More on Creativity, from a Master
August 3, 2018
Here is a very good article on creative flow from an angle from which you may not be aware. Enjoy.
How to Unleash the Great Perfection of Creativity
By Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
From Lion’s Roar; Buddhist Wisdom for Our Time, July 2, 2017
Informed by the profound teachings of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal tells us how to unleash powerful creative energy we can use anywhere, from the office to the art studio.
Photo by Jennifer Pack.
Newly Recorded Song by Bob and Ekat Pererya
July 30, 2018
Listen to a new recording of a song I wrote many years ago. It is so beautifully sung by Ekat Pererya and recorded and rendered by Lou Pererya. That’s me on keyboards. Enjoy.
Lonely Girl ©
Native American Flute Build
July 25, 2018
My first Native American flute build. This is from a kit sold by Blue Bear Flutes and is made of cedar. I added some detail of my own, of course, with an inlay of poplar along two sides and a crow totem on the sound block. Thanks to Charlie Mato-Toyela for his great YouTube video guidance, supplies, and book on the subject.
Listen to a brief recording of me playing this flute.
Jazz Piano Great Bill Evans on Improvisation -Link to Video
October 4, 2012
Here is a link to the Open Culture web site where they have a post with jazz piano great Bill Evans talking about improvisation. The accompanying video, “The Universal Mind of Bill Evans”, is about 45 minutes long. Worth the time and attention.
More on Relationship in Creativity
September 14, 2010
Joshua Wolf Shenk has a new series on Slate.com on creative pairs, Two is the Magic Number. Accompanying a long essay is a 3+ minute video on John Lennon and Paul McCartney's creative relationship. Related to the previous post here on creative relationship evidenced by remixing, this article explores in depth the "myth of the lone creator". This is Part 1, here is Part 2, Part 3. Enjoy.
Everything is a Remix
September 14, 2010
Led Zeppelin, 1968
Everything is a Remix is part one of what promises to be a very interesting and well done web series video by “Kirby”. Lasting about 7 minutes, this first installment covers the relationship of elements from some music sources to another in hip hop and rock. The creative journey has many avenues. Cool. I’ll be waiting for the next parts. Watch it here. (Thanks John Gruber)
September 16, 2010
Here is a link to a response to the above written by songwriter John Woods furthering the discussion- and some responses to him as well.
Beautiful and Strange
June 21, 2010
These photos by Anthony Wood caught my eye and my imagination. I found them to be strange and beautiful- surreal and evocative. This is Photoshop-ing that avoids over-use and shows how one can make fine art with the same tools that so often stray into harshness or kitsch. There are three sets of photos on the web site– Nudes, Angels-Visions-Visitations, and Trees. I found the Nudes to be most interesting but all three bear a close look. Enjoy.
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