aka: how to build financial resistance in 2026 that will still allow you to create and develop projects. In 2020, I decided to change my approach to consumption, which incidentally had a very positive effect on my creative art practice. At first, my desire to reduce spending was driven by financial goals and the insecurities…
Creative Sustainability
Detoxing from the Mainstream Media aka how to resist in 2026 !
The veil between what’s real and what’s fake is blending in 2026 and that’s not even taking into consideration all the possibilities for “faking”, “changing” and “influencing” the reality using AI tools. I don’t own a TV and hardly ever watch or read mainstream media. However, I do read the Guardian from time to time….
How to Resist Creatively in 2026?
I’ve been practising “creativity with less” ever since I started running my creative art practice in 2005. In my films I always use props and costumes I already have access to. If I need to re-write a scene because I don’t have a certain prop, I’m happy to do it. I can afford such flexibility…
In Search of Understanding my Creative Objectives
I spent years setting unrealistic objectives for my creative art projects and my creative art practice. These objectives often had very short deadlines to accomplish and were disconnected from my career objectives. In practice setting unrealistic objectives allowed me to avoid taking responsibility for my scattered long-term plans, which had very little connection to the…
Working from the Inside Out
1 The feeling of never being good enough is common amongst the creative crowd and enhanced for neurodiverse individuals. We all naturally compare our progress to those around us. Those of us who don’t do too well, early on at school often question their own abilities and intelligence. (This is pretty common for neurodiverse students…
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Chapter 1 The Wonderings What is your storey? What is the storey you are telling yourself about yourself, your life, your aspirations? Has your storey, your personal narrative, changed over the years, but your actions and life have not caught up with that? Or perhaps you don’t think about your story as life is so…
What If I Could and Would Do It?
My first venture into directing was at the age of 8, when, together with the kids from my block, we put on a Christmas play. I was thrilled to produce the play and direct my “actors.” Unfortunately, during the premiere, one of us accidentally knocked down the Christmas tree. My mum didn’t scream at me,…
Creativity Grounded in Less
Over the years, my creative practice has evolved past what I could have imagined when I began my career in the early 2000s. The most significant shift has taken my practice beyond filmmaking and writing, which was a key focus for the majority of my professional life. Accidentally, many of the artistic and creative habits…
Decluttering Your Inner Creative Space
When I think about decluttering, I usually think about my physical space and the objects that my space is filled with. When my physical space overwhelms my senses, I get the urge to clear as much as I can. Removing the excess clothing, books, and little knick-knacks that gather dust has always been relatively easy…
Another Way…
I have known I would make films, write, travel, and observe people while sipping coffee in coffee shops since I was 7. In my child-like mind, leading a creative life was the only way I could escape the reality of 1980s Poland. I began my artistic venture by packing my little plastic bag, which my…