Radio
host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living — and shares four
lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear
insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra
and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.
As
a producer, Julie Burstein builds places to talk (brilliantly) about creative
work. Her book "Spark: How Creativity Works" shares what she has
learned.
Julie
Burstein teaches us today on "4 Lessons in Creativity" by using
raku, a kind of pottery that began in Japan centuries ago as a metaphor to
explain the process of creativity. Writing a book on creativity for her took
her through the process of letting go from the very beginning to immersing
herself into the stories of hundreds of artists, writers, musicians and
filmmakers only to find out that creativity comes out of everyday
experiences including the process of letting go.
In
this video, she speaks about four aspects of life that we need to embrace in
order for our creativity to flourish.
The
first embrace is to pay attention to the world around us. To be open for that
experience that might change you.
The
2nd embrace is to embrace parts of our lives that are most difficult. To
embrace the challenge and learn from it.
The
3rd embrace is to push up against the limits of what you can do into what you
cannot do which helps you find your own voice.
The
4th embrace and the hardest is to embrace loss – the oldest of human
experiences. It is to stand in the space between what is in the world and what
we hope for; to look squarely at rejection, heartbreak, at war and at death, others.
Why
you should listen
From
where does creativity flow? In 2000, Julie Burstein created Public Radio
International's show Studio 360
to explore pop culture and the arts. Hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and
produced at WNYC, the show is a guide to what's interesting now -- and asks
deep questions about the drive behind creative work. Now, Burstein has written Spark: How Creativity Works,
filled with stories about artists, writers and musicians (like Chuck Close,
Isabel Allende, Patti Lupone). Burstein is the host of pursuitofspark.com full
of conversations about creative approaches to the challenges, possibilities and
pleasures of everyday life and work. She also "loves sitting in for
Leonard Lopate."
What
others say
“Spark is about joy, drive,
and art, work that we’re all capable of if we’ll only commit.” — Seth
Godin
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