Community Sharing - Eli Aukerman
My Kia crunches into a snow covered parking spot just across the street from Dainty Maid Food Hall. I squeeze out of my car and make my way across the street and down the sidewalk, my chunky combat boots…
It’s Not What You Think
If I had to pick one thing that I’ve found to awaken my creativity, keep my creativity alive and is sustainable, it’s a very simple practice. And it’s probably not what you’d think…
WRITE DAMMIT!
It’s Christmas day. I’m in my nearly empty library-in-the-making. The deep red walls are still splotchy like worn red leather. I’ll give…
These Boots
You can't walk the same mile in the same pair of shoes.
I gave it a try anyway.
Yesterday I…
You Are Creative
I have a friend who’s head of a wine department. She signed up for a class…
Define Success
I’ve always thought it would be so fun to make pencil drawings. I recently bought a large sketchbook and drawing pencils. It was hard to start playing around with it because my drawings felt embarrassingly awful…
Abundance vs. Scarcity
I dated a man who was a sculptor. At that time he was finishing one sculpture and had ideas brewing for his next. The message of the next piece was to be a provocative question surrounding guns. He would need parts and pieces of guns for his work. I enlisted myself as a fellow gun-parts-scavenger…
I Need Space
In order to best tap into my own creativity, it’s incredibly helpful to have space in several ways and for several reasons…
Plan to Fail
I plan to fail.
This isn’t a self-deprecating statement. It’s more like a reframe…
