by Maxima Kahn | May 19, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
The essential “trick” to creating my best art is to cultivate that inner state in which I release conscious control and open to influence. I enter the wildness and wilderness, the unknown in which I let the wind of inspiration blow through me, the strange happen, the... 
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 18, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
“Filling a space in a beautiful way – that is what art means to me.” –Georgia O’Keefe I find myself thinking a lot about this idea of making a little beauty everyday, to which I was introduced by Laurie Anderson via Austin Kleon’s brilliant, down-to-earth book on... 
by Maxima Kahn | Feb 18, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
The process of revision or honing, polishing and shaping a work of art is one that often stumps creative people. Where to begin? How to go about making the work stronger, better, truer to itself? Will I ruin it in the process? What to cut, keep, add, change? Some time... 
by Maxima Kahn | Feb 3, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
How do you foster inspired creativity? And how do you know when you’ve had a good creative day? Is it when you have finished a wonderful painting, written 1000 words, or worked out the ending to your dance piece? Or is it when you spent four hours in your studio,... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jan 28, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Soulful Living
Find what’s yours and leave the rest This past year, our world has turned more virtual than ever. Every event, concert, class and workshop is happening online now, thanks to the pandemic. Suddenly, we are not limited to what’s happening in our own town or even our... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jan 21, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Soulful Living
At the end of every year I pause to harvest the blessings, learnings, challenges and losses of the outgoing year. I give myself space to honor and celebrate my life, to learn from the past, clean my slate, replenish, and prepare to set a new vision for the year to...