NO MORE STARVING ARTISTS!

Independence in the Desert I am happy to be alive this July 4th. While the world crumbles around us, from physical and economic illness, I am happy to claim my freedom on my terms. Action. Seizing the moments.

It's time to curate your thoughts carefully. What are you thinking about?

What are you thinking about right now? Opportunity or Doom? Are you numb or awake? Is it business as usual or are you exploring the unknown? Wherever you are- whatever your state of mind- one thing is clear to me. Opportunity

Come out and hear Lisa Canning and Ember Miller perform to benefit Clarinets for Conservation on February 7th at 7pm in Chicago at PianoForte.

Clarinetist Play to Help Sustain The Growth of Clarinet Making Come out for an evening of enjoyable clarinet music at PianoForte located at 1355 N Michigan Avenue in Chicago to hear Lisa and Ember play some great clarinet...

Sometimes it’s confusing is t it?

If you want to do good in the world, do good. But you can do even more good if you are more pulled together yourself.

How To Get Your S**t Together (An Unconventional Guide) We can have so much. But we can never have it all.

Keep going. Your making a difference.

The people from the negative side always seem to be with more power and equipment, however they are not a match for our human desire to being positivity around us.

Don't let them stop you from doing what you really want to do, even if it seems small.

Rehan Allahwala

Anyone there?

Some great advice! Remember we don’t create alone.

Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock Pen an Open Letter to the Next Generation of Artists Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock have been friends for over forty years. In the pursuit of their art, they’ve shattered... Read More

"At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 46.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is."

We give thanks today for all the creative people in the world. Happy Thanksgiving!🍁