“My doubts stand in a cirlce around every word, I see them before I see the word, but what then! I do not see th word at all, I invent it.” -Franz Kafka, Diaries: 1910–1923

“Creativity is an exploratory process to find the concealed material within.” -Rick Rubin

This week I found a book that helped me understand creativity more clearly, called “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin. I wanted to share it with all the artists here who might need this type of inspiration. Think of this as a conversation over coffee, I will be writing in my voice and just telling you about it and my thoughts related to creativity.

Perfection — creates a still image, unchanged by time or space. Perfection reminds me of symmetry —evoking a feeling of utter beauty, perfect dimensions, organization, and clean lines. It evokes peace, and then it destroys it.