Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Brick by Brick - Sustainable Creativity

Shared this with some friends a while ago, but definitely wanted to log it here.

Brick by Brick, by Stephen McCranie, is an excellent series of visual essays reflecting on sustainable creativity.  Gives very good practical advice about making plans, setting goals, and being creative continually with the goal to grow.  Love it!  It's very encouraging and inspiring.

2013 in Review and 2014 Goals

Happy New Year!  It's been a pretty good year for projects, learning and growing.

2013 was the year of the Cardboard Moroccan Cat Palace, the completion of the Prairie Rabbits pitch, of lots of thumbnailing (still have to finish one full episode of Avatar the Last Airbender!  please don't let this take a whole year!), of color studies, of really sinking my teeth into Project Apricot, of learning google app engine, and much more.  As a whole I feel like I'm getting closer to the vision of what I want to do with Project Apricot and Panataria.

2013 was a rough year, health wise, for Michael, but we also found a new rhythm to life and recovery.  It's been the year of wontons, ginger, and blandwiches and getting back to the gym.  Here's to good health in 2014.

It's also been the year of house-hunting.  May 2014 be the year we find the home for us.

Here are some plans for 2014.
  • Panataria
  • Project Apricot
  • House hunting
  • Trip to China
  • Turning Prairie Rabbits into a series of shorts