Dacyl Runnacles

Think in decades, not days

One of the most important laws of power is law 25: recreate yourself.

What’s your favorite law?

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This is 'New Woman 2' - the second digital collage in my art series capturing the beauty, abundance and fertility of the feminine creative mind unleashed. #dacylrunnaclesart #creativity

What It Really Takes to Be an Artist: MacArthur Genius Teresita Fernández’s Magnificent Commencement Address “Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you choose to love and the way you love them, the way you vote, the words that come ou…

'An artist’s work... is a fragile process of teaching oneself to work alone, and focusing on how to hone your quirky creative obsessions so that they eventually become so oddly specific that they can only be your own.' www.themarginalian.org/2014/12/29/t...

Here is my task for you: expand the image you have of yourself.

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Once you get enough distance from the difficult transition you're going through, know that your creativity will help you unpack, process, heal, learn and move forward as a wiser and stronger person. #creativity

This is 'New Woman 1' - the first work in my digital art series capturing the beauty, abundance and fertility of the feminine creative mind unleashed. #dacylrunnaclesart #creativity

When you're creating it's easy to feel like you're constantly starting from scratch. Don't forget to revisit your work from several weeks or months ago to appreciate what you've built previously and to situate and prime yourself for your current work. #creativity

Second guessing and overthinking are two of the biggest enemies of creating something with your own hands and thinking creatively. Alot of the time, it all comes down to 'just do it'. Just take any action to start the thing and be proud of being a do-er! #creativity

Thea’s Tree: An Illustrated Ode to Daydreaming, the Passage of Time, and the Gift of the Imagination “Go plant this seed… And give it water and love and conversation.”

Thea's Tree – an illustrated ode to daydreaming, the passage of time, and the gift of the imagination

An Artist Flowering in Her Nineties Isabella Ducrot, a painter in Rome, didn’t really pick up a brush until her fifties. Four decades later, galleries and museums throughout Europe are celebrating her work.

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Forgive yourself for not creating consistently and keep on coming back to your practice. In just a few years' time, you'll have a body of work you can be proud of. #creativity

Pleasure and Spaciousness: Poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s Advice on Writing, Discipline, and the Two Driving Forces of Creativity “Don’t start with a big idea. Start with a phrase, a line, a quote. Questions are very helpful. Begin with a few you’re carrying right now.”

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye on writing and the two most important elements of creative work

If it's too much to tap into your creativity right now, just focus on doing things that are overdue like cleaning, yard work, sorting, organising... get comfortable with being in low key action mode to get some distance from consuming content passively. #creativity

Journaling is a great way to reconnect with your creativity. Try this guided journaling prompt: describe three memories you have of being creative as a child... what did you create and how did being creative make you feel? #creativity

Our AI future isn't conscious robots with lethal ambition. It might be worse The future rarely unfolds like we expect. Although Hollywood has given us plenty of technological tropes to worry about, our AI future is much more mundane and much more insidious.

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