Many of us have encountered those moments in our lives when we don’t know whether to laugh or cry. When everything has gone so wrong, or seems so bleak, that the only option is endless sobbing or hysterical laughter. But why do we feel the need to laugh? In some instances, it’s because the circumstancesContinue reading “Inspiration – Laughing Through the Tears with Barney Miller”
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Inspiration – The Lesser Known Works of John Williams
If I was to ask you to name as many famous movie composers as you could, I’d bet you that John Williams’ name would be amongst the first four or five composers you’d tell me. He has become, quite literally, a household name, with his themes and scores instantly recognizable and deeply beloved by many.Continue reading “Inspiration – The Lesser Known Works of John Williams”
Inspiration – Jack Vettriano and the Beauty in Beasts
Visual art is a particularly ambiguous and inclusive form of human expression. Images can bridge gaps that language, time, and geography create. To a certain extent, visual art is about the universality of human experience in a way few other forms are. Yet it is also a highly individualized experience; after all, beauty is inContinue reading “Inspiration – Jack Vettriano and the Beauty in Beasts”
Inspiration – Learning How to Make a Hat with George
During my childhood, I was exposed to many varied forms of art and culture which have given me an eclectic world view today. From the impressionistic paintings of Degas, to the music of Meatloaf, to the writings of Steinbeck, I sought to experience as many different works of art as I possibly could, encouraged byContinue reading “Inspiration – Learning How to Make a Hat with George”
Inspiration – The Phantom Tollbooth and Indulging in Absurdity
I think all writers remember those few books that set them upon the path they currently tread. These are the books we read over and over again, from childhood, to adolescence, to adulthood. Most of us probably have our battered, worn copies of these beloved tomes on their bookshelves still, which our loving fingers occasionallyContinue reading “Inspiration – The Phantom Tollbooth and Indulging in Absurdity”