Rick Rubin

o live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. A practice of paying attention. Refining our sensitivity to tune in to the more subtle notes. Looking for what draws us in and what pushes us away. Noticing what feeling tones arise and where they lead.
Attuned choice by attuned choice, your entire life is a form of self-expression. You exist as a creative being in a creative universe. A singular work of art.

What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner landscape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is our portal to the unseen world.

The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you’re not alone. There are deeper meanings behind the surface. The energy around you can be harnessed to elevate your work. You are part of something much larger than can be explained—a world of immense possibilities.

The object isn’t to make art,

it’s to be in that wonderful state

which makes art inevitable.

Robert Henri

If you have an idea you’re excited about and you don’t bring it to life, it’s not uncommon for the idea to find its voice through another maker. This isn’t because the other artist stole your idea, but because the idea’s time has come.

As artists, it is our job to draw down this information, transmute it, and share it. We are all translators for messages the universe is broadcasting.

If something strikes me as interesting or beautiful, first I live that experience. Only afterward might I attempt to understand it.

The more raw data we can take in, and the less we shape it, the closer we get to nature.

Art is our portal to the unseen world.

When looking for a solution to a creative problem, pay close attention to what’s happening around you.