death cookies

Artistically — are you “playing it safe”?

I've got an uncomfortable question for you: Artistically — are you “playing it safe”? Think about the work you did this past week—in the practice room or composition studio, in rehearsals, in teaching, and in concert. What took courage? When and how did you dare...

Eating death cookies

In the world of skiing, "death cookies" refers to hitting hard chunks of ice that can "fowl up an otherwise smooth turn." This can be both scary and exhilarating. And this concept is also applicable to creative artists even if you've never slid down a slope. For...