Beware the barrenness of a busy life. ~Socrates Greetings, Soapboxers! When was the last time you stared into space? Not the thousand-yard stare that comes with your…… Read more “Adventures in downtime (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 025)”
Tag: creative process
Upcoming event: Join us for Public Works on November 24!
Grateful for this preview in INDYWeek today! Join us this Sunday, Nov. 24 and again on December 8. Details below. “Tamara Kissane, the playwright and Artist Soapbox…… Read more “Upcoming event: Join us for Public Works on November 24!”
Go with the flow (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 023)
Greetings, Soapboxers! Brass tacks, y’all: I am FIRED UP. Motivated. Here to work. Ready to roll up my sleeves and get into it. Can you feel it?…… Read more “Go with the flow (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 023)”
084: How do you honor your story? Writer and educator Allison Kirkland on crafting memoir and creative nonfiction.
Thought about writing a memoir? Curious about creative non-fiction, writing in community, and how to get started when you are staring at the blank page? Listen in to…… Read more “084: How do you honor your story? Writer and educator Allison Kirkland on crafting memoir and creative nonfiction.”
The gifts of loneliness (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 022)
Can you understand being alone so long you would go out in the middle of the night and put a bucket into the well so you could…… Read more “The gifts of loneliness (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 022)”
Responses to The Creative Vacuum
It’s always exciting to hear from ASBX readers and listeners! Mara Thomas’s most recent blog post about the Creative Vacuum (that yucky time after a creative finish…… Read more “Responses to The Creative Vacuum”
The Creative Vacuum (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 021)
Greetings, Soapboxers! Last month’s dispatch had us marking a milestone, celebrating the months of build-up and work that lead to the culmination of big creative and personal…… Read more “The Creative Vacuum (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 021)”
Featured on Creatives in Conversation
If you don’t know Allison Kirkland, then I’d highly recommend getting to know her. Not only is she a great writing teacher, she also pulls together a wonderful…… Read more “Featured on Creatives in Conversation”
076: Putting horror on stage. YEAR OF THE MONKEY with playwright Mara Thomas.
YEAR OF THE MONKEY is part devised play, part surreal horror show centered on a squadron of warriors who use their feminine intuition, rage, rituals & nature…… Read more “076: Putting horror on stage. YEAR OF THE MONKEY with playwright Mara Thomas.”
075: Risk, trust, and vulnerability. Best practices for creative collaboration with interdisciplinary musician Wendy Spitzer
If you’ve ever been involved in a collaborative project, if you’ve ever co-created work with another artist, then this conversation with interdisciplinary musician and artist Wendy Spitzer is…… Read more “075: Risk, trust, and vulnerability. Best practices for creative collaboration with interdisciplinary musician Wendy Spitzer”