Inspiration and Limitation

Every so often I like to give you something just to inspire you. I wanted to do that today and I was a little blank so I typed the words “remarkable art” and this video came out. With that came my inspiration. Hopefully you’ll be inspired too.

I can’t speak for you, but I have experienced times of creative frustration in my life, times in which I have lamented the various things in life that I consider to be lacking. After seeing this video I feel pretty foolish. God has blessed me with so much, and I need to take what I have and do the best I can with it.

Take a cue from this amazing artist, Gille Legacy. Forget what you lack, focus on what you have, thank God for it and do something remarkable.

What’s Stopping You?

This video is pretty great. If you need a kick start or a little inspiration, take three minutes and watch it.

What do you think?

Sometimes I Post Stuff Just ‘Cause It’s Interesting…

Witness Cyriak… That’s all I can say…

Post 400! How AMOK started, about the new features and more.

In this, the 400th post to the AMOKArts blog, I share a little bit about an event that changed my life and made AMOK possible. Someone found a use for my gift in the body of Christ. That really made all the difference. You can make a difference too. Thanks to the AMOKArts tribe, for viewing, commenting, supporting and spreading the word. I look forward to the next 400 posts.

R.I.P Steve Jobs

The maker of my favorite computers and one ofte people responsible for the fact that we have computers and iPads and IPods and iPhones and so much else. Anyone who feels that one person cannot make a difference should look at what Steve Jobs started in his garage and then keep going. Press on and remember this quote:

Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. ~S. Jobs

I believe you can do it. Press on

Another Moment of Brilliance from Phil Hansen

Phil Hansen from philinthecircle.com has done it again. He asked people to share their shocking stories and turned them into a portrait of VanGogh. This is great stuff. I share it to fire your creativity. How could you use your gift to do something stunning and amazing?

Creative Inspiration: One of the coolest things ever…

This kinetic sculptor (Theo Jansen) does incredible stuff. He speaks of these pieces as if he were creating life. I’m not sure I agree with all his ideas but the art is astounding.

I am sharing these to get you to rethink what is possible.
Here he is addressing the TED conference as well.
http://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html

Video Inspiration from David Garibaldi

One of the great blessings for me over the past year was getting chance to meet and watch this young man perform live. He is amazing and he has a great message for people today about using their gifts to make a difference in our world. He is truly a man after my own heart. Check out his other videos and things at http://garibaldiarts.com and if he is performing in your area, go and check him out. By the way here’s another video of him sharing his story.

Bible Reading Guide
An important part of following God is knowing what He wants and a great way to know what He wants is to read His Word. Follow this plan and you will finish reading the Bible in a year.
Today’s reading is a very important one for creatives:
Genesis 3-4; Psalm 92; 2 Peter 1
You can also download your own chart here.

A Friendly Reminder, a Prayer Request and Congrats to Alpha

Watching the talented cast of the Wiz at Alpha Omega Players reminded me of one of my favorite verses on life, purpose and creativity. Ephesians 2:10. I’m heading out to a church planting conference for the rest of the week and I would appreciate your prayers. I am going to be doing some paintings in worship at the conference and preaching at a dear friend’s church and I really want to see God glorified in what I do. My prayer is that God will use me to inspire people to look at new ways of worship, sharing faith and help the people in their pews find ministries that will fulfill their God given purpose and help them to live out awesome lives representing God to the world He loves.