Before a musician plays a note, we have already started reading them. They walk on, settle themselves, perhaps look towards the audience. There might be an easy smile, a deliberate movement, or a moment where their nerves are more visible. Quite quickly, we can form an impression. They look confident. They seem comfortable up there….
Hello Quieteers, This is a callout to any musicians, poets, writers, or performers who might be reading this. And more specifically, I am writing to those of you who are right now questioning whether you are “good enough” to call yourself a musician, poet, writer, or performer. Have you ever written a poem no one…
There is something deeply soothing about the simple act of making. The soft sweep of a paintbrush across paper. The scratch of a pencil in a sketchbook. The way a camera lens frames the small details others might miss. Creativity often starts quietly, in moments where the rest of the world falls away and our…
Earlier this year, I joined a kurinuki pottery workshop – a slow, meditative style of hand-building with clay – and it turned out to be one of the most quietly powerful group experiences I’ve had in a long time. I don’t often sign up for creative workshops. In the past, I’ve found them more socially…
There’s something grounding about stepping into a gallery space filled with artwork that invites you to slow down and look more closely. That’s exactly what you’ll find at the current exhibition by Quiet Connector Michael Mules at Penwith Framing Gallery in Penzance. Michael’s creative work offers a reflection of his quiet, thoughtful way of being…