“This is one of the times of year where we all have to be exquisitely careful of our own inspiration.” Here in the late hours of the year, it can be tempting to dismantle, to...

“When we want to do this sacred work of uprooting injustice and inequity where we’re seeing it, we’re not just doing it for us. We’re holding a space for change to be different.” Meet Anuradha...

“I do not dream of labor. But I do dream of my mere existence being beautiful and interesting enough for a small child to stare and wonder for hours.” Let’s think about how our work...

“This is your reminder to remove one barrier. This is your reminder to find the thing that you already did. This is your reminder to love on yourself in a little tiny ways….” Thoughts on...

“It’s not that I don’t want the art that my body can make. It’s just that sometimes it’s been too hard to get there.” On asking our bones and muscles what they need, and pausing...

“You’re quicker than you think, you’re faster than you think. We’re intensives. When we really do get focused, we really do move fast….” Finding that focus sometimes depends on choosing a single, solvable problem, one...

“Can I tell you something? Use the tools. Use the tools you have. Use them all the way….” We’ll start with the dishwasher- but you know this isn’t just about the dishwasher. This is about...

“It’s a hard thing for us as intensives, to let go of our original vision. And sometimes we get stuck.” What do we do when we have to shift from plan A to plan B...

Samara Bay: “When we tell a story about a tiny moment, and how it impacted us, it is actually the most revealing thing of our character we could possibly do. Where we come from does...

“Forcing ourselves, as intensives, to take time and energy and focus never goes well. Expansives call that discipline, but we call that torture. Don’t torture yourself.” On the virtues and challenges of taking one’s time-...