a work in progress.

Whether said or unsaid, I think everybody has some sort of philosophy they live by when it comes to their trade, skill, hobby, occupation or lifestyle.  Recently, I’ve been trying to define my philosophy as an artist.  I think when I have a statement that defines who I am as a designer, photographer, writer and musician–everything will become a bit more clear and focused in my work.

So my working statement is, “When necessary, use words.”  If you’re a church history guru, you probably know who I’ve thieved this statement from.  But this statement is who I want to be as an artist.  When people see, hear and read my work–I want my work to evoke emotion, give a feeling, connect in a real way, change opinions, lead to understanding–in as few words as possible.  I guess that could be considered user experience.  People tend to respond better and take more ownership over something they’ve experienced, rather than been told.

Now that I think about it, maybe that can be my life philosophy.

Lately, I’ve been going over to a friend’s house to jam every other week or so.  Here’s something we threw together last week.  I’ve learned a lot within these past couple of weeks about music and recording.  Here’s another version of “That’s What He Wants From Me.”

I wrote this song for the Children’s Ministry at church. They are doing a series on “loving God’s creation” for the month of June. Also, they’re VBS-like family event called, Family Jam, is themed around the same thought of “loving God’s creation”. They’ll be playing this song every Sunday morning for the children and every night at Family Jam. Hope you enjoy this bluesy rendition about loving God’s creation.

That’s What He Wants From Me