The essence of life is having the questions, not the answers.
My father.
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
Maya Angelou.
Helping promote creative Philadelphians and creative seniors
Creative recommendations, inspiration, and resources
My email will be available through the people I interview and the events I attend.
I'd like to connect with people in person, not through social media.
Sponsorships will be available as the project builds an audience.
I hope you'll keep in mind that I'm trying to help people discuss and market their creative ideas.
I will try to include a broad selection of artists and seniors.
Curating and Community
Paintings
Colorists
Photography
Sports Art
Computer Graphics
Mosaic Arts
Film
Theater
The Literary Arts
The Broad Street Arts
New Topics (soon)
Bookstores
Nature
Medicine
Previous Interviews
Tina Brock (theater)
Sam Katz (film)
Beth Kephart (writing)
Elaine Lisle (art)
Jonathan Mandell (mosaics)
Nathaniel Popkin (writing)
Bill Scott (art)
Dan Rottenberg (everything)
Lynn Clouser Waddell (curating)
Various artists in a vareity of endeavors
Organizations helping creative seniors
Creativity and senior health
Memoirs
Collaboration with other seniors
Collaboration with UnSeniors
Many other types of creativity
Features
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Books, films, songs, and more
Contrapposto by David Eggers
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichel
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Philadelphia in Color 1950-1990
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"When you can do a common thing in an uncommon way; you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver
"The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug.? From my interview with Mark Twain
Flowers, Trees, Meadows, Animals, People, Life
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Blog Posts
The Project
Deep dives into the creative processes and artistic visions of creative originals:
Philadelphians
Seniors (Philadelphia and nationally).
Future Topics
Philadelphia's creative history - Penn and Franklin set the stage.
Are artistic and scientific creativity the same or different?
Occasional interviews with the super-elderly (Ben Franklin, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, and others)
Interesting creative activities in the Philadelphia region
Discussions of recent books, films, and other cultural forms
More as the project develops
Connect With the Narrative
For now, the project is just among friends and to give the people I interview a chance to talk about their creations. The connections will hopefully grow as the project expands.