by Maxima Kahn | Jul 29, 2015 | Creative Sparks
In my last essay, I wrote about the importance of Taking Risks and Being Vulnerable in Our Art. Today, I’m going to share with you a beautiful, life-long tool for artists and creatives of all kinds that will help you to be ready to take risks and be vulnerable... by Maxima Kahn | Jul 20, 2015 | Creative Sparks
An artist must take risks. An artist must be willing to be vulnerable. This is not comfortable. But if you want to maintain a safe, respectable distance, if you are wedded to appearing calm and rational, if you want to hide behind a polished persona, above reproach,... by Maxima Kahn | Jul 16, 2015 | Creative Sparks
I was recently inspired and moved by a beautiful blog post by Matt Licata, PhD. What he reminded me is that true love accepts the other person just as they are, without agenda, without trying to change or fix them. We are able to be with them just as they are and find... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jul 10, 2015 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
This is the final post in a 4-part series on the Seasons of a Creative Life. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here. In the Winter we turn inward for renewal and replenishment. It may feel like nothing is happening, like we have dried up and have no more... by Maxima Kahn | Jul 6, 2015 | Creative Sparks
I am celebrating our beautiful interwoven-ness today. Every day in every thing we do, we are dependent upon thousands of beings, seen and unseen, past and present. We are held and supported by thousands of hands. How beautiful it is to be a part of the web of all... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jun 30, 2015 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
This is part 3 in a 4-part series on The Seasons of a Creative Life. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Just as the season of summer does not last all year, neither does the summer of our creative life. Autumn comes and, with it, a period of harvesting and then...