DISCOVERIES: Julie Flanders, “Joyride” (The Poem) (2/6)
Proof positive that time flies, I had to wear reading glasses to read Joyride in public. I then had to overcome my own vanity about this in order to post it. This was my great…
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DISCOVERIES: Julie Flanders, “Joyride (The Book)” (1/6)
Julie Flanders is a master lyrical shape-shifter. Over the years, her award-winning songwriting skills (honed since her teens) have morphed into related manifestations…
CREATRICKS: Tackling Overwhelm (Stress-Busting Summer Series #2)
Hey, are your shoulders tensed up to your ears? […]
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting His Old Dog Ruby (6/6)
People were always asking me: “When are you going to paint Ruby?” Ruby was a bearded collie, and my soulful companion since she was a puppy.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on the Importance of Eyes (5/6)
People often tell me they feel I’ve captured the soul of their animal in my paintings. It’s true that I feel a great connection to animals—and one of the great joys of my work is that…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting People with Pets (4/6)
I’ve been making paintings my entire adult life and have made all kinds of work: Still Lifes, Landscapes, Portraits, Fantastic Fantasies and more.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Working with Particularly Large Commission (3/6)
This was a fantastic assignment and a great gig: a friend, who’s a successful screenwriter and owns a really great…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Backgrounds (2/6)
For my animal portraits, I’ve created a signature of bright colorful, graphic backgrounds that are fresh, contemporary and timeless. But I love to be challenged…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on How He Got Started (1/6)
I first met Robert Lucy as co-creator (with his […]
CREATRICKS: Tackling Your Workspace (Stress-Busting Summer Series #1)
Like other animals, humans are greatly impacted by their […]
CREATRICKS: Writing Routines
What makes a writing routine successful? Routines deserve the good […]
INTERDEPENDENCE: Cynthia Kaplan, “We Were the Donner Party” (6/6)
Sometimes the best way to get people to hear your music is to give them something to watch. I played this new song at gigs all winter, and I knew that if I didn’t make…
INTERDEPENDENCE: Cynthia Kaplan, “Kegger” (5/6)
I know that there must be women and men who stay home with their kids and crank out tome after tome or start foundations or make a mint selling quilts on Etsy. I, however…
INTERDEPENDENCE: Cynthia Kaplan, “Hold Up” (4/6)
I’ve written exactly one feature length movie and co-written two shorts. The feature, Pipe Dream, starred Mary Louise Parker and Martin Donovan and had a very…
INTERDEPENDENCE: Cynthia Kaplan, “A Squirrel Stores His Nuts” (3/6)
Some ideas are songs. That’s just the way it is. I wrote an essay for Organic Style Magazine about sex after childbirth. Not immediately after, but, you know, at…
INTERDEPENDENCE: Cynthia Kaplan, “Better Safer Warmer” (2/6)
There was a time when humor pieces appeared on the Times Op-Ed, page. Over the span of a couple of years, I wrote about things like President Clinton’s puppy…