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So much of the creative process is about solitude. <\/div>\n

Writer Thomas Mann said “Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous – <\/b><\/i>to poetry.”<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n
As a painter I find that I need to spend a great deal of my time alone. When creating a children’s book I work to find focus in the storytelling. A single book requires 18-20 paintings and so I am often isolated for months on end. I strive to find that quiet space, free of distractions that lets each story take shape. <\/div>\n
One of the great contradictions to this fact is the need to nurture creativity by connecting with others, to gain inspiration and actively collaborate. This coming Friday November 4 <\/i><\/div>\n
I will be opening the doors of my studio and want to invite readers of this blog to come by.<\/i> I will be talking about process and concept with a group of design and illustration students from San Diego City College. If you can make it join us next Friday November 4 at noon.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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