chaos to creativity – Jessie Kwak

From Chaos to Creativity Powell’s Books Reading [Video]

Post published:July 31, 2019

Last Monday, I did something that terrified me: I held a creative productivity workshop in front of about 50 people at Powell's Books. I've read from my fiction before, which is its own version of terrifying. But I'd never stood up as an expert in front of a crowd of mostly strangers and tried to impart my wisdom. And you know what? It was pretty fun. Plus, people seemed to find it inspiring and asked a lot of insightful questions. Honestly, the discussion with everyone afterwards was my favorite part. If you were there, thank you for coming! And a…

Creative productivity workshop! Come with your chaos, leave with a plan

Post published:July 23, 2019

You know how sometimes every waking moment feels like chaos incarnate? Like it's a quiet Saturday morning and you're dying to work on your art, but first you really need to make yourself some breakfast. And before that you need to find the kitchen underneath all the dishes. Which reminds you that you never returned your neighbor's tupperware, and — oh right — you're out of paper towels and so you might as well pick up potting soil for your jade plant because you promised you'd make a cutting for that friend. And as you're emailing your friend you see a note…

From Chaos to Creativity Kickstarter is a Go!

Post published:January 20, 2019

I look around, and I'm surrounded by creative people. My mom makes these amazingly artistic quilts. My dad welds incredible works of art and invents ingenious farm contraptions. My sister does intricate cross-stitch hangings. My husband takes stunning photographs. My friends write and paint and dance and sing. My neighbor's 8-year-old kid asked for bricks and wood and cement this Christmas so he could build things in the backyard. They're all creating art. I'm assuming you're also creative, because I have yet to meet someone who doesn't have some sort of creative passion. And I've never heard anyone say they…