It is Simple… A daily routine, Just do it, and Start from the beginning. Just Show Up Outside of my photography, I’ve never been this active in my creative life. With that said I’ve decided to challenge myself. And in a fortuitous coincidence it just happens to coincide with the beginning of the year. I’m going to choose a guiding statement, make a commitment, select a mantra. Given everything I’ve written, wrestled with, confessed, reclaimed, and recommitted to this year, one word rises to the surface again, and again. It’s already living in my work, my practices, my vows
Author: Lewis De Joseph
I didn’t go to the crossroads, they always seem to come to me! Looking back at my recent work, pursuing my creativity, I find myself at a crossroads. I’ve been a photographer since the 80s. Quite a few years ago, I chose to pursue ways to use my photography in other mediums. I started with encaustic, then collage and then I found myself collecting art supplies. This past year I’ve joined a few, perhaps to many, online classes. Six months ago, I joined a class that is getting ready to start this January. This is called Wanderlust. I’m excited to
An Essential Aspect of Creativity is not being afraid to fail. – Edwin Land “The cord that binds us.” That was a song I remember singing in church: Bind us together, Lord, with cords that cannot be broken. Bind us together with love. There is only one God, one King, one body. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not advocating or proselytizing one god, one belief, or any particular religion. But there is a connection between us. All of us. Whether that’s a spiritual thing or an evolutionary one I don’t know. Perhaps it’s something Carl Jung called
“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.” ― Susan Polis Schutz In my last post, I wrote about exploring new creative paths beyond photography and shared some of the work that’s come out of that journey. It’s
“Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come.” ― Karen Joy Fowler Lately, I’ve been immersed in several creative classes. Since starting them, I’ve been exploring new mediums alcohol inks, colored pencils, acrylic paint, and collage. It’s been a journey of rediscovery and play. When one of the assignments called for photographing and painting trees, I jumped at the chance. I went for a hike here at work, camera in hand; we have over 1200 acres. A few days later, some friends visited, and we spent time wandering around Grey Towers, a nearby National
Finding My New Tribe If you read my last post, you know I’ve been searching for a creative home, a place to connect with others who understand what it means to live a creative life. Well, I think I may have found the beginning of that tribe. It started when I came across a gentleman on YouTube who goes by Way Walker. He’s an author, artist, and the founder of a creative collective called The World of Creatives. His videos immediately caught my attention they’re thoughtful, challenging, and full of heart. He talks about creativity not just as a skill
“Hey, you Don’t tell me there’s no hope at all Together we stand, divided we fall” Pink Floyd – Hey You Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve been searching for a creative community for a long time. Over the years, I’ve been part of a few. One of the first was the NEPA Photography Club. This was a fairly decent group that met monthly, had several juried exhibits a year, a typical meeting usually drew around thirty or forty members. It was awesome for a few years. But as the saying goes, it only takes one bad apple. When
Where I’ve Been – A Quick Life Update Sometimes life just knocks at the door and as you open it, time just rushes in like a thief in the night. You know when you get involved in the flow and look up and it’s been hours that have passed. That’s how the past month has felt for me, and while I didn’t intend to loose that time it just sweep past me and here, I am a month later and still have work to share from my trip to Tennessee back in March. I found that I had to
Roaring Through Time: Exploring Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park in Bluff City, TN Nestled in the rolling hills of Bluff City, Tennessee, Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park is a hidden gem that transports visitors back to the Mesozoic era. This unique roadside attraction, created by local resident Chris Kastner, features over 70 life-sized dinosaur sculptures sprawled across six wooded acres. What began in 2007 with a single dinosaur in Kastner’s backyard has evolved into a sprawling, donation-based park that delights visitors of all ages. A Labor of Love Chris Kastner’s passion for paleontology and creativity shines through every meticulously
All Along the Watchtower — A Walk Through Fort Miles Before I even set foot in Cape Henlopen State Park, the towers had already made an impression. Driving along Route 1 toward Lewes, they appear like sentinels from another time—tall, cylindrical, weathered by salt and sea air, and strangely beautiful. I’d seen them countless times in passing, but this time, I finally stopped to take a closer look. My visit to Fort Miles began with one of those towers—the kind used during World War II to scan the horizon for enemy ships. From the ground, they