this blog where I discuss my mindful writing practice of ‘noticing’ and encourage you to join in … One of the things I love about writing is when you’re noodling along and all of a sudden a phrase comes to you that manages to clarify… Continue Reading
Whole Life Creativity: Blue Thing
I used to live in the bush just outside of Sydney. Our house backed onto National Park and one day as I headed out for a bush walk I spotted a Bower Bird nest just a few metres away from our back fence.The male bower bird builds a bower and then goes off searching for… Continue Reading
On The Cusp Of Creating
I don’t know what’s coming next. Sometimes it seems like the fire’s extinguished, the Muse snuffed out all the lights as she left, everyone’s gone to sleep, and the streets have stilled. It’s just me and a full, insolent moon staring down: Moon: ”What?” The thing about creativity is you never know. Maybe this is… Continue Reading
Lessons On Play From The Bubble Dog
I’m on the floor supervising Fred, our youngest son, as he takes a bath. He holds a small plastic dog covered in bubbles. Fred is cooing over it, trying to get me to understand something. I have no idea what. My wife walks in with a towel for him, and says “Oh, I know what… Continue Reading
Red Thread of Creativity
***** There’s an old story about a Buddhist Monk going to his teacher and asking: ‘In whom does Buddha cause passion’ The teacher replies: ‘The Buddha causes passion in everyone’ Monk: ‘Then how do we get rid of it?’ Teacher: ‘Why should we get rid of it?’ ***** Sometimes Buddhism is presented as a… Continue Reading