Ideas & Thoughts, My Creative Path

Post 1 : The Practice of Becoming: A Series on Critique, Growth, and Creative Vision.

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Lewis De Joseph

I’ve been thinking about critique for years. About encouragement. About ego. About growth. This series is my attempt to put language around what actually helps us become better creatives. The Practice of Becoming implies this is ongoing. Not mastery. Not arrival. Not “ten steps to excellence.” It suggests a workshop that never closes, lights left on, tools within reach. I want this to be an ongoing practice in my life. This series explores what helps us grow as creatives. Not just technically, but internally. I’m less interested in perfect answers and more interested in better questions. My current goal

My creative pursuit, changing a lifetime thinking process.

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Lewis De Joseph

I feel I’ve always been a Creative. I started with photography. In my early 20s I went to the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Where I took several classes for the creative and technical sides of the camera. Then I built a darkroom in a spare bedroom and took classes around that part of this creative medium. Then the digital era came upon us and transformed the medium, in ways that I could never even have imagined. For several reasons I was slow to embrace it. The cost of entry was very high back then; I didn’t even

Creating Growth

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Lewis De Joseph

Creating Growth Challenging Our Creative Growth I was in my Monday Flow group last week and the gentleman that hosts it referenced something I said the week before just as we were wrapping up. We were talking about growing creatively and I shared a philosophy that I learned many years ago. Since I’ve evolved my own thoughts and ideas on the concept. I’ve tried to follow it, live it and apply it to all aspects of my life. I’m a chef by trade and can get in the kitchen and just go. I’ve worked just about every aspect of

It’s Simple, Just Show Up!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Lewis De Joseph

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

Life always has a Crossroads!

Posted on January 1, 2026 by 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

The Roots of my Creativity!

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Lewis De Joseph

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

Trees – Witnesses to Time

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Lewis De Joseph

“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

The Spark and the Tribe

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Lewis De Joseph

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

An Old Fashioned Roadside Attraction, Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Lewis De Joseph

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

Echoes of History at Cape Henlopen

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Lewis De Joseph

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

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