by Danny | Oct 24, 2008 | books, Creative Process, Inspiration, podcast
I have been thinking a lot about what inspires me lately and making sure I fill each day with a hit of inspiration. This word is also on my mind because I am going to be on a panel on this very topic on the evening of November 14 for the SPE West Conference in San...
by Danny | Sep 23, 2008 | art and healing, books, gardening, Inspiration
“I am a mad gardener. I mutter and rant, and at night, I shake dry seeds out of my unruly mane of hair. I’m constantly visiting my local hydroponics equipment supplier. The garden is in my bones, in my gut, and in my hands that pearl sweat at the first...
by Danny | Dec 13, 2007 | art and healing, books, Creative Process, Inspiration, quotes
One of my favorite parts of the holidays is gift giving – thinking about each person, brainstorming gift ideas for them, making or acquiring the gift, and then wrapping it in colorful paper and ribbons. There is creative thinking and some handiwork involved that is...
by Danny | Nov 25, 2007 | books, Inspiration, Surrealism
The other day, I caught a riveting glimpse of Joseph Cornell. I was running errands South of Market in San Francisco and found myself with a pocket of time thirty minutes long. As I drove down Third Street, I said to myself, “If I can find a spot on the street, I am...
by Danny | Oct 3, 2007 | books, contemporary photography, podcast, quote
I woke up feeling blue today and so I spent the morning feeding myself good books. I started with SARK’s A Creative Companion – a loan from my friend Britt – who just interviewed SARK for the new artheals.org podcast. I took comfort in SARK’s whimsy, her affirmation...
by Danny | Sep 12, 2007 | art and healing, artist books, books, Bottle Dreams, Creative Process, Studio
Usually, it is just me and my dog at my Muir Beach studio, but yesterday brought two visitors. The first was Coleen, a wonderful book binder who lives in Muir Beach. We have been talking for ages about connecting to see each other’s work spaces, and yesterday we...
