by Maxima Kahn | Jun 8, 2018 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
How do you get back to creating after you have been away, whether due to illness, vacation, busyness or distraction? Whether it has been a few days, weeks or years, the process is essentially the same. Knowing this process is a key skill for artists who want to live...
by Maxima Kahn | Jan 12, 2018 | Creative Sparks
In this post, I share with you how to access the deepest power in the universe, the power of love, so that you can draw upon this limitless power to help you realize your dreams. This is the fourth post in a series on Enthusiasm vs. Willpower in reaching your...
by Maxima Kahn | Oct 18, 2017 | Creative Sparks
T.S. Eliot famously wrote, “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.” What did Eliot mean by this seemingly outrageous assertion? He wasn’t talking about...
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 30, 2016 | Creative Sparks
[This is part of a 2-part series on Tending Your Creative Fire and how to get yourself started creating each day. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.] As artists, we all know the horror of the blank page (or blank canvas or the equivalent in whatever medium...
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 4, 2016 | Creative Sparks
[This post in the first in a two-part series on Tending Your Creative Fire and getting started creating.] Getting started with creative activity is the very hardest part. We say we want to write, paint, sculpt, make films, sing, but when it comes to actually doing it,...