by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 9, 2013 | Creating
“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.” —Pablo Picasso Pop! We get an interesting idea and race to our canvas, word processer, or potter’s wheel. Paint flows, words stream, or clay flies. Our critics say, “Nice.” Nice? What happened to “Wow!”? We can...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 2, 2013 | Leading
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”— Winston Churchill What are you going to do when: emails pop up about your presentation, comments appear at the end of your blog post, notecards arrive in your mailbox about your art show, mothers stop by your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 18, 2013 | Writing
“Men are not moved by things, but the views they take of them.” —Epitectus We storytellers want our characters to be interesting, plausible, and memorable. But often our characters come across as one-dimensional. But with a little work, we can do two things that will...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 14, 2013 | Creating
On this Valentines Day, enjoy the tips on how to love, gleaned from the thoughts of creative geniuses. “The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.” —Vincent Van Gogh—Dutch painter (1853-1890) Tip 1: Love others,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 31, 2013 | Creating
“If one is the master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.” —Vincent Van Gogh I speak of formula from the Online Etymology Dictionary’s entry: “Modern sense [of the word] is colored by...
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