How do you know when it's time to call it quits on trying to be an artist? In this week's episode, I share the story of how Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner went through a seemingly impossible phase of failure to the eventual success he achieved with one of the greatest shows on television.
Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal [affiliate link]
How do you think of original ideas if you're not naturally creative? I learned that a simple change of mindset can unlock the creativity we all are capable of.
About my YouTube channel: Aside from my films, I post weekly dispatches from my life as an emerging artist, in the hopes that the things I'm learning, doing, and dealing with will be helpful to you on your own journey, either as an artist or a person who wants to live a more creative and fulfilling life.
My main resource for this episode is The Creative Thinker's Toolkit by Professor Gerard Puccio from The Great Courses on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Creati...
Matt Bellasai's Skillshare class on Writing Shareable Content: https://skl.sh/2OLpZJN
My film "No English" with Polish artist Agnieszka Rowińska: https://vimeo.com/248093730
Follow Agnieszka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agnieszka.r...
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In this week’s episode, I share a piece of advice my mentor gave me a decade ago that’s led to living a life I could only have dreamed of.
If you’re new to my channel, I post weekly dispatches from my life as an emerging artist, in the hopes that the things I'm learning, seeing, doing, and dealing with will be helpful to you on your own journey, either as an artist or a person who wants to live a more creative and fulfilling life. If that sounds good to you, please don’t forget to subscribe here!
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This week, I had the chance to be a guest speaker at a Social Media Symposium at Holy Angel University in Angeles, Pampanga, alongside (much more famous) Filipino social media personalities including Nate Punzalan, Benedict Cua, Jericho Arceo, and Mr. Speaks. I was able to share with them some of my experiences as a young artist, including the key, life-changing piece of advice I received from my mentor right at the beginning of my career.
Thanks to Sorrento Sunwear for the awesome polarized shades!
My super cool Polish Milky Way t-shirt is from Pan Tu Nie Stał (not sponsored).
Thanks for watching and I’ll catch you again next week!
Excited to officially launch my new weekly series on YouTube today! Starting today, I'll be posting weekly content, consisting mainly of dispatches from my life of an emerging artist, in the hopes that the things I'm learning, seeing, doing, and dealing with will be helpful to you on your own journey either as an artist or a person who wants to live a more creative and fulfilling life.
Today I share some of my favorite passages from Jeff Goins's book, Real Artists Don't Starve, and relate it to my own experience of trying to make it as an independent artist.
Thanks for watching and I’ll catch you again next week!
Buy the book here - Real Artists Don't Starve by Jeff Goins http://a.co/d/5RBFIXz
Watch my South America video, an ode to solo travel: https://youtu.be/K7Sbq81K88E
Christine Herrin's Instagram account: http://Instagram.com/christine.herrin
Polish artist Agnieszka Rowińska looking down at Canyon Matka on the 30km Vodno-Matka traverse in Macedonia (FYROM)
Just a quick update! The blog hasn't been active lately as I'm focused on developing a new direction entirely, but nonetheless, I'm surprised and happy to share that I've been selected as one of Feedspot's Best 15 Philippines Male Bloggers for 2018 alongside far more famous names such as Esquire Philippines and The Fat Kid Inside.
I appreciate the selection, knowing that my post frequency and traffic don't compare with most of them, and so I'm happy to say I will be posting regularly again soon as I pursue a new project that will integrate most of my interests, particularly travel, film, and art, and be a source of regular, interesting content that I hope you and a wider audience will love.
Stunning vistas hiking down to Canyon Matka in Macedonia (FYROM)
Currently, I'm on an artist residency in Skopje, Macedonia working with Polish artist Agnieszka Rowińska, on a number of new long-term projects, including a book and the project I mentioned above. I started working with Agnieszka last year on my first artist residency in Iceland and even won the Creative Filmmaking Award from the 2017 Syrp Everyday Humans Short Film Competition on our very first collaboration (unfortunately at the time of posting our video hasn't been posted yet).
We're working everyday and are excited to share what we're working on with everybody. Until then, thanks for checking, and I'll be back soon.
Documenting my experience on the Tribes & Trikes tour in Zambales with MAD (Make a Difference) Travel and The Circle Hostel. It was a lovely day out starting with a 90-minute flat trek, followed by an environmental briefing and tree-planting.
Walking on the river to keep cooler on this very hot day
Carabao carts help to haul gear during the 90-minute hike
Walking with a view of the Zambales mountains
Enzo enjoying a ride on an uncooperative carabao
Our group after tree-planting on Tribes & Treks
After tree-planting, we spent the rest of the afternoon at Sitio Yangil, to share a day with the Aetas. In the process, we also learned about the local medicinal herbs, got a native archery lesson, and participated in some traditional song and dance.
We then ended the day with a perfect sunset at the beach nearby.
Signature Zambales sunset at the end of our Tribes & Treks tour
All in all, a highly recommended tour for someone looking for more than the usual tourist experience and wanting to contribute to local community and environmental preservation.
Here's a description of the program from MAD Travel:
MAD Travel is a social tourism platform which inspires people from all over the world to have fun and Make A Difference in the Philippines. We create alternative travel experiences that bring together people from different walks of life to share their time and talent, and to inspire each other to build a kinder, fairer world.
Walang Iwanan, or ensuring that no one is left behind, is at the centre of all that we do. Our organization and our guests give their best to the poor, so the poor may rise to achieve their best. Working in close partnership with Gawad Kalinga, an award-winning local NGO that has already built 2,500 communities for the poorest Filipinos, we aim to achieve goals and objectives that are valued and determined by the communities we seek to serve.
The Tribes and Treks sustainable development program aims to connect people with the land through Tourism, feed the people sustainably through Agriculture, and save Mother Earth through Reforestation. Every guest will plant trees to help build a 3000-hectare rain forest, food security forest (animals, fruits and veggies) and medical forest. So far, they have planted around 18,000 seedlings as of December 2017, but with your help, we can do more!
Tribes and Treks Zambales is a joint partnership of Mad Travel, The Circle Hostel with the Municipality of San Felipe, Zambales, and the Hineleban Foundation. To learn more about this trip, visit the following:
MAD Travel: Website Facebook Instagram
The Circle Hostel: Website Facebook Instagram
Equipment used:
It's finally here! Exploring a place of ever-changing sunsets and strange, beautiful light, THE LIGHT IN THE NORTH is a time-lapse film shot over two months in the transition from autumn to winter in a single remote town between a mountain and the sea in northwest Iceland. Produced during the Nes Artist Residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland.
Watch the behind-the-scenes here:
Gear used:
Sony A7RII
Sony 24-240 f/3.5-6.3
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
Samyang 14mm f/2.8
Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8
Sony RX100IV
Edelkrone SliderPlus XL with Action Module
MeFoto RoadTrip Tripod
Varavon Battery Pack for A7 series
Edited using LRTimelapse, Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, and FCP X
Prior to doing the Grand Trans-Siberian Express, we went on a whirlwind three-day tour of Armenia. Like most people from this part of the world, I had very little, if any, preconceptions about Armenia, and what I found is a country with a deep, ancient history, fierce pride, and beautiful people. I hope to have captured some of that experience in the video above.
Read MoreThis is the sixth and final entry of a in a six-part series of blog posts about my experience onboard the Grand Trans-Siberian Express. To read the other parts, click here:
Part 1: Moscow to Yekaterinburg
Part 2: Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk
Part 5: Ulan-Ude and Tarbagatay
The video above is a 7-part anthology of short films that capture my experience onboard, a highlight reel of memorable experiences onboard the Grand Trans-Siberian Express, taken during the summer of 2017.
The Grand Trans-Siberian Express is the premium version of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway journey. The GTSE is an all-inclusive "cruise on rails" using a private charter train, with luxury accommodations and fine dining from start to finish onboard the train and at designated stops along the way. Our chosen route took us from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over the course of 12 days, with guided day trips in between long hours in transit on the train. I had the good fortune of joining this trip thanks to Aeroflot Russian Airlines.
This is the fifth in a six-part series of blog posts about my experience onboard the Grand Trans-Siberian Express. To read the other parts, click here:
Part 1: Moscow to Yekaterinburg
Part 2: Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk
Part 6: Ulaanbaatar and Terelj National Park, Mongolia
The video above is a 7-part anthology of short films that capture my experience onboard, a highlight reel of memorable experiences onboard the Grand Trans-Siberian Express, taken during the summer of 2017.
The Grand Trans-Siberian Express is the premium version of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway journey. The GTSE is an all-inclusive "cruise on rails" using a private charter train, with luxury accommodations and fine dining from start to finish onboard the train and at designated stops along the way. Our chosen route took us from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over the course of 12 days, with guided day trips in between long hours in transit on the train. I had the good fortune of joining this trip thanks to Aeroflot Russian Airlines.
