by Nancy Hillis | Jan 17, 2021
Creativity: Moving The Earth With Archimedes & Stravinsky The Greek philosopher Archimedes once said, “Give me a firm place to stand and a lever and I can move the Earth.” He was enamored of the idea of the lever and its ability to multiply force. ...
by Nancy Hillis | Jan 10, 2021
Creativity & Illusion It’s the New Year and we’re back! The temptation today is to write about American politics or perhaps COVID or some other disease of the body and mind, but we will resist this temptation. Instead, Bruce will turn to one of...
by Nancy Hillis | Dec 20, 2020
The Creative Journey Through Darkness Into Light In The Cycles of Creativity we talked about the special properties of this dark time of year, a season that seems drab and dreary and moribund, but is paradoxically anything but. This is a time of...
by Nancy Hillis | Dec 13, 2020
Of Coffee, Creativity, and Immortality I am at a point in life where I do not want to be surrounded by broken things. I’d rather not have the thing at all than it be broken. I want everything to work. The Denial Of Death Perhaps this is a denial...
by Nancy Hillis | Dec 6, 2020
Evolving Your Art: Q & A With Nancy Hillis In this video we explore: Style Premature optimization Not crystallizing too early Small studio spaces The paradoxical power of constraint Constraint drives creativity Moving past non starters The surprise benefits of...
