Category: 10 – Something Out of Nothing – creating peace and presence by making art in 2020

I wrote a bunch of songs to make sense of 2020, but there were a couple that I even asked my Crichton Clan to let me know how THEY were feeling about it, so I could write about their experiences. Those were the best songs! I hope you enjoy the songs. There are actually 50… Continue reading lynz crichton

Christiane and I wrote a book, and even got to teach 4 seminars on it at Pepperdine University. Carved a chess set. Built a clock. Shot a short film with some friends starring my daughter. Racked up about a dozen new art pieces. Best was the time playing music with the family. Overall a pretty… Continue reading seán k.

Relaunching my art-based non-profit for people with dementia infused my life with a deeper meaning than ever. And for my private creative time, getting back to multi-media collage and journaling about what each piece is telling me about myself has been incredibly grounding and enlightening .

Each day of May 2020, I took a picture of the view from one of my windows in my house. Wanted to celebrate the good and have to admit some days it was tough. Same red tree, different view. It’s all about how we look at things.

I wrote some of the best songs I have in years. I also got back into visual art, and writing more confessional type posts & articles as a means of processing all the craziness.

I made a fuck ton of pie. I miss having access to a pottery wheel so I make pie instead. I make about 120 or so a year.

I decorated my windows with fun drawings and made one look like an aquarium, another like a garden, since a section of our apartment building overlooks an alley full of giant trash dumpsters and I wanted to give my neighbors a nicer view during quarantine/ limited socializing. I’ve also been coloring mandalas and giving them… Continue reading sasha k.

I started to make alcohol ink earrings at one point, and what started as a project I had wanted to try for a long time just for me turned into a fundraiser for our local food bank and public schools! I made earrings and sent them to my friends if they donated. It was really… Continue reading aakriti a.

Painting is very therapeutic for me. I listen to music and get in the zone. { click Diana’s name to see a couple of her paintings! }

I wrote tons of new songs. Am currently recording my 4th album remotely with a new bunch of musicians. I dug down and worked in my digital audio workstation a ton … discovered a different writing process from what I’m used to after 20 plus years of writing. Considering how messy 2020 was, I have… Continue reading robin b.