The Interweave: Ideas

I stated last week that the Loop can be started and begin again at any time. At its base, the Creative Loop is a fluid cycle of ideas, effort, and passion. Each stage lends itself to another and each one can spur the others into action, all of them are interwoven together to enable and support the others. Each stage of the Loop contains the… →

American Dream

This month I will be swamped with projects so I will not be able to dedicate as much time to the site as I would like. So we will be revisiting some of the best posts from Dream Anvil’s of the past! This post originally appeared on the Dream Anvil back in April 2015. What is it you want to do? It is a simple… →

Rise

We all dream, yet at the same time we wish it could be easy. Every one of us wishes that our dreams would come about as easily as breathing. We watch the Olympians compete for their medals and a small part of us all think that we could do that. Sometimes it’s the opposite reaction, we see the finished masterpiece and think that we could… →

The Creative Loop: Unfinished Journey

I sat down to talk to one of my coworkers on Tuesday to take a look at something he had made. He is taking classes on stone carving and was explaining what he had just finished in class. Through that initial class he produced a wonderful little statue that he is very proud of. Then he did something that made me smile. He said “Teller,… →

Play Time

We spend a lot of time on the Dream Anvil talking about diligence and determination. The reason is because I am trying to encourage you to see your dreams through, even when times are hard. But lets not forget the reason we first picked up our pens and paints and aprons. It is because we love what we do.