This past weekend, I was asked to stage manage an inaugural music and arts festival in Boston called the Boston Summer Arts Weekend. 

This is folk singer Suzanne Vega, classical trumpet player Alison Balsom and New Orleans big brass band Soul Rebels playing a song together on stage. I love that I work in a creative industry because true creativity is nothing without collaboration. These artists each play music that is so drastically different from the other, but they were all able to come together and make something that was almost exhilarating to watch. 

Many people admire the singular “creative genius”, but I admire the group effort, the collaboration, the countless visions and sounds and ideas and life stories that these people condensed into one moment in time — one play, one film, or in this case, one song. 

My newest read. 

The science behind inspiration and creativity. Studies about what environments are proven to bring about creativity, using examples of companies such as Pixar and artists such as Bob Dylan. Been looking forward to starting this for a while! Hope it lives up to expectations!

My favorite reblog yet. Spot on. 

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niccobuildings:

I JUST DREW THESE OCTOPUS SHOES… I am so excited!!!! I saw a pair of shoes like this on tumblr and immediately grabbed my keys to get some white shoes and did THIS!

Part of being creative and feeling creative comes from surrounding yourself with creative people. For me, Nicco is one of those people. I don’t see him as often as I would like, but his mind and incorporation of visual art into everyday life inspires me. (And makes me smile.)