The essence of life is:
having the questions, not the answers
- My father
Interviews with creative artists, authors, craft artists, filmmakers, scientists, healthcare providers, and other imaginative people
A special focus on people who live or work in the Philadelphian region, and on seniors
Creative Philadelphians
and
Creative Seniors
All the online content is free
Sponsorships available as the project builds an audience
Membership benefits will include:
An email newsletter of current conversations
The ability to post comments
Notice of in-person events
6 photos that I'll size so you can print and frame your favorites
Most importantly, helping me help creative people
I will try to include a broad selection of artists and seniors,
Curating and Community
Paintings
Colorists
Photography
Sports Art
Computer Graphics
Mosaic Arts
Film
Theater
The Literary Arts
The Broad Street Arts
Other creativity topics will hopefull include
Bookstores
Architecture
Nature
Medicine
Music
Much more
Best of all, none of my content will be written by AI
Various artists in a vareity of endeavors
Organizations helping creative seniors
Creativity and senior health
Memoirs
Collaboration with other seniors
Collaboration with UnSeniors
Many other types of creativity
Recommnendations
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Contrapposto by David Eggers
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichel
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Inspiration
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou
“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.” — Pablo Picasso
Flowers, Trees, Meadows, Animals, People, Life
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Blog Posts
The Project
Deep dives into the creative processes and artistic visions of creative originals:
Philadelphians
Seniors (Philadelphia and nationally).
Future Topics
Philadelphia's creative history - Penn and Franklin set the stage.
Excerpts from the interviews
Are artistic and scientic creativity the same or different?
Occasional interviews with the super-elderly (Ben Franklin, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, and others)
Interesting creative activities in the Philadelphia region
More as the project develops
Connect With the Narrative
To chat, discuss creativity, and ask questions, please fill out this form
joe@creativeoriginalsjoe.com