In this episode, I examine the paradox of structure in the artistic life. While a rigid process can become a hindrance to free exploration, a lack of structure often leads to anxiety and a disconnected, mechanical approach to image-making. I share the specific routine I developed four years ago to manage the internal pressure to "deliver" results. By incorporating time for meditation and arriving well before the light, I explore how slowing down allows art to emerge as a natural byproduct of witnessing, rather than a forced objective.

Previous episodes mentioned here:

https://www.verseoflight.com/blog/process-of-portfolio-creation

https://www.verseoflight.com/blog/portfolio-simplification-and-the-journey-of-single-images

https://www.verseoflight.com/blog/reflections-on-my-photography-journey

Website: VerseOfLight.com

Instagram: @verse.of.light

Instagram: @contours.of.vision

Audio Credit:

"The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Link to License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: chriszabriskie.com

Changes: No changes were made.

A tradition repeats, yet nothing repeats. Each New Year’s Eve, a small painted ornament receives a private note; the next year, it is opened and read. The surprise is not what the note says, but who it seems to come from: the handwriting is recognizable, while the writer feels absent. From that simple discomfort, the reflection turns toward Anicca - the ceaseless unfolding of change - and Anatta - the absence of a fixed, permanent self. The episode invites a quieter kind of honesty: what moves through the year is less an “entity” and more a living process, reshaped by countless moments, with memory as a thread that also keeps changing.

Website: VerseOfLight.com

Instagram: @verse.of.light

Instagram: @contours.of.vision

Audio Credit:

"The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Link to License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: chriszabriskie.com

Changes: No changes were made.

As 2025 comes to a close, this episode offers a personal reflection on a year dedicated to art - a year of creating new portfolios, participating in exhibitions, and deepening a meditation practice. It looks forward to 2026, which will be a year of strengthening the artistic core and beginning a new journey into the world of printing. The central theme explores the critical distinction between direction and single steps. It posits that while both are essential, like the two wings of a bird, a clear direction must always come first. Without it, our actions, no matter how energetic, can become meaningless. This episode is a call for clarity in defining our goals and the persistence needed to walk toward them, one step at a time.

Website: VerseOfLight.com

Instagram: @verse.of.light

Instagram: @contours.of.vision

Audio Credit:

"The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Link to License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: chriszabriskie.com

Changes: No changes were made.