I wrote about the impulsive kickoff to a yearslong creative idea in a recent blog post: “Basketball Hoops: A Photography Project.” These are more of my forming thoughts on the work as it continues to unfold. (See #showyourwork and the creative ethic behind a post like this.) This project can Read more…
It’s been many, many years. I’ve occasionally photographed a random basketball goal somewhere in one city or another, using the camera on my phone of the time. A driveway, an alley, a park. And for many, many years, I’ve held an idea in mind that I would intentionally create a Read more…
When we’re unsure of who we are as creators, when we are new to the experience, especially coming to it later in life, it’s tempting to think there is a particular way to create, a right way. It’s tempting to think there is a secret language known to “real” artists Read more…
I’ve been thinking about hourly pay vs. project- or value-based pay. Again. It comes up from time to time when a conversation arises with someone who wants to know my predictions of hours for a project and/or my hourly rate. That’s not how I do my work. It’s not how Read more…
A whimsical idea. A practice of simplicity at its simplest. Six condiments: mayo, pickles, ketchup, yellow mustard, sriracha, hot sauce. Creativity comes at all times. I no longer make the mistake of self-censoring or denying it when it arrives. Let it flow, receive it, have fun with it. No idea Read more…
A new work. “Don’t be fucking ridiculous … I just wear stars! (General Baron Jacques)” I love how making art is an ever-evolving process. If you look back at the earlier works in this series, which I loosely refer to as “abstract scrawls” and have made 75 to 80 so Read more…
Something that’s been in the back of my mind for many years, even long before I was a practicing artist, has been occasionally encountering non-artists looking at art and saying, “I could do that.” It oversimplifies what artists do. Even before I was actively pursuing my creative potential, I somehow understood Read more…
These weekly roundups are an extension of “The Log Book of Doings,” which I keep daily in a handmade journal gifted to me by my wife, Becca. I use the Log Book of Doings for recognition of creative accomplishments and as motivation to keep going in the various facets of Read more…
As I keep saying, I’ve been using a practice, “The Log Book of Doings,” as recognition of daily creative accomplishments and motivation to keep going in the various facets of my work. These weekly roundups are an experimental extension of the Log Book of Doings. It’s useful to me to Read more…
As I said in the previous weekly roundups, I’ve been using a practice, “The Log Book of Doings,” as recognition of daily creative accomplishments and motivation to keep going in the various facets of my work. I like and use lists. Functionally and creatively. These weekly roundups are an experimental Read more…
The other day, I sent out the first Humanitou email newsletter in nearly two years. It used to be a monthly thing. I did it with subtle, quiet purpose this time, and said I don’t know when I might do it again. Then I ignored its “success” and “failure,” as Read more…
Overview: In this short solo episode (ep 145), Adam Williams shares his failed attempt at collaboration with ChatGPT, and his fear that getting a Nintendo would be the death of his family. (Released on podcast on May 11, 2023) Also on Apple, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, YouTube, Google and other players. EP 145 SHOW NOTES, LINKS & TRANSCRIPT Read more…
Overview: In this short solo episode (ep 144), Adam Williams relates the shared DNA of he and his son’s habits of thinking time. (Released on podcast on May 4, 2023) Also on Apple, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, YouTube, Google and other players. EP 144 SHOW NOTES, LINKS & TRANSCRIPT Connect with Adam Williams Humanitou on Instagram: @humanitou About Adam Read more…
As I said in the previous weekly roundups, I’ve been using a practice, “The Log Book of Doings,” as recognition of daily creative accomplishments and motivation to keep going in the various facets of my work. I dig lists. Functionally and creatively. These weekly roundups are an experimental extension of Read more…
Because of my unexpected dive into the poetic ocean of Vuong this morning, which I wrote about separately from what follows here (Read “A Revelation: Ocean Vuong”), my curiosity carried me into the jaws of Google, where rabbit holes tangled and infinite can pull me in like black holes that Read more…
As I said in the first of these weekly roundups, I’ve been using a new practice, “The Log Book of Doings,” as recognition of daily creative accomplishments and motivation to keep going. I also seem to enjoy list making and have been fascinated by list-oriented creative projects I’ve seen by Read more…
I’ve been using a new practice, “The Log Book of Doings,” as recognition of daily creative accomplishments and motivation to keep going. I also appreciate list making and have been fascinated by list-oriented creative projects and sharing by others. Here, I’m exploring the value of sharing a collected summary of Read more…
Overview: In this short solo episode (ep 132), Adam Williams shares the pure gold of what we’ve been looking for and a way to get there, amid his reflections on Maya Angelou’s line, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” (Released Read more…
Overview: In this short solo episode (ep 130), Adam Williams digs into why he shares what he creates as a writer, artist, podcaster and so on, even when no one is asking him to. He explores the value of being vulnerable over and over, and facing down the fear. (Released Read more…
Overview: In this short solo episode (ep. 126) on the Humanitou Podcast, Adam Williams stands at the intersection of creative intentions and oopses, where truth lies in the inexactitude of life. He explores the practice of listening to the intuitive and recognizing “when something artful this way comes.” (Released on Read more…