"Turn it over, drop it"

Perfectionism and winking stones.

I come to you from the future — here in New Zealand we’re one of the first countries to see the sun. It’s special to be around at the inception of light unfolding all over the earth. I hope everyone had a meaningful Thanksgiving last week. It’s not something we celebrate down here but I found myself missing my community back in New York over the holiday, especially knowing most of my friends were gathered around tables eating dishes like candied yams — something I’d never heard of in my life before I moved to the US. Americans are a creative bunch, I’ll say that.

This post is a follow up to my last post where I talked about songwriting and the changes that occur when there’s a witness to their emergence. I promised I’d share more, which I do below, but I also want to explore my thought process behind the ever-renewing question: what is ready for the world and what requires further incubation?

I’ve written out my thoughts on the fermentation-to-formation phase and shared a glimpse of something I’ve been working on — my fumbling attempt to find musical shapes buried within an imagination that insists on staying formless… until it’s called forth, to take form, at the right time.

Is there a right time to share one’s process?

Vulnerability can create a kind of fatigue in artists. Especially when it’s done prematurely. Sometimes I’ll catch myself riding a wave of inspiration and feel the urge to be very open and transparent about my process. I did this last week, in fact.