Spiral
Our logo is a spiral. We like spirals because they’re about circling back to a core idea over time, something all creative people must do to create whatever it is they’re creating.
“You will circle through some of the issues over and over, each time at a different level. There is no such thing as being done with an artistic life. Frustrations and rewards exist at all levels on the path. Our aim here is to find the trail, establish our footing, and begin the climb.” — Julia Cameron, The Artists' Way
You can read more about our spiral in this note.
Mission & Existence
The Creative Independent is a growing resource of emotional and practical guidance for creative people. Our goal is to educate, inspire, and grow the community of people who create or dream of creating. The Creative Independent is ad-free and published by Kickstarter, PBC.
Schedule & Format
Each weekday we publish one interview or how-to guide featuring a different type of working artist—including musicians, authors, filmmakers, dancers, designers, visual artists, and others. Conversations explore themes like collaboration, beginnings, process, failure, triumph, fear and anxiety, and bouncing back. Guides explore the practical sides of making new work, and living life as a creative person. Sometimes, we publish other types of things—such as resource collections, essays, podcasts, or drawings. You can see what’s new each week by visiting our Homepage, or you can explore specific topics or content types by browsing our Archive. Each interview also features a few personal recommendations (tools, books, films, etc) from the interviewee—you can explore some of what’s been recommended via our Library.
Staff
Brandon Stosuy
Editor in Chief / Co-founder
brandon@thecreativeindependent.com
T. Cole Rachel
Senior Editor
cole@thecreativeindependent.com
Willa Köerner
Creative Content Director
willa@thecreativeindependent.com
Hannah Elliott
Associate Editor
hannah@thecreativeindependent.com
Elliott Cost
Creative Programming
elliott@thecreativeindependent.com
Alumni
Yancey Strickler
Co-founder
Laurel Schwulst
Creative Director
Charlotte Zoller
Director of Community Outreach
Contact
info@thecreativeindependent.com
The Creative Independent
58 Kent St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222
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We have two different email newsletters:
Each weekday morning, spend a few moments exploring the emotional and practical facets of creating with a different working artist. Here’s a preview.
Each newsletter shares the week’s full list of interviews, along with creative wisdom, patterns, islands, and other surprises. Here’s a preview.
We also have a Google Chrome extension:
