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Editor ♦ Writer ♦ Blogger ♦ Artist ♦ May today be nothing but kind to you and yours.
Dec 12, 2020Jan 6, 2021Michael Carty

Delete 2020?

When you look back upon your life, will you choose to wipe 2020 from your memory?

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Dec 5, 2020Dec 8, 2020Michael Carty

Living in two worlds

When you find yourself living in two worlds, embrace the new world that is manifesting around you.

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Nov 28, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Three foundations of creativity

Where does creativity spring from? Brian Koppelman’s fascinating podcast with Geddy Lee of Rush offers some possible answers to this impossible question.*

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Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020Michael Carty

Brian Eno’s diary: A very strange time indeed

Brian Eno’s wonderful 1995 diaries A Year with Swollen Appendices (finally back in print) offer an endless wealth of wit and inspiring ideas, and a fascinating snapshot of a past world that is both recent and long, long gone.

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Nov 14, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Stay whole

Gentle reader: How are you coping as 2020 grinds on? What is helping you through all this? What is keeping you whole?

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Nov 7, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Creativity: Take a jump into the unknown

Creativity is in all of us, in one form or another. But how do you get that creativity out? This post spotlights some wise words on creativity from Neil Morrison and John Cleese.

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Oct 31, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Sketchtober FIVE (Goofy skeletons, determined women!)

The fifth and final weekly set of pics from Sketchtober, my October daily drawing challenge, with Halloween skeletons, moonlit moggies, some determined women – and even a seasonal pumpkin!

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Oct 24, 2020Nov 7, 2020Michael Carty

Sketchtober FOUR (Where Rodin meets Batman)

The fourth weekly set of pics from Sketchtober, my October daily drawing challenge, featuring mogs and rockers, Dark Knights and noted sculptors.

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Oct 17, 2020Nov 7, 2020Michael Carty

Sketchtober THREE (Morticia, Oscar, Dracula!)

The third weekly set of pics from my October daily drawing challenge, taking in Morticia Addams, Oscar Wilde, Count Dracula and some rather lovely flowers.

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Oct 10, 2020Nov 7, 2020Michael Carty

Sketchtober TWO (Scribbly Dylan)

The second weekly set of pics from my Sketchtober daily drawing challenge, taking in Cleo the dog, John Lennon and a distinctly scribbly Bob Dylan!

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