Cross-Pollination

a blog on business, creativity, art and the human body

The Northampton Queen

Been too quiet on the illustration front lately. I’ve felt for a while now that there’s a breakthrough somewhere waiting to be found. If only I could be more open, diligent, exploratory, crazy, nosy, crafty, smarter, dumber, whatever, blah, blah, blah…

Playing with a Mini

Hey there, wanna take a ride in my car?

New City Art

I’ve been attracted to Art Deco & Art Nouveau since childhood. People often comment that my art borders on or is inspired by these movements, but I’ve rarely done much in the way of homage or even ‘in the style of’ art. One of the reasons is that every time I try, I fail. Often [...]

Yes, but is it art? (and does that matter?)

Many of the top art directors, creative directors and copywriters in the industry are artists who at some point in their careers decided that earning a living was important.

About Cross-pollination

Cross-Pollination is about relationships. That is, the connections between things: between art and entrepreneurship, between dance and washing the dishes, or between drawing the human figure and writing expense reports.

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  • Cross-pollination

    (noun) the transfer of pollen from one type of flower to the stigma of another; cross-fertilization. This blog examines topics related to creative thought and everyday life.
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