by Eva Fernandes | Jan 29, 2022 | Creativity, Minimalism, Spirituality
I was out of shape, out of breath, and out of luck. Just climbing up two flights of stairs knocked the wind out of me. And yet, I had agreed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of friends the following year (2012). I knew I had to do a lot to prepare in the...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 29, 2022 | Creativity
I’ve learned the hard way that HOW I approach a creative project is more important than what I actually create. While some projects still make my stomach turn, I’m training myself more and more to monitor my energy through the process of ideation, incubation,...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 29, 2022 | Creativity
I think about art. I think about it a lot. I make a lot of art. I work with people to help them make art. I read books on how to make art. I use the term ‘art’ to describe the larger realm of any act of creativity. Art includes painting, sculptures, starting a...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 23, 2022 | Creativity
‘What if…?’ ‘What if you stayed on in Eastern Europe…?’ A voice is whispering to me. I look around me – a little disoriented. Where am I? I see a dining table. Sleeping women. Remnants of kebabs. Congealed red liquid in small wine glasses. The voice repeats. The...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Creativity
Years ago, I took a little holiday. I left my dreary corporate life for ten days in Scotland where I went to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – a cornucopia of the performing arts. Every street corner, bar and amphitheatre comes alive with all kinds of singing...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Creativity
I’m submerged fully underwater. My feet are touching the floor of the pool. All I have to do is take a step forward. But I can’t. I’m stuck. Frozen.Paralyzed. In my mouth is a scuba diving regulator. It is the first time I’ve ever used this...
