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The social media accounts linked to from @thecreativeIndependent are: • Facebook • Instagram • Email • X Besides social media accounts, thecreativeindependent has populated their site with: • Musician and writer cehryl on the value of being true to your own pace – The Creative Independent • Author and professor Patrick Cottrell on finding the energy and will to move through impossible situations – The Creative Independent • thecreativeindependent.com • Jewelry designer Weijia (Vga) Cai on maturing over time – The Creative Independent • Actor, director, author, and musician David Duchovny on being prepared for anything – The Creative Independent • Filmmaker Andy Fidoten on making art (and a living) outside of the mainstream – The Creative Independent • Writer Roxane Gay and designer Debbie Millman on finding the courage to create – The Creative Independent • Musicians Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz (Ibeyi) on choosing to make a change – The Creative Independent • Playwright Benedict Lombe on understanding who you are – The Creative Independent • Kickstarter x SCOPE Art Show at Art Basel Miami • Crystal artist Kerin Rose Gold on the thrill and peril of going viral – The Creative Independent • Writer Stephanie Wambugu on speaking across generations – The Creative Independent • Magazine editors John Baccigaluppi and Larry Crane (Tape Op) on the value of endless curiosity – The Creative Independent • Writer and artist Jade Song on redefining perfection • Clothing brand founders Ellie Chen and Jensen Neff (Oddli) on building a creative ecosystem – The Creative Independent • Filmmaker, musician, and podcast host Theda Hammel • Ottessa Moshfegh on writing as a rite of passage – The Creative Independent • Stevie Nicks on the importance of being a romantic – The Creative Independent • Photographer Trent Davis Bailey on art as therapy • Gallery owner Gabrielle Giattino on finding the role you want to play • Singer-songwriter Emei on drawing boundaries • Writer and critic Sophie Lewis on the relationship between work and capital • Musician, visual artist, and label co-owner Jacob Bannon on giving yourself fully to the art life • Choreographer, director, and producer Austin McCormick on constantly starting again • Filmmaker and photographer Isabel Castro on the role of perception in the creative process • Writer and podcaster Avery Trufelman on knowing when to put yourself in the story • Writer Katie Yee on preserving your sense of play • Costume designer Sarah Gregg Millman on intuiting vulnerability • Singer-songwriter Morgan Nagler on the way time and money clarifies your artistic values • Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers on how they write what they write • Visual artist Jackson Hunt on knowing when you're on to something • Lillian Li – The Creative Independent • Cat Cohen – The Creative Independent • Musician Peaches on identifying a pattern • Carmen Maria Machado – The Creative Independent • Suchitra Mattai – The Creative Independent • Musician Jessica Pratt on exploring new territory without losing yourself – The Creative Independent • Musician and artist Alexandra Drewchin (Eartheater) on following the deep feeling • Artist, activist, and author Edie Fake on communicating with images • Artist and technologist Mindy Seu on needing deadlines • Musician and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien on turning dark times into beautiful things • Artist Saif Azzuz on changing all the time • Writer, publisher and chainmaille artist Naomi Falk on the creative value of transformatio • Musician and producer Rostam on friendship and collaboration • Herbalist and author Rachelle Robinett on rebalancing how you work and live • Musicians feeble little horse on knowing when it’s right • Artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino on starting with belief • Actor, writer, and streamer Felicia Day on having something to prove • Musician Charlotte Day Wilson on finding greatness • Artist Sara Cwynar on flowing through it • Writer Annakeara Stinson on learning to find clarity in your work • Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap (Kneecap) on shaking the foundations of the status quo • Filmmaker Jalena Keane-Lee on the power of responsible storytelling • Editor Hillary Brenhouse on emboldening others to take risks • Musician Angelo De Augustine on healing over time • Author and anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese on using ritual to connect to your work • Artist, writer, and chef Nancy Barber on being good at looking • Musician Wendy Eisenberg on finding your way by improvising • Visual artist Michael Haight on the distance it takes to make work from your own life • Visual artist Clips Split on moving into alignment • Some Things: Brandon Stosuy – The Creative Independent • Filmmaker and music archivist Cyrus Moussavi on remembering that artists are people • Writer and illustrator Anna Fusco on the fantasy and reality of being an artist • What we owe each other • Björk on creativity as an ongoing experiment • Filmmaker Chad Hartigan on sticking it out in tough industrie • Caroline Polachek on making work that's useful • Musician and GUNK co-founder H. Pruz on opening a new door • Illustrator and podcaster Andy J. Pizza on what to do when motivations and interests change • Music duo Croz Boyce, aka Dave Portner (Avey Tare) and Brian Weitz (Geologist) of Animal Collective, on letting friendship fuel the work • Chocolatier Sandy Tran on trusting yourself (and your team) • Musician Black Francis (Pixies) on trusting that the good ideas will return to you • Musician Kaina on stepping back when you need to • Musician Candi Jenkins on building it yourself first • Author Mateo Askaripour on eliminating the noise • Musician and writer Drew Daniel on getting rid of guilt • Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown on finding meaning in your proces • Painter Ileana García Magoda on the artist's relationship with time • Musician Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) on being able to walk away • A TCI Book – The Creative Independent • Food culture writer and editor Jaya Saxena on starting something new • Artist Sasha Brodsky on capturing moments before they disappear • Artist, technologist, and researcher Matthew Prebeg on prioritizing play • Author Sarah Wang on being ruthless with revision • Musician Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) on always developing and changingg – The Creative Independent • Photographer Polina Ganz on the creative power of vulnerability • Actor and musician Ella Hunt on the power of honest expression • Musician Carla Dal Forno on embracing vulnerability • Musician and Visual Artist Grouper on finding common experiences that are otherwise impossible • Visual artist and photographer Yasmina Hilal on telling stories at the end of the world • Founder and mixed-media artist Kelsey Armstrong (Haricot Vert) on knowing when to stop • Musician Andy 'Red' PK on not being afraid of hard work • Actor, photographer, and musician Jena Malone on accepting that we're only human • Translator and musician Max Lawton on making the thing you can't look away from • Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega on having a clear vision • Writer Mason Currey on why not knowing what you’re doing is a good sign • Media artist and researcher Roopa Vasudevan on creative resistance in the digital world • Filmmaker Ilya Chaiken and writer Jeanne Fury on maintaining a punk ethos • Musician Greg Mendez on the problem with being comfortable • Filmmaker Ash Goh Hua on putting yourself in uncomfortable places • Multidisciplinary artist and writer Vic Liu on the relationship between love and labor • Civic engagement duo Soft Power Vote (Melissa Sáenz Gordon and Molly Salas) on connecting with community • Musician Ninajirachi on figuring out who you are • Author Avigayl Sharp on loving the process even when it hurts • Illustrator and author Yumi Sakugawa on unlearning the self-punitive model of making art • Artist Hannah Tishkoff on why art is easy • Writer M Lin on working through discomfort • Novelist, filmmaker and musician Eliza Barry Callahan on developing tolerance for uncertainty • Singer-songwriter Arlo Parks on letting the work reveal itself to you • Artist and technologist Angie Fan on putting in the time and thought • Writer Souvankham Thammavongsa on not filling in what's missing • Accidental Instagram influencer Ida B. on meeting your own standards • TCI Chrome Extension – The Creative Independent • Musician Mikaela Davis on committing to your ideas • Musician Margaret Sohn (Miss Grit) on taking a leap of faith • Book editors and Hagfish co-publishers Julia Ringo and Naomi Huffman on the joy of discovery • Music curator and interviewer Margeaux Labat on growing with intention and integrity • Cartoonist Guy Richards Smit on endurance and the necessity of self-reinvention • Creativity in Small Towns • Filmmaker, interviewer, and Track Star host Jack Coyne on shaping culture in a positive way • Sculptor Maddy Inez on the power of legacy and community-based practice • Henry Rollins on defining success • Musician Searows on making art in an overwhelming world • Painter, runner, and former triathlete Vanessa Raw on the cost of people-pleasing • Musician Yaya Bey on being happy with what you have and who you are • Athletic coach, curator, and founder India Bailey on play as a creative resource • Musician Kelsey Lu on turning inward • Writer and translator Sophie Strohmeier on getting inspiration from unlikely places • Musicians MUNA on leaning into specificity • Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett on the importance of looking back at your progress • Musician Jana Horn on staying open to interpretation • Documentary filmmaker Viv Li on prioritizing the process instead of the outcome • Photographer Aabid Youssef on keeping it simple • Greg Diemond and Diana Orena (owners of Honore Club) on creating a space to gather • Puppeteer and musician Tristan Allen on being okay with not knowing what’s next • Filmmaker Christopher Radcliff on creating with urgency • Songwriter and musician Yea-Ming Chen on giving yourself permission • Author and podcaster Caro Claire Burke on reconnecting with your ambition • Animator and filmmaker Joseph Brett on why slowness makes you see things differently • Artist, filmmaker, and writer Tourmaline on cultivating your intuition • Perfumers Jónsi Birgisson and Lilja Birgisdóttir (Fischersund) on collaborating with family – The • Musicians Mandy, Indiana on performing through pain • Painter Veronica Fernandez on finding your version of ambition • Singer-songwriter Maya J'an on finding your soft side • Musician and DJ Avalon Emerson on the value of sharing space with other people • Visual artist Daniel Arsham on the possibility of endless failure • Composer and musician Laurel Halo on emphasizing process over outcome • Mixed media sculptor Brian Rochefort on surrendering to chance • Writer Kelly Krumrie on taking language seriously • Comedian Lucas Zelnick on voicing the thing you're not supposed to say • Filmmaker Arielle Knight on making work that cuts through the noise – The Creative Independent • Musician Aaron David Ross on misusing the tools you're given • Product designer Simone Giertz on refusing to abandon (most) projects • Writer and musician Dan Wriggins on the necessity of confidence • Writer Larissa Pham on why we should all get over the shame of self-promotion • Musician Daniela Andrade on keeping your work personal • Musician and visual artist McKenzie Ellis (Mothica) on the importance of enjoying the process • Writer and entrepreneur Glory Edim on cultivating talent in yourself and others • Documentary Director Joshua Seftel on gently parachuting into the lives of others • Documentary Filmmakers Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton on the discipline of trust • Songwriter and musician Julia Steiner (Ratboys) on creative honesty • Directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh on a childlike view of the world • Professional clown Christopher Bayes on finding your feral self – The Creative Independent • Costume designer and director Nadia Acimi on subverting societal expectations • Musician Bill Callahan on trying to become a better human • Creativity as resistance • Musician Choker on having a point of view • Photographer Roe Ethridge on not letting your expectations get in the way of discovery • Poet Susan Alexander on pushing back against the rules you're taught • Writer, director and musician Nazareth Hassan on managing fear about a full-time art career • Photographer Ebru Yildiz on never taking your career for granted – The Creative Independent • Comedian Sindhu Vee on learning to care less • Writer and director Nastasya Popov on why it’s important to keep making things • Author T Kira Madden on making art a place of safety • Game designer Peter McPherson on finding a project's soul • Musicians Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on channeling the artists you admire – The Creative Independent • Writer, grief coach, and death care worker Laura Sullivan Cassidy on asking to go slower • Illustrator and designer Joelle Arawjo on learning to do a lot with very little – The Creative Independent • Violinist and vocalist Sudan Archives on staying connected to community • Artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork on why perception is everything • Writer Sophie Strand on the importance of daily creativity • Painter RF Alvarez on how to live with imposter syndrome • Musician Peter Silberman (The Antlers) on rejecting nihilism • Pro soccer player and filmmaker Reina Bonta on choosing honesty over glory • Writer and activist Abigail Milinar Burns on removing beliefs that hold you back – The Creative Independent • Artist Dain Yoon on relishing a challenge • Writer Naomi Kanakia on embracing the amateur role • Filmmaker and composer Peter Coccoma on day jobs and distraction (and how to tell when a draft is done) • Author Hannah V. Sawyerr on how creative work transforms you • Poet and writer aracelis girmay on moving toward a stranger version of yourself • Musicians Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek (Whitney) on accepting that circumstances change • Researcher César Fieiras Ceide on the complex influence of AI in creative industries • Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg on how to take the pressure off the process • Artist Stanya Kahn on creating work beyond your own direct experience • Photographer duo Guzman (Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock) on learning to see your work objectively • Musician Courtney Marie Andrews on starting now and learning later • Musician and writer cehryl on the value of being true to your own pace • Journalist, editor, and podcaster Zach Stafford on not doing it alone (and doing it for more than yourself) • Musician Courtney Hartman on the creativity of care work • Visual artist Marco Brambilla on agency and the artist's negotiation with technology • Musician Katie Stelmanis (Austra) on being happy with the career you have • Songwriter and musician Brett McKenzie on knowing when to disrupt your own creative patterns • Musician Carlyn Bezic (Jane Inc.) on managing creative highs and lows • Author M.L. Rio on using all five senses • Singer-songwriter and producer Deon Brown on redefining spirituality • Artist, writer, and musician Cristy C. Road on finding a home in punk rock • Singer-songwriter Clairo on keeping your references close • Illustrator Lauren Martin on the pitfalls of saying yes to everything • Artist and researcher Ari Melenciano on getting to the root of things • Artist Louise Campion on growing as an artist without waiting for inspiration • Filmmaker, writer, and Olympian Alexi Pappas on letting momentum carry you • Musician Allie X on sustaining a career by staying curious (and fighting for creative control) • Experimental musician Daemyan Tang (Industry Standard) on staying self-contained • Painter Claudia Keep on pushing through even when you don't feel inspired • Director Whitney White on how to lead with passion and foster opportunity for others • Artist Zoe Koke on creating space for reflection – The Creative Independent • Poet and translator Terrence Arjoon on the value of making productive mistakes – The Creative Independent • Musician Gelli Haha on getting out of your own way – The Creative Independent • Musician Paz Lenchantin on making the journey the goal of your work • Artist Sam Linguist on creating your own logic • Musician Esther Rose on questioning your path and forging new ones • Artist Nasim Hantehzadeh on how to connect with your artistic intuition • Animator Rachel Larsen on solving problems under pressure • Author Matthew Gavin Frank on trying everything you can • Musician keiyaA on resisting formality • Musician Angela Autumn on being a lifelong learner • Poet Leah Flax Barber on the importance of doubt and devotion • Photographer Josh Aronson on the collaboration between artist intention and audience perception • Fashion designer Hillary Taymour (Collina Strada) on fighting for your vision • DJ Dylan Ali on creating success without comparing yourself to others • Cookbook author Clarissa Wei on shifting your energy • Musician Silvana Estrada on navigating chaos by being kind to yourself • Founder Tyler Bainbridge on making the internet fun again • Writer and filmmaker Harmony Holiday on getting clear about your vision • Musician Andrew Falkous (Mclusky) on only worrying about the things that matter • Author and witch Pam Grossman on using magic to channel your creative force • Cartoonist Tommy Siegel on persistence as praxis • Sculptor, performance artist, and lyricist Michael Biello on the way art can heal you and hold you • Writer Nika Simovich Fisher on getting more from your ideas • Fashion and style editor Mahoro Seward on setting up infrastructures of care for the people who need them most • Musician Enji on music as a mirror for personal change • Publisher and photographer Jesse Feinman on imagining another world • Actor, comedian, and musician Fred Armisen on making work for your friends • Musician Nicole Miglis on sticking to your artistic intentions • Perfumer Trey Taylor on questioning what you consume • Musician Ben Kweller on finding reasons to be grateful • Visual artist Wendy Red Star on collaborating with your ancestors • Filmmaker Bing Liu on trying things over and over again • Musician Billianne on how work evolves with you • Writer Grace Byron on getting out of your bubble • Singer-songwriter, model, and writer Indigo Sparke on abandoning a timeline • Writer Zoe Dubno on the importance of good mentors • Editor/podcaster Erin Yanke and writer Rich Cross on doing what it is you need to do • Comic book artist and writer Sean Chen on thriving outside of your comfort zone • Visual artist Annie Lapin on finding new ways to be an artist • Poet and writer Daniela Naomi Molnar on art as an antidote to loneliness • Painter Zak Prekop on knowing what you have to do • Writer and editor Nicole Lamy on amplifying the voices of others • Visual artist Christopher Michael Hefner on letting go of the idea of the tortured artist – The Creative Independent • Musician Cornelia Murr on letting your work belong to the world • Curatorial duo ATLA (Ryu Takahashi and Jenny Hata Blumenfield) on committing to the creative path as a lifestyle • Poet and writer Diana Arterian on creating mental space to make room for deep work • Musician Colin Miller on focusing on the small things – The Creative Independent • Artist and concept store curator Cecilia "CC" Doan on realizing a hidden dream • Musician Annahstasia on consuming art with intention • Musician and artist yeule on being consumed by the work • Visual artist David Hendren on building community as an introvert • Musician Sedona on being a sensitive person • Writer-director Yulin Kuang on getting things done • Multimedia Artist Cleo Reed on maintaining your artistic voice • Football player and author Christian Benford on the power of sharing what you learn with younger generations • Writer and activist Daniel Sherrell on finding joy in a difficult journey • Musician, writer, and filmmaker Rachel Brown on having a life outside of your creative world • Author and editor Jeremy Gordon on finding a project that will never bore you • Filmmaker and artist Cauleen Smith on valuing community over status • BASILICA SOUNDSCAPE 2025 tickets • Brand strategist and advocate Malika Verma on challenging the romanticization of handmade craft • Clothing studies scholar Isabel Mundigo-Moore on feeling different every day • Musician Harrison Patrick Smith (The Dare) on being part of a scene – The Creative Independent • Dancer and photographer Cassandra Trenary on being open to exploration – The Creative Independent • Musician Meme del Real on understanding your connection to the process • Musician Ebba Asman on eliminating distractions • Director and installation artist Ashley Brett Chipman on building an immersive world • Comics creator Richard Fairgray on making what the world is missing • Curator, writer, and visual researcher Fabiola Alondra on developing a singular voice through self-reflection • Writer and artist Eloghosa Osunde on respecting yourself • Scent artist Kristen Pumphrey on growing your passion into a business without losing your enthusiasm • Writer Yrsa Daley-Ward on balancing the public and the private • Author and bookstore owner Leah Johnson on evaluating what you want to accomplish after burnout • Musician Kacy Lee Anderson on finding your voice and accepting it will change • Author Pip Adam on keeping faith in the project – The Creative Independent • Rapper and musician N8NOFACE on adapting to creative limitations and learning to thrive • Author Adelaide Faith on the fear and joy of total artistic freedom • Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman on having fun • Writer and translator Neige Sinno on understanding the power of your creative work • Photographer Adali Schell on feeling attached to your work • Festival director Moni Saldaña on letting your work speak for itself • Actor and producer Aubrey Plaza on taking control • Visual artist Noelia Towers on being compelled to create • Cat Cohen on trying to detach from external validation • Artist Lis Xu on balancing your creative work and your day job • Sound designer Helena de Groot on the unglamorous parts of creative practice • Journalist Brian Anderson on having patience with the time it takes to succeed • Filmmaker and artist Mahyad Tousi on finding your own path to an audience • Musicians Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller (Sleigh Bells) on practicing patience • Musician Shura on finding something to say • Memoirist Sarah Perry on building trust in your creative process • Tattoo artist and yoga instructor Blob Dylan on taking a long time • Muralist Chris Gazaleh on the duty of the artist • Musicians Julia Cumming and Nick Kivlen (Sunflower Bean) on not forcing it • Musician Buzz Osborne (Melvins) on doing the things you’d like to see other people do • Author and organizer Leah Thomas on creative resilience • Writer and artist Aiden Arata on dealing with dread • Writer Maris Kreizman on offering and asking for help • Novelist Rufi Thorpe on embracing enthusiasm and taking big risks • Musician and writer Greta Morgan on resisting the expectations of others • Writer Boris Fishman on balancing passion and practicality • Writer, publisher, and podcaster Elly Blue on following a nontraditional path • Musician Ela Minus on having more power over your work • Creativity Books by TCI founder Brandon Stosuy • TCI (limited final edition) t-shirt • Singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson on the beauty of ambiguity • Indie comics publisher Zach Clemente on sustaining a life-long project • Writer Stephanie Wambugu on speaking across generations • Musician Liam Benzvi on taking risks that pay off • Writer Andrew Aydin on being persistent with your vision • Visual artist Brian Jungen on embracing the unknown • Musician Alysha Brilla on trusting yourself as the first step – The Creative Independent • Visual artist Nicole Wittenberg on resisting the pressure of productivity culture • Musician Helado Negro on noticing what surrounds you • Writer Alejandro Heredia on making art in a world that profits off our time • Photographer and publisher JOERO on making things for your friends • Author Michelle Tea on making art your main focus (and not taking your day job too seriously) • 30 Ideas About Writing Nonfiction • Writer Sanam Mahloudji on taking your time • Musician Toro y Moi on facilitating real connection • Musician Lyra Pramuk on putting art first • Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman on the value of not knowing • Writer, translator, and editor-in-Chief Samuel Rutter on developing creative style that outlasts cultural trends • Author and filmmaker Dennis Cooper on playing with different mediums • Musician and interdisciplinary artist Kilo Kish on taking care of yourself • Photographer and artist Steven Molina Contreras on pacing yourself • Musician YATTA on going towards the unknown • A Soft Manifesto • Writer Ariel Courage on never feeling finished • Filmmaker Matthew Rankin on relating to the world imaginatively • Comedian, musician, and writer Morgan Bassichis on embracing your playful side • Author and illustrator Lian Cho on the tension between determination and perfectionism • Musician and writer Eli Winter on letting rules make themselves • Musician Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) on appreciating creative accomplishment • Novelist and poet Aria Aber on the antidote to shame • Author and literary agent Kate McKean on feeling energized by rejection • Musician Bells Larsen on collaborating with your past and future selves • Creative director, designer, and illustrator Arsh Raziuddin on developing a solid foundation • Comedian and artist Jasmine Rogers on seizing the creative moment • Musician and actor Sharon Van Etten on letting people in • Illustrator Ashley Dreyfus on developing and refining your creative style • Filmmaker Kevin Wilson, Jr. on finding your way to the heart • Writer and diviner Selah Saterstrom on taking turns to light our passageway through disaster • Writer Curtis Sittenfeld on cultivating your creative instinct • Photographer Bao Ngo on the value of finishing what you start • Music writer, producer, and podcaster Dylan Tupper Rupert on envisioning alternatives – The Creative Independent • Chef Sophie Christinel on the pressure to be precise • Director Anna Baumgarten on the importance of cultivating an authentic community • Musician, actor, and visual artist Tunde Adebimpe on having a master plan • Philip Glass on controlling your output and getting paid for what you make • Writer and illustrator A. Kendra Greene on becoming an artist by listening • Writer and translator Mike Fu on creative routine as spiritual commitment • Writer and editor Shelby Hinte on how to handle creative feedback • Musician Cassie Wieland (Vines) on creating without structure • Fashion Designer Jackson Wiederhoeft on challenging the audience • Musicians Charlie Martin and Will Taylor (Hovvdy) on supporting your collaborator • Writer and performer Annie Hamilton on feeling understood • Comic book artist Ian Bertram on encouraging your inner artist • Musicians YOASOBI on valuing an audience reaction • Musician Mereba on cultivating joy in the creative process • Photographer Caroline Tompkins on being delusional (in a good way) • Writer and reporter Cora Lewis on how to listen to the world around you • Singer-songwriter Nemahsis on the importance of being uncompromising • Community worker and dancer Lili Dobronyi on knowing you can always pivot • Poet Mosab Abu Toha on processing trauma through writing • Musician Demian Licht on learning to go with the flow • Designer Meg Lewis on separating who you're told to be from who you really are • Musician Jill Sobule on reconfiguring what success means • Screenwriter, director, and comedian April Korto Quioh on leading with emotion • Painter Dylan Rose Rheingold on locating your inspiration • Musicians flipturn on keeping the work fresh • Singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy on knowing when something isn't done • Author and editor Callie Collins on finding spaces to think and work creatively • Artist Evelyn Tan on seeing what sticks • Illustrator and author Julia Rothman on learning how to have a good time • Visual artist Bethany Collins on the power of saying no • Author Henry Oliver on what it takes to find success later in life • Musician and label founder TOKiMONSTA on leaning into your weirdness • Educator and technologist Joycelyn Longdon on localizing our impact • Writer Maggie Nelson on working with and against constraints • Musician Perfume Genius on just doing it • Author Kiley Reid on money and day jobs and creative work • Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan on working on both sides of the camera • Writer Vanessa Chan on enjoying the time you spend not working • Podcaster and musician Jake Brennan on being disciplined • Artist and Naturalist Rosie Brand on choosing to collaborate instead of compete • Writer and sound healer J Wortham on listening to your body • Musician Sarah Jane Scouten on protecting your passion • Musician and actor Will Oldham on accepting a creative challenge • Writer and director Nathalia Pizarro on deciding what to sacrifice • Musician Matt Berninger on patience • Musicians Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers on how they write what they write • Actor, director, and filmmaker Cherien Dabis on the responsibility of being a storyteller • Author, composer, and editor-in-chief Fabian Saul on creativity as a process of layering • Comedian Youngmi Mayer on being afraid of your own power • Singer-songwriter Allegra Krieger on continually moving forward • Musicians Horsegirl on putting a finger on your feelings • Multi-disciplinary artist Jack Rusher on the need to sustain your creative drive in the face of technological change • Musician Justin Hawkins (The Darkness) on keeping the joy in what you do • Singer-songwriter Neko Case on observing how language affects our past, present, and future • Writer Sophie Kemp on being honest about your ambition • Musicians Emma Gerson (lucky break) and Riya Mahesh (Quiet Light) on the challenge of making a living as an artist • Chef and writer Magdalena O’Neal on being honest about your means • Artist and organizer eryn kimura on seeing everything as art • Actor and documentarian Juliette Gariépy on the complicated role of external validation • Visual artist Reginald Madison on getting out of your own way to allow for magic • Musician Christine Davis (Christian Mistress) on keeping the pressure off your creative process • Dancer, writer, and musician Brontez Purnell on feeling in control • DJ and saxophonist Justin Tam on finding the moment that shifts your entire perspective • Musician Ichiko Aoba on being stuck as a form of adventure • Composer Christopher Rountree on creating systems that work • Musician Katie Gavin on refusing to censor yourself • Writer and performer Joél Leon on a fluid approach to creative work • Musician Katie Tupper on finding inspiration in your every day • Entrepreneur Justin McClure on creating value • Gallerist and author Jean Lin on convincing others to take a risk • Musician Lollise on growing comfortable with exploring difficult subjects • Actor, writer, and comedian Sabrina Brier on facing your fears • Writer Madeleine Watts on balancing growth and guarding against burnout • Photographer Michelle Grace Hunder on following your passions • Comedian, writer, and director Dan Perlman on making work independently • Singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia on connecting with a spiritual self • Tattoo artist and illustrator Gabrielle Widjaja (Gentle Oriental) on finding joy in physicality • Musician and visual artist Daniel Blumberg on leaving no stone unturned • Filmmaker Sean Baker on not giving up • Musician Emily Wells on being dedicated to art as a daily practice • Visual artist Rachel Youn on creating things that inspire you • Architect Sumayya Vally on why a project is not an ending • Painter and photographer Rebecca Storm on the burden of choice • Musician Clara La San on creating when the time is right • Singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya on trusting your gut instinct • Artist Gab bois on making what you want • Writer Haley Mlotek on standing by your work • DJ and producer Daniel Martin-McCormick (Relaxer) on balancing the line between your self-expression and your audience • Photographer Amanda Claire Murphy on leaving your day job behind • Singer-songwriter Jensen McRae on asking for help – The Creative Independent • Director and writer Rachel Fleit on embracing the beginner stage • Artist Angela Pilgrim on creating work in your own voice • How to host a poetry workshop • Perfumer Courtney Rafuse on letting the work reveal itself to you • Writer and social strategist Peyton Dix on the value of peer pressure • Creativity guru Julia Cameron on writing for guidance • Writer Mary H.K. Choi on sustaining a creative metabolism • Cartoonist Conor Stechschulte on repetition as revelation • Artist Rutherford Chang on the art of collection • Comedian, writer, and podcaster Jamie Loftus on why it's cool to care • Filmmaker, director and writer Erin O'Connor on staying true to your values • Writer Eugene Marten on savoring a slow process • Writer Durga Chew-Bose on the power of uncertainty • Writer, actor, and director Mayumi Yoshida on prioritizing kindness – • Writer, radio host, and performer Frank DeCaro on learning that sometimes failure has nothing to do with you • Author and plant-based cook Christine Wong on finding your path organically • Actor, comedian and writer Alyssa Limperis on facing your fear • Editor and Journalist Sarah Luby Burke on sustaining creative collaborations • Musician Carolina Chauffe (hemlock) on staying open to many potential futures • Illustrator and art director Na Kim on good design, avoiding trends, and staying creatively engaged • Writer Justin Taylor on transforming inspiration from others into your own work • Experimental musician, director, and performance artist Alan Poma on inventing new futures • Poet, novelist, and publisher Sam Riviere on keeping work and play separate • Musicians Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson (Tsunami) on remembering to spend your time on what you really enjoy • Visual artist Marcel Pardo Ariza on collaborating with your own community • Writer and art critic Emmalea Russo on opening up new ways of thinking • Writer Hugo Hamilton on telling stories for the voiceless • Visual artist Paula Wilson on being mindful of where we put our attention • Comedian, musician, and actor Zack Fox on finding inspiration in boredom • Screenwriter and poet Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith on supporting the next generation • Author and editor Ed Park on focusing on the longer journey • Writer, curator, and cultural strategist janera solomon on sustaining an artistic practice over time • Painter John Joseph Mitchell on making art an everyday habit • Musician Caylie Runciman (Boyhood) on going through phases of creativity • Musician Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) on finding a reason to finish • Interdisciplinary artist, author, and lawyer Rasheedah Phillips on having a non-linear path • Writer and editor Heidi Pitlor on letting your perspective change • Jewelry designer Georgia Kemball on making things that last • Writer Chloe Benjamin on the drive to learn and understand • Clothing designer Janelle Abbott on committing to a mission • Songwriter Rose Melberg (The Softies, Tiger Trap) on revisiting old ideas • Novelist Sara Levine on doing whatever helps you move forward • Author Morgan Parker on translating what you’re living through • Specialty coffee professional Nish Arthur on asking so-called stupid questions • Photographer and art director Julia Comita on prioritizing meaningful projects • Musician Willow Smith on empathy as the seed for creativity • Musician Warren Ellis on respecting the creative process • Musician Marie Davidson oOn living with doubt • Writer and literary agent Jaclyn Gilbert on resisting the pressures of the market • Writer and editor Aiyana Ishmael on finding authenticity • Writer Jami Attenberg on establishing boundaries • Visual artist Jon Pylypchuk on art as an archive of a life • Writer and science journalist Sabrina Imbler on not waiting to release your best work • Musician Carré Kwong Callaway on accepting what you can't change • Musician Thanya Iyer on spending time with yourself • Visual artist Rae-Yen Song on creating other worlds • Writer Sarah LaBrie on art as the start of a conversation • Writer Amanda Petrusich on showing up with genuine curiosity • Author and musician Orenda Fink on exploring the unconscious to recover your true self • YA novelist Robby Weber on believing in your community • Author, illustrator, and educator Linda Liukas on building a career out of curiosity • Chicago footwork artist Litebulb on finding space to focus • Poet Nikki Giovanni on trusting your voice • Visual artist Molly Bonds on trusting your own decisions • Musician Cassandra Jenkins on the difficulties of balancing the business of art and your creative process • Author and advice columnist Heather Havrilesky on following your instincts • Musician Candace Lee Camacho (duendita) on balancing the highs and lows of the creative process • Author and editor Nathan Dragon on taking things slow • Writer and teacher Tony Tulathimutte on adapting to distraction and uncertainty • Musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland on creating community when we’re physically separated • Nail artist Indigo Johnson on working independently, not alone • Musician Kim Deal on not being afraid to try new things • Writer Lili Anolik on total commitment to the creative path • Musician Tim Kinsella on finding the approach that works for you • Musician Caleb Cordes (Sinai Vessel) on money and creative work • Tattoo artists Angel Garcia and Samantha Rehark (aka Body Spells) on surrendering to your subconscious • Writer Lauren Groff on allowing for time and space • Producer, model, and trans activist Massima Bell on finding your way • Podcaster, DJ, and writer DJ Louie XIV on going for it (even if you’re terrified) • Writer Carvell Wallace on the connection between parenthood and creativity • Photographer Daniel Dorsa on the importance of building relationships • Musicians Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig (Lucius) on the power of friendship in creative collaboration • Musician Ana Tijoux on staying true to yourself • Author and filmmaker Christopher Zeischegg on forging a new path • Cartoonist and publisher C. Spike Trotman on charting your course • Fashion designer Marie-Eve Lecavalier on creating from a personal place • Musician John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) on taking the unexpected path • Author and wellness facilitator Cat Lantigua on what you can learn from burnout • Poet and translator Forrest Gander on cultivating openness • Poet Matt Starr on pursing a creative path without the proper credentials • Designer Ramisha Sattar on imagination without constraints • Musician and artist Ginger Root On having something to say • Playwright Samantha Hurley on turning your fascinations into stories • Musician Kate Bollinger On remembering why you do what you do • Musician Maya Bon (Babehoven) on allowing yourself to rest • Musicians First Hate on why things don't always need to make sense • Interdisciplinary artist Jason Voltaire on being in touch with what makes you happy • Writer Caoilinn Hughes on the benefits of working slowly • Musician Francisca Valenzuela on learning to call yourself an artist • Filmmaker Vera Drew on giving yourself the green-light • Filmmaker Zia Anger on learning to trust your intuition • Musician Joy Oladokun on processing your feelings through creative work • Writer poupeh missaghi on challenging received narratives • Writer Gabriel Smith on the perception of authenticity • Filmmaker and writer Kailee McGee on processing your sickness through creative work • Author Ruben Quesada on being honest about what you create • Journalist and filmmaker Gabriella Lewis on staying inspired • Writer Hannah Bonner on learning to prioritize your creative practice • Filmmaker and artist Deborah Stratman on making the world you want to live in • Visual artist Raven Halfmoon on being true to who you are in your work • Film colorist Andrea Chlebak oOn embracing instinct • Multi-instrumentalist and composer Eliza Niemi on knowing when and where inspiration strikes best • Musician Kelly Lee Owens on knowing who you are and what you do • Writer Bruna Dantas Lobato on learning about yourself • Archivist and editor Laird Borrelli-Persson on bringing depth to the superficial • Author and critic Vinson Cunningham on figuring out what beauty means to you • Musician Haley Blais on how we're always evolving • Authors and podcasters Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on how friends can do business together • Musician Sam Amidon oOn being open to everyday inspiration • Chef Ashleigh Shanti on being the inspiration that others might need • Video game designer and writer Jordan Mechner on taking inspiration from family history • Drag performer Mama Celeste on learning to embrace failure • Journalist and content creator Taylor Lorenz on using pressure as a motivator • Author Stephanie Harrison on finding purpose in supporting others • Filmmaker Amanda Hanna-McLeer on embracing mistakes • Artist Jun Yang on letting your community support you • Writer Christene Barberich on knowing a creative life is the path you want to take • Musician Christopher Taylor (Body Meat) on relinquishing creative control • Musician and visual artist Ernest Greene (Washed Out) on putting in the time • Painter Sarita Doe on growing visions collectively • Curator Rebecca Fasman on staying awake to opportunity in the face of failure • Musician Audrey Nuna on taking risks and trying new things • Actor Jewel Staite on weathering the highs and the lows • Musician Tasha on expanding your vision of success • Author Henry Hoke on navigating unexpected mainstream success • Musician Kamasi Washington on recentering creativity as a parent • Visual artist Lauren Quin on quieting your mind to focus on the work • Record label founder and leader Sam Valenti IV on taking your work seriously without getting overwhelmed • Visual artist Elana Bowsher on seeing the challenge as motivation • Musician and actor David Yow (Jesus Lizard) on making mistakes • Visual artist and musician Tara Walters on tuning into your intuition • Writer Deesha Philyaw on how life experience prepares you for your creative work • Author Genevieve Jagger on exploring, subverting and setting boundaries • Musician and visual artist Terry Allen on confronting your curiosity • Herbalist Liz Migliorelli on going offline and growing your community locally • Artist and designer Somnath Bhatt on finding a form for what's inside your head • Artist and filmmaker Cristine Brache on holding yourself to a higher standard • Designer and artist Nicole McLaughlin on detaching from the permanence of your work • Musician Remi Wolf on finding inspiration in your surroundings • Artist and photographer Driely S. on the thrill of chasing the perfect moment • Writer Kimberly King Parsons on paying attention to what works best for you • Filmmaker, musician, and podcast host Theda Hammel on finding the right context for your creativity • Writer Hilton Als on revealing yourself through your work • Musician Rivka Ravede on not sacrificing your creative integrity • Author Gretchen Felker-Martin on translating your experience into art • Musician Nate Amos on taking humor seriously in your work • Writer and academic Octavia Bright on viewing your work as part of a larger conversation • Author Kate Brody on approaching publicity as a way of building community • Poet Mosab Abu Toha on poetry as a tool for justice • Musician Georgia Harmer on learning to trust your instincts • Author Katie Cotugno on finding freedom within the rules • Musician, illustrator, and photographer Hannah Judge on the power of nurturing creative community • Footballer, footwear designer, and muralist Shade Pratt on turning a passion into a business • Visual artist Tschabalala Self on not being afraid of hard work • Musician Jake Ewald on getting out of the way of your art • Artist Suchitra Mattai on trusting in your art and in your process • Writer Kate Briggs on pursuing your own questions • Jessica Pratt on exploring new territory without losing yourself • Musician Georgia Ellery (Jockstrap) on finding inspiration in other peopl • Writer Nicole Antoinette on what we say we want to do versus what we actually do • Director Bola Ogun on being ambitious while managing the pressure of expectations • Writer Melisse Gelula on discovering what your story is really about • Musician Kevin Barnes (of Montreal) on being a constant seeker of new inspiration • Memoirist Zoë Bossiere on finding your story • MusicaLeyla McCalla on compassion as part of a creative practice • Writer Rachel Connolly on resisting the cliché • Writer and naturalist Lauren Cook on being open to chance • Artist and writer Virginia Hanusik on finding your tool for understanding the world • Baker Abi Balingit on doing what you want even when it's hard to do • Author Jerry Stahl on knowing that the work matters more than the success • Painter Rebecca Ness on protecting what you love to do • Author Emma Copley Eisenberg on putting your whole body into the research • Artist and abolitionist Patrisse Cullors on creating from a place of grief and healing • Writer Madeleine Cravens on creating a school for yourself • Musician Raveena on creating something both honest and timeless • Chef Elisa Da Prato on pushing for the vision you know is right • Writer Nicola Yoon on making space for truth and joy • Musician Laufey on being true to yourself in your creative work • Director and poet Kit Zauhar on mess as a learning process • Editor Jason Evans (This Long Century) on understanding that nothing is done in isolation • Visual artists Jamie Nami Kim and Paul Waters on collaboration • Author and editor Albert Mudrian on knowing that your free time is limited • Filmmaker and performer Cricket Arrison on abandoning five-year plans • Singer Matt Korvette (Pissed Jeans) on emotional immediacy • Jeweler Janet Goodspeed on rituals as motivational tools • Artist and writer Marlowe Granados on conversations with friends as a source of inspiration • Writer and musician Margaret Killjoy on the magic of making art • Writer and music journalist Danielle Chelosky on the reality of publishing your first book • Visual artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong on making the most of each moment • Writer Rachel Schwartzmann on slowing down • Photographer Will Warasila on following rabbit holes • Writer Kristen Felicetti on committing to getting your work into the world • Rapper Fat Tony on taking the time to sound like yourself • Writer Saidiya Hartman on working with archives • Writer Alexandra D’Amour on challenging your imposter syndrome • Drag queen and musician Pattie Gonia on learning along the way • Visual artist Chloê Langford on working in a collective • Musician and producer Big Boi on using your time wisely • Writer Honor Levy on struggling with criticism • Playwright Lucas Baisch on interrogating yourself and your work • Musician Fabiola Reyna (Reyna Tropical) on showing up where you are needed • Comic book artist James Tynion IV on leaning into inspiration • Author Kiley Reid on day jobs and money and creative work • Comic book artist and television writer Brad Neely on maintaining everyday momentum • Industrial designer Rebecca Murdock on piecing together the complex puzzle of art • Musician Devon Welsh on making something unexpected • Musicians DIIV on the art of reaching consensus • Food stylist Thu Buser on how culture fuels our creativity • Musician Martin Courtney (Real Estate) on getting out of your own way • Composer and producer Kelly Moran on doing what makes you feel most like yourself • Writer Ferdia Lennon on making the most of your time • Author and translator Jennifer Croft on challenging preconceived notions • Writer Arriel Vinson on waiting until you're ready to get serious about your work • Photographer Hannah La Follette Ryan (Subway Hands) on finding and protecting your passion • Writer Emmeline Clein on yearning for connection • Musician Ihsahn on being self-taught and continuing to explore • Writer Emily Wells on being creative within the constraints of chronic illness • Visual artist and filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary on creating without fear • Visual artist Nicola Tyson on defining your own work • Musician Elliot Moss on capturing the first spark of inspiration • Writer Tajja Isen on taking the time to find your rhythm • Sebastián Roitter Pavez on valuing taste over technique • Musician Rick Colado (rickoLus) on dealing with creative jealousy • Ventriloquist and actor Sophie Becker on getting comfortable with the interests that freak you out • Playwright and director Siena Foster-Soltis on taking creative risks • Musician and writer Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre, Bikini Kill) on the importance of creative agency • Writer and filmmaker Brittany Menjivar on developing a distinct voice • Musician Danielle Aykroyd (Vera Sola) on trusting your vision • Devo frontman and composer Mark Mothersbaugh on finding inspiration in scraps • Novelist Katya Apekina on how family informs the creative process • Singer Lizzy McAlpine on finding what feels right • Artist Alberto Aguilar on finding freedom within structure • Extra Practice on conjuring a collective and keeping your friends close • Author Sarah Thankam Mathews on balancing art-making and community activism • Filmmaker and musician Nina Ljeti on finding inspiration in limitations • Death doula Alua Arthur on letting grief transform the creative process of your life • Ceramicist Stefanie Guerrero on maintaining a beginner's mind • Writer and journalist Anthony Fantano on finding what it is you love to do • Writer and reporter Rachel Monroe on acknowledging the failures on the path to success • Musician Bolis Pupul on being inspired by your environment • Musician Will Wiesenfeld (Baths, Geotic) on making work that's true to you • Musician and artist Sarah Mary Chadwick on how art doesn't change your past • Artist, author and media producer Matt Marble on art as a devotional practice • Poet and educator Jacqueline Suskin on making space for self-reflection • Musician, composer, and producer Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) on working intuitively • Textile artist Minga Opazo on engaging with the world in your work • Novelist Mark Cecil on having faith in creative abundance • Writer and multidisciplinary artist Fariha Róisín on asking yourself what kind of artist you want to be • Installation artist Stephen Talasnik on how we can all create an individual encyclopedia • Rapper and entrepreneur LaRussell on cultivating community through your creative work • Writer, artist, and educator Tatiana Johnson-Boria on navigating different kinds of creative relationships • Author and teacher Michael Lowenthal on sitting with your obsessions • Musician and artist Kristine Leschper on showing up as yourself • Opera Director R.B. Schlather on trusting the timing • Author Rita Bullwinkel on only making something when you're driven to it • Poet Tayi Tibble on trusting your influences • Writer Alexandra Tanner on trying to create something real • KSR x TCI IRL: Making a Living as an Artist (RSVP) • Musician Cakes da Killa on creating your own opportunities • Writer Gabi Abrão (sighswoon) on not taking yourself too seriously • Guitarist, artist, and model Hayden Pedigo on confronting your fear of what the audience thinks • Curator and film programmer Lydia Ogwang on staying open to the world around you • Musician and visual artist Devendra Banhart On getting out of the way of yourself • Painter Olivia Hill on making art no matter what • Musician Madi Diaz on learning to accept your success • Writer Annie Liontas on how to keep trying when the work changes shape • Songwriter Marisa Dabice (Mannequin Pussy) On being heard • Author and musician Madelaine Lucas on the importance of focused time • Musician J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) on the importance of staying in motion • Chef Juliana Latif on being and staying humble • Filmmaker and actor Rodney Rikai on not being limited in what you do • Writer Celine Saintclare on being an observer • Visual artist and curator Camilo Pachón on establishing a collective practice • Musicians Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser (MGMT) On the power of doing it yourself • Author Megan Mayhew-Bergman on honoring complexity in your work • Artist JOJO ABOT on seeing beyond what's in front of you • Musician Johnny Marr on enjoying the process no matter the outcome • Writer Lauren Elkin on remembering to touch base with yourself • Musician Maria José Llergo on trying to create something meaningful • Visual artist Steve Locke On telling the whole story • Photographer and new media artist Olivia Alonso Gough on not taking yourself too seriously • Broadway actor Lorna Courtney on cementing a future in an uncertain industry • Visual artist Jesse Edelstein finding freedom in creative identity • Actor and musician Carrie Brownstein on finding connection • Magician Nicole Cardoza on believing in what's possible within yourself • Author and ghost writer Sarah Tomlinson on finding a way to do what you love • Harpist and composer Nailah Hunter on reminding yourself you're doing enough • Drummer, producer, and songwriter Kwudi on leaning into your limitations • Poet Emily Zuberec on finding the shape of what you want to say • Poet and artist Lora Mathis on building and bending habits • Writer Laura Studarus on not being afraid to get messy in your creative work • Writer Claudia Dey on sustaining freedom in your creative process • Musician and composer Celestaphone on being guided by your inspirations • Writer and entrepreneur Michell C. Clark on following the path in front of you • Olympian and artist Alexi Pappas on allowing yourself to do one thing at a time • Writer, teacher, and editor Aaron Burch on seeing failure as necessary • Choreographer and director Nina McNeely on reminding yourself the world needs your art • Painter Yuri Yuan on protecting your creative self • Musician Lauren Morrow on being your own best advocate • Visual artist George Wylesol on the struggle to make time for personal projects • Musician Angie McMahon on shifting your mindset through your creative work • Writer and teacher Claire Donato on clarifying your creative work by clarifying yourself • Writer Jenny Xie on finding the time to create • Author and cultural critic Xochitl Gonzalez on turning your art into a full-time thing • Visual artist Andie Dinkin on not second guessing yourself • Journalist and editor Sarah Leonard on the importance of experimentation • Illustrator Pepita Sandwich on not limiting yourself in your work • Writer and literary translator Ani Gjika on remaining patient when your day job takes all your time • Musician Chad Matheny on focusing on what it is you're making • Author and journalist Marisa Meltzer oOn being frustrated with ambition • Mystic and artist Hadar Cohen on dreaming new worlds into being • Musician and organizer Sam Rise on learning about yourself from your community • Producer, engineer, and musician David Barbe on the art of listening • Critic and screenwriter Hunter Harris on cultivating resiliance • Musician Del Water Gap on growing and finding your artistic community • Writer Ralph Tharayil on waiting and believing • Comedian Jade Catta-Preta on being present in the moment • Musician and writer Thurston Moore on the practice of not practicing • Musician Blondshell On finding what’s already there • Screenwriter, director, and actor Robbie Banfitch on achieving goals without compromise • Writer Lexi Kent-Morning on leaning into and away from true events • Musician and podcast host Danny Brown on allowing yourself to be proud of your accomplishments • Songwriter and producer Jack Tatum on process as expression • Musician Searows on separating anxiety from useful pressure • Visual artist Vinna Begin on trusting your senses • Journalist Rainesford Stauffer on shifting our definitions of success • Writer and editor Maria Bustillos on fostering creative community • Musician Katie Dey on doing it your own way • Musician and poet Jamila Woods on devoting yourself to what you do • Author and editor Aram Mrjoian on editing, collaboration, and getting the details right • Musician Trevor Powers on getting out of your own way • Screenwriter and director Tamara Jenkins on pursuing your vision • Musician and filmmaker Alan Palomo on letting go of one chapter and starting a new one • Writers Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel on collaborating with your spouse • Visual artist and business owner Rose Lazar on forging your own path • Musician June McDoom on creating at your own pace • Musician Andrew Clinco on leaving space for chance and happy accidents • Writer Maya Binyam on prioritizing inspirational relationships over professional connections • Film/video programmer and arts consultant Carlos A. Gutiérrez on creating your own metrics of success • Musician Astra King on embracing imperfection and the unknown • Visual artist Maja Ruznic on making the time to create • Producer and composer John Carroll Kirby on being enthusiastic about your work • Author and teacher Pam Houston on developing a practice of noticing • Photographer Erin Douglas on finding your focus • Independent publisher and game designer Seven Dane Asmund on building slowly • Songwriter Stephen Steinbrink on staying curious • Author Ashleigh Bryant Phillips on writing without shame or fear • Author and recording artist Adam Gnade on maintaining creative control • Author and teacher Ladee Hubbard on finding your own perspective • Cartoonist Daryl Seitchik on sustaining your practice • Author and radio host Jason Lamb n not being afraid to try something new • Musician Mary Jane Dunphe on making art that grounds you • Author Ramona Ausubel on getting stuck and unstuck • Visual artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons on letting the world be your studio • Writer Matthew Binder on finding a way • Podcast host Yasi Salek on prioritizing what brings you joy • Musician and writer Rita Indiana on finding success on your own terms • Writer Lior Phillips on removing ego from your work • Musician Loraine James on going beyond your comfort zone • Dramaturg, writer, theatre director and dancer Mathieu Leroux on how constraints allow for freedom • Writer and Chairman of the Kickstarter Board Casey Gerald on why your life is your greatest creative project • Musician and poet Daniela Gesundheit on integrating motherhood and creativity • Puppeteer and mask-maker Yuliya Tsukerman on the importance of failure • Writer Ling Ma on committing to wasting time • Artist and technologist Tim Schwartz on balancing art and work • Writer and translator Carina del Valle Schorske on the importance of having a strategy • Musician Maria BC on cultivating a holistic approach • Artist and educator Hiba Ali on reframing productivity • Songwriter and lyricist Andrew Eldritch (Sisters of Mercy) on following your instincts • Poet José Olivarez on having compassion towards your rough drafts • Painter and musician Joanne Robertson on why it's never just you creating alone • Artist and arts manager Shey Rivera Ríos on decolonizing creative practice • Writer Matt Mitchell and musician Meg Duffy on telling your story • Writer and podcast host Kelsey McKinney on making your best work through balance • Rapper, producer, and musician Jason "Nosaj" Furlow on growing with your audience • Performance artist and memoirist Anya Liftig on making art as an act of survival • Visual artist Sable Elyse Smith on being inspired by the everyday • Musician Greg Mendez on refining your approach • Writer Matt Bell on learning about your own process through helping others • Writer Sarah Rose Etter on not making things harder than they need to be • Television writer and journalist Alex Zaragoza on investing in yourself • Writer and musician Geoff Rickly on the benefits of an interdisciplinary practice • Visual artist Jenson Leonard on creating your own entry point • Poet, writer, and educator Giselle Buchanan on connecting through listening • Musician, comedian, and writer Lane Moore on finding the path right for you • Musician Kristian Matsson on redefining what it means to be successful • Fashion designer Elena Velez on doing something radically different with your work • Musician Jessy Lanza on letting your mind wander and your creativity flow • Writer Anna Dorn on changing your attitude towards your work • Musician Lucy Liyou on creating fearlessly • Musician Olivia Kaplan on how your creative work guides you • Writer Leslie Pietrzyk on asking the hard questions • Comedian and musician Jaboukie Young-White on wandering and exploring • Songwriter and artist Karly Hartzman on removing pressure from your process • Visual artist Amia Yokoyama on the value of being a beginner • Writer Kevin Maloney on when to set rules • Writer and Highsnobiety Editor in Chief Willa Bennett on saying what you mean • Actor, writer, and comic entertainer Ikechukwu Ufomadu on embracing trial and error • Actor, comedian, and dancer Sunita Mani on being seen for who you are • Visual artist Julia Maiuri on following a non-traditional path • Musician Julianna Barwick on holding onto joy • Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on protecting the magic of your creative work • Comedian Cat Cohen on trying to detach from external validation • Actor, writer, and entertainer Nick Offerman on creativity as a design for life • Directors, writers, and actors Kailey and Sam Spear on the value of working as a team • Historian and translator Aurélie Dekoninck on being invisible in your creative work • Musician El Kempner (Palehound) on the power of friendship and community • Director and filmmaker Margot Bowman on trusting your intuition • Writer, teacher, and publisher Jennifer Lewis on giving your work the time it needs • Author Eliza Clark on making challenging work • Urban planner and futurist Lafayette Cruise on what creativity tells us about ourselves and our world • Musician Bethany Cosentino on silencing your inner critic • Multimedia artist and writer Ludwig Hurtado on asking what you would do if you felt like you couldn't fail • Sociologist Dalton Conley on developing a process that works for you • Musicians Sweeping Promises on going all in • Multidisciplinary artist Lauren Cohen on avoiding creative stagnation • Choreographer Viva Soudan on generating validation from within • Writer Claire Hopple on remaining open to inspiration • Ceramicist Courtney Hassmann on creating honest work • Writer Emerson Whitney on knowing your calling • Musician Marina Allen on putting a pin in self-doubt • Chef Woldy Kusina on approaching your work with honesty • Art historian Katy Hessel on pursuing what you love • Writer Brian Dillon on opening yourself to distraction • Candlemaker Alysia Mazzella on the value of intentionality • Author Tania James on making time for your interests and obsessions • Filmmaker Bianca Giaever on staying curious about the everyday • Artist Tanya Aguiñiga on the power of vulnerability • Curator and art writer John Carlin on being fearless in your creative practice • Musician and multimedia artist Dawn Richard on creating opportunities for yourself and others • Teal Process & Company on the future of work, learning, time, and space • Comedian and scientist Victor Varnado on treating your creative work like a business • Conceptual artist Lucia Hierro on doing right by your work • Musician Andy Shauf on being kind to your future self • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite on trusting your own process • Musicians Matt Berninger and Becca Harvey on how making things can change your life • Musician and Dream Create Inspire Tour co-founder Wayne Watts on connecting creative communities • Filmmaker Philip Hoffman on why it's exciting when things go wrong • Poet and essayist Jenny Sadre-Orafai on getting outside of yourself • Filmmaker Ali Vanderkruyk on learning by doing everything yourself • Musician Meshell Ndegeocello on being clear about what you're putting out into the world • Musician and artist Kyle Field on welcoming imperfection • Poet Natasha Rao on keeping memories alive in your work • Performance artist Gunnar Montana on doing what it takes to bring your ideas to life • Editor and writer Amy Scholder on finding your path and your community • Author Ocean Vuong on being generous in your work • Musician Jess Shoman on creating from a personal place • Musician Phillip Selway on the value of side projects • Visual artist Nadya Isabella on not overcomplicating your process • Author Kevin Wilson on the power of whittling things down • Musician Fenne Lily on learning from things that go wrong • Artist Nathaniel Russell on leaving room for magic • Musician Christina Billotte on the value of liking what you make • Painter and installation artist Alteronce Gumby on discovering what excites you • Musician Okay Kaya on creativity as a lifeboat • Author John Wray on finding your path, even if it takes awhile • Writer and critic Rayne Fisher-Quann on believing in your own voice • Visual artist Antonakis on not apologizing for your work • Jenny Zhang on writing the secret languages inside your head • Musician King Tuff on making things you like at your own pace • Musician Zohra on finding your inner voice • Musician Scout Gillet on the importance of ritual • Visual artist Marc Horowitz on making a living and making a life • Industrial designer Ti Chang on creating your own opportunities • Musician Lisa O’Neill on being part of something bigger than yourself • Anelise Chen on establishing balance • Musician and comedian Eve Parker Finley on staying grounded in your creativity • Artist Yo-Yo Lin on the process of processing • Chef and author Gabrielle Hamilton on needing to tell the truth in your work • Origins: Justin Vernon on the power of cooperation • Musician Rahill on not compromising on your vision • Visual artist Nicolette Lim on learning about yourself through your creative work • Memoirist Cindy House on making honest work about yourself • Painter Menno Pasveer on embracing your strengths and weaknesses • Musician Indigo De Souza on embodying your truth • Writer Gina Chung on staying inspired • Writer and ceramicist Marian Bull on making space for creativity • Graphic novelist Josh Bayer on finding your own version of success • Musician and cultural curator Sokio on following your creative instincts • Artist Annie Bielski on the importance of honoring your ideas • Filmmaker and photographer Mike Galinsky on giving your art the time it needs • Multi-disciplinary artist Bunny Michael on knowing your purpose • Visual artist Matt McCormick on balancing creative freedom with what people want • Multidisciplinary artist Bailey Elder on growing alongside your artistic practice • Writer Casey Gerald on being available for the work you were meant to make • Musician and sculptor Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix on creating in a unique way • Creative Director Martin Falck on worldbuilding • Writer Jackie Polzin on working with your pace not against it • Visual artist Emma Kohlmann becoming comfortable with the idea of being an artist • Artist and author Steven Warwick on the importance of asking questions • Musician, illustrator, and performer Christeene on the power of collective experience • Photographer Schaël Marcéus on slowing down your process • Publisher Claudia Zoe on holding onto wonder • Writer Aurora Mattia on telling your own story • Poet Maggie Millner on making sure to prioritize your needs • Visual artist Tania Pérez Córdova on celebrating not knowing • Musician Shania Twain on welcoming the unexpected • Musician Mad Gallica on embracing the magic inside you • Songwriter and musician Anna B Savage on learning to be gentle with yourself • Author Allegra Hyde on creative work as a space for new possibilities • Musician Samia on finding your voice • Writer Enuma Okoro on prioritizing yourself and your work • Writer and editor Ann K. Yoder on creative work as refuge • Musician Becca Harvey on being vulnerable as an artist • Poet and writer Lauren Milici on being your own cheerleader • Musician Ela Minus on being honest in your life and work • Director and screenwriter Emma Seligman on carving out your space • Digital anthropologist Caia Hagel on how technology influences creativity • Musician Jordana on staying true to yourself • Artist Neesh Chaudhary on creating what's missing • Writer Kate Folk creating something out of nothing • Podcast host Anna Martin on creating space for honest conversation • Writer Delia Cai on finding new ways to manage your time • Visual artist Shyama Golden accepting that you're good enough • Actor and comedian Maria Bamford creativity and mental health • Musician Kaïa Kater on the ups and downs of the creative process • Musician Maryam Said on the time it takes to develop your process • Audio documentarian James T. Green on finding healthier ways to work • Composer and musician Angel Bat Dawid on holding onto wonder • Rapper and writer Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) on being intentional in your work • Artist Tabita Rezaire on the infinite flow of creative energy • Writer Marcus J. Moore on staying curious • Writer Eve Ewing on challenging your ideas of failure • Artist JJJJJerome Ellis on embracing blocks as opportunities • Artist Lauren Halsey on being of service in your creative work • Artist and designer Serge Mouangue on creating because you truly need to • Musician Lætitia Tamko on building a career through word of mouth • Visual artist Theresa Chromati on how your work can push you to where you need to be • Writer Hanif Abdurraqib on taking the riskier path • Artist Leslie Diuguid on working against the establishment • On why honesty is essential to creative work • Artist and activist Madame Gandhi on seizing the moment • Composer Tyler Bates being willing to challenge yourself • Visual artist Ana Benaroya on allowing for the unexpected • Psychotherapist Kevin Braddock knowing when to ask for help • Writer Allie Rowbottom on believing in yourself and your work • Comedian, writer, and podcast host Pat Regan on getting to know your own inner workings • Musician, writer, and journalist Michael Love Michael on the creative spark of the everyday • Poet Aja Monet on the power of showing up and speaking your truth • Comic artist Johnny Damm on forging your own path • On sharing your power • Interdisciplinary artist Camila Svenson on connecting your day job to your creative work • Creative entrepreneur and Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on finding your tribe • Poet and activist Donté Clark on operating from a loving space • Writer Josephine Rowe on being flexible in your artistic practice • Musician and graphic designer Karl Kuehn on trying new things • Artist Yumna Al-Arashi on staying focused • Musician and composer Sarah Davachi on connecting your work to what came before you • Writer and editor Haley Nahman on evolving in your creative life • Installation and performance artist Naama Tsabar on taking control of your process • Cartoonist Arnold Roth on staying freelance forever • Ashley C. 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on reimagining what success means • Filmmakers Emily Collins and Nathan Fitch on embracing experience rather than chasing success • Creator and curator Wendy Yao on channeling your artistic enthusiasm into flexible forms • Musician and educator King Britt on how goals and expectations change along with you • New Media-Strategist Christine Mai Nguyen on the pleasure of switching things up • Musician Louis Carnell on remembering why you do what you do • Author and illustrator Michelle Rial on creating work while living with chronic pain • Musician Jon Mueller on the satisfaction of small audiences and simple ideas • Artist and DJ Azikiwe Mohammed on being a steward to art and music • Poet and DIY gallerist Sommer Browning on aligning your life with the things you find important • Poet Eloisa Amezcua on valuing enthusiasm over perfection • Musician Jasamine Gluz-White on building self-confidence over time • Book editor and organizer Danny Vazquez on questioning the structure of your 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making things you believe in • Writer and editor Daniel Lukes on working towards openness in a community • Musician Bongeziwe Mabandla on following an unconventional path • Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw on creating things that resonate with you • Writer and visual artist Larissa Pham on growing an idea • Chef and restaurateur Eric See on running a business with integrity • Writer Jackie Ess on making work that doesn't fit neatly into categories • Musician Max Collins (Eve 6) on not hinging your identity on success • Composer and artist Fatima Al Qadiri on the transformative nature of creative work • Portrait artist and filmmaker Catalina Kulczar on how everything is connected • Songwriter Lucy Dacus on being true to yourself • Author, entrepreneur, and activist Francesca Cavallo on trusting in your journey • Amplifier’s Cleo Barnett and Aaron Huey on turning up marginalized voices with activist art • Music video director Sophie Muller on making the things you'd want to see • Designers and Reframd co-founders Ackeem Ngwenya and Shariff Vreugd on creating what doesn't exist • Dream Create Inspire Tour co-founder Wayne Watts on connecting creative communities • Writer Lucy Ives on committing to your creative work • Painter Malte Fritzlar on learning to trust yourself • Musician Taja Cheek on the benefits of keeping your day job • Musician and writer Ned Russin on removing the wall between artist and listener • Writer Jessica Hopper on continually refining what you do • Podcaster and musician Hrishikesh Hirway on the power of curiosity • Embroiderer Danielle Clough on embracing boredom as a creative force • Writer and editor Gordon Lish on maintaining your focus • Trans singer/songwriter ANJIMILE on understanding what inspires you • Author and illustrator Jonny Sun on writing as an act of discovery • Writer Ashley C. 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Dave Walters on making your own rules • Artist Katherine Ball on striving to remain an amateur • Designer and illustrator Aziz Hasan on finding harmony in your daily life and creative work • Writer Sabrina Orah Mark on making space for the impossible • Musician and writer Michelle Zauner on finding ways to keep going • Playground Coffee Shop owner and community organizer Zenat Begum on knowing when to slow down • Rapper and writer Cadence Weapon on being intentional in your work • Electronic producer Jlin on learning from failure • Theater maker Modesto Flako Jimenez on not being afraid to challenge your audience • Writer, teacher, and organizer Anjali Enjeti on learning about yourself through your work • Multimedia designer and artist Qiong Li on the value of being alone • Sober 21 • Cartoonist Jeff Smith on letting your imagination roam free • Composer and performer Kamala Sankaram on the benefits of sharing your work • Photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally on engaging with the world through your work • Filmmaker Christina Choe on not giving up • Musician Matt Sweeney on maintaining creative relationships • Adult star and author Joanna Angel on not being afraid to challenge yourself creatively • An interview with musician and producer Big Boi on using your time wisely • Composer Arooj Aftab on collaboration as an ongoing conversation • Theater artist Kaneza Schaal on creating the things you want to see in the world • Podcast producer and filmmaker Mark Pagán on remembering the first thing that made you proud • Musician Mia Doi Todd on working at your own pace • Artist Nic Annette Miller on being mindful of your needs • Cartoonist and illustrator Adrian Tomine on being open to new approaches • Poet Layli Long Soldier on overcoming the anxiety of making creative work • Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson on staying curious • Visual artist Lita Albuquerque on staying grounded in the moment • Writer and performer Andrea Werhun on creating your own platform • Novelist and book critic Lauren Oyler on being proud of your work • Designer and Slow Factory co-founder Céline Semaan on not wasting your skills • Filmmaker Derek Nguyen on knowing when you're ready • Podcaster and writer Katie Dalebout on slowing down and showing up • Chef and artist Yuri Nomura on finding your theme • Musician Buck Meek (Big Thief) on healing through the creative process • Musician Tyler Bussey on learning about yourself through collaboration • Filmmaker and writer Sandi Tan on finding resources in unexpected places • Artists and worldbuilders Kahn and Selesnick on the benefits of a longtime collaboration • Writer Sarah Gerard on learning to trust your intuition • Artist Sougwen Chung on the collaborative space between humans and non-humans • Writer Matthew Salesses on asking questions instead of offering suggestions • Poet Sally Wen Mao on why honesty is more important than success • Smell researcher and artist Sissel Tollas on scaling down to scale up • Painter and piano tuner Ileen Kaplan on learning to become freer in your work • Writer R.O. Kwon on pushing yourself until you get it right • Musician Lee Buford on maximizing your limitations • Artist and freshwater ecologist Christina Gruber on care and listening as a practice • Composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón on embracing all your work as one • Writer Lesley Chow on being inspired to write your first book • Artist Heather Benjamin on challenging yourself in your work • Comic book illustrator Khary Randolph and comic book writer Brandon Thomas • Poet Natalie Diaz on the physicality of writing • Visual artist Vibha Galhotra on finding power in the everyday • Poet and professor Donika Kelly on learning to prioritize your curiosity and joy • Artist Chitra Ganesh on the value of process and what success actually means • Composer Christopher Tin on music's role in saving the world • Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi on being brutally honest in your life and your work • Artist Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo on taking notes on life • Author and philosopher Senthuran Varatharajah on what writing is and what it does to us • Photographer Paul Sepuya on finding your form • Artist and fine art printer Leslie Diuguid on working against the establishment • Musician Sarah Beth Tomberlin on the joy that comes from making work you believe in • Publisher and educator Estrella Bonilla on the power of observation • Author Heather McGhee on creativity and politics • Tattoo artist Jalen Frizzell on checking in with yourself • Designer and entrepreneur Humberto Leon on letting something end to begin something new • Musician and producer Jack Latham (aka Jam City) on feeling productive without feeling rushed • Author B.R. Yeager on creating new forms to contain new worlds • Writer, actor, and filmmaker Sarah Ramos on fandom as a source of creativity • Musicians Meg Duffy and Jenn Wasner on learning to embrace your successes • Musician Greg Puciato on always keeping yourself open to new ideas • Musician Simón Mejía on reflecting your surroundings in your work • Playwright and screenwriter Tarell McCraney on redefining what it means to be successful • Visual artist Chiffon Thomas on learning about yourself and the world through making work • Artist and Kickstarter founder Perry Chen on the boundlessness of art • Na Kim on good design, avoiding trends, and staying creatively engaged • Author Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on writing in order to stay alive • Stephanie Diamond on how to make your home and workspace fuel your creativity • Author Shy Watson on writing what’s true to your experience • Jeffrey Silverstein on how to balance full-time work with creative projects • Eris Drew and Octo Octa on finding magic in the everyday • Ryuichi Sakamoto on how your work changes as you get older • Artists and chefs Hannah Black and Carla Perez-Gallardo on how failure is fluid • YouTube creator and marketing consultant Rachel Nguyen on feeling and releasing the ego • Musician and composer William Basinski on doing the work • On letting things go, learning positivity, and embracing the opportunity to reset • Eileen Myles on performance, landscape, and vernacular • Mindy Seu on making the things you want to see • Musician, label owner, and producer Suzi Analogue on trusting your process • Musician and photographer Felix K Walworth on creating in private • Artist Stacy Renee Morrison on using photography to create what you can't see • Writer Doreen St. Félix on writing good criticism • Carpark Records label founder Todd Hyman reflects on keeping an indie record label running for over 21 years • Touché Amore vocalist Jeremy Bolm on facing life through your art • Poet Elaine Kahn on on giving yourself permission • Multidisciplinary artist Charlie Valentine on having faith in yourself and your abilities • Musician and producer Camilo Lara on not being afraid to say "yes" • Photographer Hope Mora on paying attention • Mastadon's Brann Dailor on using art to cope with difficult times • Dancer, writer, and artist Marlee Grace on how to be productive without burning out • Erin Markey on trusting yourself • Historian and writer Edna Bonhomme on questioning dominant narratives • Curators Amanda Contrada and Terence Trouillot on making an online exhibition useful • Musician Sen Morimoto on free exploration and expression • Actor and writer Brennan Lee Mulligan on balancing art and stamina • Visual artist Mariana Castillo Deball on thinking about your creative process like detective work • Musician Steve Von Till on sabotaging your creativity • Photographer and visual artist Delphine Diallo on staying true to your vision • Chef, entrepreneur, and podcaster Esther Choi on balancing authenticity and accessibility • Musician Katie Harkin on doing it yourself • Precious Okoyomon on finding poetry in everything • Artist and curator Angel Abreu on how you make history every day • Erin Christovale on curating • Composer and performer Meredith Monk on connecting to the joy and love of doing • Visual engineer Steve Giralt on learning from everything you do • Podcaster and screenwriter Sharon Mashihi on not shutting yourself down • Journalist and professional problem solver Gabriella Gómez-Mont on taking a creative approach to government • Filmmaker Sylvie Weber on the beauty of allowing things to happen organically • Poet Nikki Giovanni on trusting your own voice • Game designer, musician, and writer Geoffrey Cullop on changing the rules of play • Musician Domenic “Nicky” Palermo on completing and releasing work during difficult times • Artist Naama Tsabar on taking control of your process • Wilco frontman and author Jeff Tweedy on learning to trust yourself • Visual artist Moshtari Hilal on compensation and visibility • Writer and theater critic Hilton Als on writing • Musician Sarah Beth Tomberlin on the joy that comes from making something you believe in • Visual artist and designer Laleh Khorramian on knowing when to take a break • Game designer and Twin Drums founder Allan Cudicio on decolonizing fantasy • Novelist Sigrid Nunez on finding your subject • Author Anelise Chen on establishing balance • Musician Phil Elverum on following the idea • Musician and writer René Kladzyk on embracing vulnerability • Actor, comedian, director, and musician Tim Heidecker on subverting expectations • 19 things I’d tell people contemplating starting a record label (after running one for 19 years) • Musician Lucinda Williams on figuring out what's important • Visual artist Emma Kohlmann on becoming comfortable with the idea of being an artist • Writer Cory Doctorow on living in the future while trying to create a better one • Artist and activist Emily Barker on accessibility • Musician Tricky on the importance of breaking unhealthy pattern • Visual artist LaToya Ruby Frazier on working with dignity • Producer Jane Applegate on how to make a low-budget film • Visual artist and educator Syrus Marcus Ware on creating spaces for joy • Comic book writer and artist Matt Kindt on learning by doing • PRESENCE, Issue 1: IN THE MIST • Musician and composer Owen Pallett on being thoughtful about each decision you make • Poet, actor, and activist Donté Clark on operating from a loving space • Visual artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on storytelling as activism • Writer Tina Horn on not being afraid to do a lot of different things • Writer Madeleine Dore on how to design, nourish, and grow a global community • Musician and sound healer Lavender Suarez on the power of intention • Photographer Simon Harsent on choosing your path and enjoying the journey • Author Catherine Lacey on writing for yourself • Writers and comedians Jeremy Levick and Rajat Suresh on 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Harris on shifting the shape of theater • Writer and performer Shanekia McIntosh on creating the story you don’t see • Austin Robey on how to create systems for community support • Animator and music video director Cole Kush on trusting your own sensibilities • Composer and keyboardist Roger O’Donnell on the pleasures of a creative practice that is uniquely your own • Writer and witch Amanda Yates Garcia on choosing your guides • Musician Jarvis Cocker on recognizing your calling, the pleasure of being in a band, and the ways music supports us during terrible times • Artist and writer Rindon Johnson on navigating the tension between physical and digital realms • In conversation: Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield • Interview: On solving problems in real-time during a crisis • Musician and artist Lillie West on letting things go, learning positivity, and embracing the opportunity to reset • TCI Lending Library: Sci-Fi Sundays Selects • Writer, artist, and teacher Jenny Odell on taking the time you need to notice, think, and grow • Comedian Kurt Braunohler on trying to be funny, collaborative, and productive while quarantined • TCI IRL 1: Quarantine Supercut • TCI Lending Library: Zines by Rachel Aggs • Avant-garde percussionist William Winant on the value of constant practice • So, am I a writer yet? • Tips for imagining and building what comes next • Art critic Lori Waxman on the power and possibility of criticism • TCI, Stone Soup • Midwinter Day Day: A zine by author and artist Cortney Cassidy • Shoemaker and artisan Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé on adapting your practice in difficult times • Performer and percussionist Guillermo E. 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