★ Be Brave. Cultivate Creative Community: Artist Kindling Letter From MrJayMyers
When you have six kids and work full-time, it’s easy to let dreams and desires slip away. Scratch that, kids or not, full-time work or not, reaching for what we really want in life takes effort and it...
View Article★ Who is Creative? Why Does it Matter? Artist Kindling Letter from MrJayMyers
“Creativity is not a talent, it’s a quality of life that characterizes every aspect of human involvement. From the smallest mundane chores to the grandest works of art, creativity is not reserved for...
View Article★ True Vision (social media, RL, artist block, you): Artist Kindling Letter...
Hello All, How has your week been so far? It feels like just about everyone we know has had a pretty challenging one. Jay and I’s discussion this week was woven through our own challenges as well as...
View Article★ Cultivating Creative Kids: Artist Kindling Letter from MrJayMyers
“Invite us. Interrupt us. Be with us.” That’s some of what our kids said when we asked them what we could tell others about involving and coming alongside their own tribe in the creative life. We have...
View Article★ Be You (In Process): Artist Kindling Letter From MrJayMyers
Hey Friends, I don’t need to tell you the inner gymnastics we all often go through to figure out what it means to be ourself. But I do want to write to encourage you to persevere. The days, weeks,...
View Article★ Endure: Artist Kindling Letter From MrJayMyers
Hello All, It’s been a busy time at Jay’s full-time job at HP, working on the Sprocket app that he was hired to redesign. The portable printer that the app works with was released in October. Everyday...
View Article★ Yeti to Welcome 2019? Artist Kindling Letter From MrJayMyers
It may be too late to get Jay’s Yeti calendar in time for Christmas (without expedited shipping) but if you want to get it in time for the New Year, now is the perfect tiiime! Get your calendar here:...
View ArticleHope to Carry On
Well, hi. Does this note from our house to yours come at a good time to remember to carry on? To keep creating, to choose to be satisfied with what you’ve done, and to keep going again? It’s a good...
View ArticleYour Story: Artist Kindling Letter From MrJayMyers
Hello All, Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s Jay’s birthday today as well and we’re celebrating with a digital giveaway of his Procreate Brush Pack that he’s been assembling the last 2 months. No joke....
View ArticleShort Story: Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake
This is a short story I wrote. I am sure there is more to say about this, but for now I will let the story speak for itself. For thirty years, I had been coming to this same lake. Thirty years of...
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