Inspiration

Greg Somers: Become An Artist

March 25, 2010
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The Archibald Prize is perhaps Australia’s most celebrated art prize and you can currently see. The final result will be announced later this week, and while I’m really impressed by all the finalists I wanted to single one in particular out for special mention here.

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Go Big or GTFO – But Just Keep Going!

March 4, 2010
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What if there was a territory that represented this struggle? Well, Ford Fiesta Movement team members Sam Proof and Jen Friel think there is. It’s the internet… or, erm, Los Angeles.

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Mary Richert on Struggle, Inputs and Inspiration

February 7, 2010
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Mary Richert – in her first Internet video ever – talks about some of her favourite books. In these pages she finds a lot of encouragement and inspiration. I really want to emphasise three points Mary makes in this video.

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When No One Cares…

January 27, 2010
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I sometimes get disappointed when something I produce doesn’t get much of a reception. You hope that a project is worthwhile and that somebody somewhere is getting something out of it, and as much as I look for some intrinsic merit to the things I do, I am still sometimes left wondering. But what if no one caring was actually a good thing?

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Felicia Day: Celebrate People Not Waiting For Permission To Make Their Art

January 13, 2010
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When Felicia Day won the Streamy Award for Best Female Actor in Comedy Web Series for her work in The Guild, she wowed the audience with a frank exploration of some of the challenges the web series faced and explained how being rejected by Hollywood was the impetus she needed to create her own art.

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Silencing The Inner Critic

January 6, 2010
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Your Inner Critic might, to the untrained eye, look like a fluffy adorable teddy bear… but we know better!

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Jessi Alexander On “The Climb”

December 11, 2009
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Songwriter Jessi Alexander talks here about her song ‘The Climb‘ which she co-wrote with collaborator Jon Mabe. The track was recorded by Miley Cyrus and was featured in the Hannah Montana movie. It was also the first song placement from Jessi that was released as a single, and it went straight to number one!

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Dream By Example

November 19, 2009
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The truth is it is perfectly wonderful to hear about what authors are doing. It can be interesting to hear about other people’s creative processes and pitfalls. It can even be useful to listen to specific writing instruction. The power of I Should Be Writing is that ‘wannabe’ writers are consistently delivered back to their own hands.

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