Timothy Sheldrake was a medical doctor and botanist who lived from 1691 to 1759. [1] Sheldrake also used the name forms “T Sheldrake”, “Sheldrake, Timothy”, and “Sheldrake, Timothy”. [2] Sheldrake is most known for his grand work Botanicum Medicinale; An Herbal of Medicinal Plants on the College of Physicians List. Background “SHELDRAKE, TIMOTHY (fl. 1756), M.D., a native of Norwich, was descended from an old … Continue reading Who is T. Sheldrake?
It seems like everyone today wants to be a content creator. With this, there are also bombardments of ads capitalizing on this fact. But at the same time, it seems like a lot of content creators are experiencing burnout and are not enjoying their art anymore. Creativity: Where does art come from? “Toward a psychology of the artist” by Nietzsche, p. 518 in The Portable … Continue reading Authenticity v. Inauthenticity and Creator Burnout
The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell can be, and has been, applied to a great number of stories written throughout time. Today I am sharing my own Hero’s Journey through both college and university, from high school to being a graduate. Please check out the original source for this version of The Hero’s Journey by Thearetical.com, which details the meaning behind each step. Ironically, in … Continue reading My “Hero’s Journey” through College and University
Throughout the past five months, from mid-March to August 1st, I have felt the most drained I have ever been. Part of this is because I have allergies for the first time in my life, and the other is because I have been in quarentine. What this meant was that for nearly five months, I really only left my house to get groceries. For the … Continue reading Why ‘The Office’ is Our Best Friend
There are many things I think are true about art commissions: they help artists stay in the art industry for work, they help artists create a larger portfolio, and most importantly, they can help expand creativity and skill. For my first commission, the last of which was the most considerable component. After posting my first “commissions are open” post on both Instagram and Facebook, shortly … Continue reading My First Art Commission: Painting Sigmund Freud’s Office with Cats, Books, and Tons of Detail
“The overman shall be the meaning of the earth,” the overman is the most creative, the most free from impurities, the most free from good and evil. An analogy of Man is that he is a rope stretching from animal to ubermensch, or overman or superman, one who is constantly in practice of reaching his final form, with constant hints of self-sacrifice in order to … Continue reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra: On the Sheep and Shepherd
Working as a freelance writer is both easy and tricky at the same time – here are a few pointers to working at home remotely and how to create an online freelancing profile on Upwork. UPDATE: Upwork has since gotten rid of a portion of the “connect” point system that is explained below. The website has moved towards users purchasing “connects” and then jobs are … Continue reading [Updated] Tips and Tricks to Working as a Freelancer on Upwork
With constant stressors in our lives, like work or school, it is important to both to relax and to stretch out the other side of the brain. For me, and a number of other students either this week or soon, it’s time for studying and exams. To keep my cool in this stressful time, I try to include any relaxing activities as I do study … Continue reading Balancing the Mind: Tieing Artfulness to Meditation
Sitting at the park, eating her veggie pita, Io Tillett White is on her lunch break. A city full of office buildings, all working on the same eight-hour time frame; everyone is on their lunch break. Io Tillett sat there looking at all the people in their suits, pantsuits, work dresses, everyone was so synchronized and so she smiled. She was wearing dark gray dress … Continue reading Corporate Culture: A Short Story
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