Mar 4, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

On a Creative Mission

This is one of the more absurd displays I've seen in a while. Humans! Over at Make and Meaning today, Diane posted a video of Jamie Oliver talking about the mission he’s on to use his creativity as a chef (and the visibility he’s gained) to educate people about food so they can live more healthfully. It’s an outstanding talk, well worth twenty minutes of your time. Diane asks, What if... read more

Jan 13, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

What All Went Down in ‘09

photo credit Môsieur J. (version 3.0b) I thought a couple weeks into 2010 I’d do a little wrap-up of 2009. It was, after all, a fairly unusual year for me. Also, I’ve neglected my pal the bulleted list and I feel I owe him a big one. (Wee note: I’ve gone and put a new theme on the blog, so poke your head in for a peek, hey? I hope you like it.) My far-and-away favourite part of 2009 was... read more

Sep 28, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

What’s a Real Job, Anyway?

I’m exceedingly pleased with myself. Not generally comfortable making long-term plans, I started out 2009 – my hiatus year; you know, the one I’d use to figure out what I want to do next – with one goal: to end up working doing something fascinating, with good people and not for a big company I’d feel terrible leaving after a couple of years when the novelty and idealism would wear... read more

Aug 31, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Something Tells Me I’m Into Something Good

Remember back in February when I went to the Northern Voice blogging conference and I said the only good things about it were the keynotes, one of the sessions, and hanging out with a couple of cool people? One of those people was my friend Zak. I know Zak through Mandy Moore (and, by the way, have you seen Mandy’s new book Yarn Bombing that is, quite seriously, the bomb?). Zak and I chatted a lot... read more

Jul 20, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

New Project! The Creative Life Blog

An unexpected and thoroughly delightful side effect of quitting my job last year is that right after I did it I managed to get know some incredibly cool people whose work I’d admired from afar for a long time. I really don’t know how or why it happened; maybe cutting myself free somehow opened me up to forging new relationships. One of those cool people is Betsy Greer, whose work over at... read more