clean shoes

I was looking through photos from my Canada holiday the other day, and came across a photo that I took of my feet (wearing shoes).

to conjure you

"I am not furnished like a beggar, therefore to beg will not become me; my way is to conjure you..."

remembering myself

I had the unparalleled embarrassment and joy of watching a video of myself from 7 years ago the other day.

the size of a canvas

One of my favourite creative and pedagogical concepts is one that I have dubbed 'canvas size'.

new music for friday

Time for some new music.

creative firsts

What is special about first times?

What is good creative process?

Anyone who creates has a process, but what makes a good one?

let’s talk about the absurd

"Absurd: wildly unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate."dictionary.com It's time to talk about absurdity. And by talk, I mean talk. Let's disagree with each other, build on each other's ideas. I don't think I understand our modern relationship with absurdity, and I want to. So let's talk about it. I found a new favourite joke the other...

endings don’t come naturally

I have a full draft. If you're wondering of what, I am in fact writing a brand new musical, libretto and all. Sounds crazy when you write it down.

taking stock

Well, it has certainly been many cups of tea and coffee since I have had the chance to write a blog post.