#SpringOnTheNorthShore – Encouraging Residents and Visitors to Get Out and Explore This Spring
In Spring of 2021, Creative Collective is celebrating all the ways we can get outside with the #SpringOnTheNorthShore campaign, an initiative created to highlight the best that springtime North of Boston has to offer on the longer, warmer days.
It’s Ok, Sit Down for a Moment
By Joey Phoenix Do you feel like you’ve been going and going without stopping? Does it seem like since the summer you’ve been in an all out sprint and now suddenly the end of the year almost upon us and you haven’t felt able to take a moment to just be? This is me giving you permission to take a
The Sacred No
by Joey PhoenixOriginally Read on Creative North Shore’s “Reasonably Well,” – Hosted by Kati Nalbandian Disclaimer: My heart goes out to all essential workers and parents who consistently choose to put their needs on hold for the sake of their families and the health and safety of the community. I hope that mindfulness and self-kindness is possible for you in
What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything
by Joey Phoenix As I writer I know I’m supposed to be writing things and yet I’ve recently found myself unable to do much of that. I’ve spent more time spacing out and compiling long lists than actually saying anything I actually feel. “But Joey, you wrote this,” you might be thinking. Well yes, but I felt like I had
Be the Kind of Artist that No One Can Take Advantage of
by Joey Phoenix The first year I started taking photography seriously I was eager for any and every opportunity that came up. I scoured Craigslist looking for gigs, joined Thumbtack, and commented on my friend’s threads asking for photographers trying to drum up business. I shot a wedding for under $300, delivered work I didn’t get paid for, and ran
You Are Worthy of Your Time: Holding Space for Creativity in a World of Busy
By Joey Phoenix Life is full of things which demand our attention. We have to pay bills, file taxes, run errands, wash our clothes, feed ourselves. We also need to work enough so that we can pay rent and buy food, be social enough that we don’t become hermits, and make enough art so that we feel like we’re actually
If I’m Not Making Art, Am I Still an Artist?
By Joey Phoenix We all feel like imposters at some point in our journeys. It’s entirely reasonable to question everything, as crippling self-doubt is unequivocally married to the creative process. The important thing is learning how to move through it. I upended my life a few months ago. I had recently finished a number of ongoing photography projects and was starting to
