Dan Fenelon - ART PRIZE

Dan Fenelon is pleased to announce that he has been accepted to participate in the prestigious ART PRIZE contest held in the city of Grand Rapids Michigan. The venue at 101 Sheldon Blvd also known as the Witter Building, has accepted his proposal to create a 120'x30' mural on the side of their building which houses two non-profit organizations, The Dwelling Place and the Dental Clinic for Cherry Street Health Services.

Congratulations Dan!

Click here for more details.

Attitude

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace from that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, Attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you….We are in charge of our Attitudes.” - Charles Swindoll

Clive Barker's Dark Bazaar Debut

Disguise has released a "making of" video of the creation of Clive's line of costumes and accessories available for Halloween 2010.

Visit the official website to see how Clive's art is imagined as costumes.

Inspirations...

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. "
~Steve Jobs

"In a time of drastic change, it is the LEARNERS who inherit the future. The LEARNED usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."
~Eric Hoffer

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
~T.S. Eliot

"Habit, laziness, and fear conspire to keep us comfortably within the familiar."
~Jane Hirshfield

Why Am I an Artist?

“I’ve met every enemy and it is me.” ~ Ben Franklin

“Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."~ Napoleon Hill  

Why Am I an Artist?  Good question – right? Finding time to be truly creative is something everybody struggles with. When we’re in business mode, it’s hard to remember why we chose the creative life. Along with marketing plans, portfolio edits, sales, production and the demands of running our business, it’s equally important to make time for creativity.

I’d like to challenge everyone to set a creative goal and take steps towards it.

§ Be prepared for inspiration. See something cool – carry a notebook, or use your cell phone camera to take a reference photo, or store a location in your GPS.

§ Follow your natural rhythms – pay attention to when you’re feeling your most creative, and honor your patterns.

§ Creativity takes time and is best realized in a quiet space. This needs to be a commitment you make and keep with yourself, whether you take 15 minutes everyday or spend 10 hours a week. Set aside the time and book it.

§ Creativity comes in cycles. Like gardens, creativity needs preparing, planting, nurturing, waiting and harvesting – and even a dormant period.

§ Utilize your colleagues to receive and give unconditional constructive feedback.

§ Commit to your self – set a goal and take steps toward it.

§ Set boundaries – it’s where your responsibilities start and end.

§ Work from your strengths. If you spend the majority of your time focused on overcoming a weakness you might improve a little bit – if you spent that same amount of time advancing an area of strength you’d increase that strength ten-fold.

§ Do something that scares the hell out of you – repeat. Push the limits, give yourself a challenge – redefine fear as performance energy and move forward.

§ Quiet your inner critic – stay positive.

§ Get over perfectionism – do good work, but don’t hold onto it until its perfect… by the time it’s perfect there’s a good chance it’s out of date!

§ Play, have fun and let the energy flow. You know your “in the zone” when you lose track of time doing what you love – you’ve found your highest creative expression. When blocked work backwards – start by identifying the end goal, and work from the end of the process and develop each step from there.

Inspirations...

Luck happens where preparation meets opportunity"
`Seneca 300BC


“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”
`Peter Drucker

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you choose to react to it."

"Failing to plan is planning to fail!"

"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. "
`Albert Einstein

Clive Barker on Craig Ferguson

Click here to see Clive on Craig Ferguson

Inspirations...

"And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
— Muhammad Ali



There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
— Dalai Lama

Crescenzo Giacomo Notarile - Canon Explorer of Light

Recently Crescenzo was honored to become one of the first cinematographers to become a Canon Explorer of Light.  See his interview here.

Benefits of Working with a Coach or Consultant

Coaching is proven to work when two factors are present:

• The client is willing to grow

• There is a gap between where you are now and where you want to be.

Really this is all that is necessary for us to solve problems, create a new life, turn your business around, increase sales and profitability, and design and implement a plan of action. Or, whatever else is called for to ensure that you have what you need to get more of what you want.

WITH A COACH, YOU WILL:  
Take more, better and smarter action ~ Because you set the goals you really want.

Our first task together is to find out exactly what you want for yourself. Once you create objectives that are clearly in line with your values and professional vision, you are much more likely to naturally and consistently take actions to reach them.

• Have a balanced life ~ Because you designed it

Professional success is maximized when you enjoy a sense of personal fulfillment and life balance. We will discuss how to focus on your particular personal goals and how to carve out enough time so your life outside of work is exactly the way you want to be. 

• Reach for more, much more ~ And not be consumed by the process

When you have a partner you trust, you will reach for much more because you can afford to. Are you ready to think big and really love your life fully? A coach is a partner who will enable you to take your life where you want it to go.

• Make better decisions for yourself and your business ~ Because your focus is clear

We will help you become focused as you share ideas with us. We will understand you and be subjective enough to want a lot for you, yet objective enough to not be biased or self serving. Just talking about your options with someone who really listens is often not enough to clarify things.

• Have a lot more sustainable energy ~ No more chugging along alone

We will help you identify the things that drain your energy and create a long-term strategy to eliminate them. In addition, we will focus on things that give you energy and explore how to maximize their impact. When you’re happy, productive, and free from tolerations and problems, life is a lot more fun!

We are…
Your partner in achieving your business goals
Your champion during a turnaround
Your trainer in communication and marketing skills
Your sounding board when making choices
Your motivation when strong actions are needed
Your unconditional support when you need it
Your mentor in business and artistic development
Your partner in helping you have all of what matters most to you. 

Introducing Tim Clarke

We are delighted to be managing the art of Tim Clarke - a talented young artist from London.  Check out his outstanding art here, here and here too.