The Viable Threat: How Art is Made – Mavia

Photo by Olav Affrens Rofne – Unsplash In Read and Write Jean Paul Satre’s biography he sites that he is like a knight in shining armor for his audience. He says he saves them by writing. If he does not write he feels pain and the more he procrastinates the more intense the pain becomes. …...

How to Take a Risk – Mavia

Photo by Nosiuol – Unsplash Most people have lodged in the mind the adage that ‘you take calculated risks’. How can true risk be calculated? This presupposes that there needs to be a certain if not sufficient information that makes you take a risk. The truth is, you cannot jump blindly into a pursuit or …...

Value as a Support System for Discipline in Art and Creativity – Mavia

Photo by Arno Senoner – Unsplash I the other day I wrote a short article titled Discipline as A support System for Art and Creativity.  A full reading can be found when you click on the link. In the article I highlighted that Art needs discipline and commitment for it to see the light of …...

The Viable Threat: How Art is Made – Mavia

Photo by Olav Affrens Rofne – Unsplash In Read and Write Jean Paul Satre’s biography he sites that he is like a knight in shining armor for his audience. He says he saves them by writing. If he does not write he feels pain and the more he procrastinates the more intense the pain becomes. …...

How to Take a Risk – Mavia

Photo by Nosiuol – Unsplash Most people have lodged in the mind the adage that ‘you take calculated risks’. How can true risk be calculated? This presupposes that there needs to be a certain if not sufficient information that makes you take a risk. The truth is, you cannot jump blindly into a pursuit or …...

Value as a Support System for Discipline in Art and Creativity – Mavia

Photo by Arno Senoner – Unsplash I the other day I wrote a short article titled Discipline as A support System for Art and Creativity.  A full reading can be found when you click on the link. In the article I highlighted that Art needs discipline and commitment for it to see the light of …...

The Viable Threat: How Art is Made – Mavia

Photo by Olav Affrens Rofne – Unsplash In Read and Write Jean Paul Satre’s biography he sites that he is like a knight in shining armor for his audience. He says he saves them by writing. If he does not write he feels pain and the more he procrastinates the more intense the pain becomes. …...

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Five Things that Hinder Your Art by Mavia

Art is thinking and production. Art is theory and practice. Sometimes there are seasons of production of art, where we get stuck to produce or even to conceptualize art. I have found myself starring into the blank page hoping that something will be triggered...

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Every Art Needs a Plan by Mavia

The Ideas of art can drop in your heart or mind from a place of spontaneity or from an unallocated inspiration center. In order to develop work or works of art, in order for you to pursue a career or a repertoire you must do that by following a plan....

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Adding Creativity to the Technical by Mavia

When I was young I used to wait for holidays so that I could at least get some pocket money from gigs at a Papermaking factory. Most of the time we were deployed as casual laborers to do menial support roles in various departments.  The experience was a...

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Anatomy of an Idea by Mavia

Ideas are in the dimension of Faith. Calling gives direction to Ideas, Gifts give Grace to Ideas and Skills give Execution and Expression to Ideas. This triad is unbroken and seamless. Every body gets ideas, good or bad. Ideas are symbolized as the brainy...

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Discipline as a Support System for Art by Mavia

Photo by Karim MANJRA from Unsplash Discipline is a support system for Art. This statement has stuck with me for some time. I was recording a short video for my blog for makers when I strayed into the thought that inspired Discipline and Art. Soon after...

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The Viable Threat: How Art is Made by Mavia

Photo by. IIlia Zolas from Unsplash In Read and Write Jean Paul Satre’s biography he sites that he is like a knight in shining armor for his audience. He says he saves them by writing. If he does not write he feels pain and the more he procrastinates the...

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