Sometimes we can not help but laugh at the ironies in life. Some of you know that prior to switching to an International Business major in college; I was a Fine Arts major. Creativity is an old friend and sculpture is what I enjoy most. It’s the creation beneath the hands, the molding, the mess, I love it all. The view from my office window near the Time Warner Center is of the sculpture garden at Fordham University. Depending on the season, I have a wonderful view of a variety of sculptures in the garden. Just about every time I look out of the window I am reminded of the mound of clay I have in my kitchen, waiting to be molded into a sculpture I’ve envisioned in my mind for years now. Sure I’ve been busy doing other creative things, but nothing like the molding of clay. And, I miss it.
After my recent newsletter, The Time is Now, I’ve had a nagging feeling. I realize that the years I spent in entertainment publicity pulled daily at my creative inspiration, but the weekly evening sculpture course I took was the sanity and savior to the hectic life in an ever whirling arena of business and image. It was that one evening a week, no networking, no film screenings, and certainly no internet surfing – that I spent quietly molding clay. Lately I rely on my creativity for the entertainment industry interview series (due out via webcast in the next couple of months), research papers, team development & debriefing, and newsletters I write. But, what I realize now is that the quiet weekly evening was the fuel for the rest. It’s taken over a decade for me to get back to sculpting and although I’m thrilled to be back, I regret the delay.
What’s your fuel?
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