...and holding on for dear life. I’ve walked through death, meditated away all idea of self. There is a perfection to be found in the...

Just enough time for a breath. Lifetimes sometimes seem to pass in moments, while some moments seem to last lifetimes. Life seems short...

Now that Shadows Illuminated, the Live Performance has become a solid proof of concept at our sneak preview performance, I am blessed...

It can seem quite romantic from the outside, being seen and revered by many. According to many who’ve experienced fame, it is really not...

It almost doesn’t make sense. How exactly does a homeless man produce a music album and a musical stage performance? I don’t have a...

Now I’m not talking about straight selfishness, which is a deep and complex topic of its own. I am referring to how rarely people help to...

Let’s make some waves. Some pointers for artists trying to market their works. Mojo is basically magic. Magic is really not something so...

in the darkness where you've been lost. I mean I could have just sat in the light of the perfect home that I created for myself, calling...

and why it is important to address root causes. Most of us have grown up in a society that is pretty shallow. We rush from one thing to...

(from practice session videos: "Lost Line" sung raw by Cedar Branches) 1. It is human. Celebrities dominate the culture of art in...

It seems a common agreement, produce good art and you will die too young. The best art only ever seems to be truly appreciated once the...

and what to do with all of this suffering? It’s not like by faking happy, or portraying to others that we are happy, we will actually...

"This is art with a really big capital A. This is a little bit like sitting in the room whilst Vincent cuts off his ear." - Unigon Plane...

The endless debate about the rules of art, and how it's meaningful. I’ve encountered a frequent debate among artists and craftspeople in...

Welcome to the Shadows Illuminated blog! I have created this blog to share about my journey as an independent artist and how this has...

March 11, 2018 (edited by Shawn Postma) Every so often you get a chance to meet someone unlike any other; someone who manages to touch...

March 9th, 2018 (Story edited by Shawn Postma) I am up to something. I’m publicly illuminating my shadows, and demonstrating a process of...

January 4th, 2018 (Ten Days after the release of Shadows Illuminated) Back in 2013, I created a YouTube channel. I did this to share a...

December 18th, 2017 (One Week before Shadows Illuminated the Music Album was published) When a candle is lit in a dark room, the shadows...

The unraveling had led to a deep state of denial and projection of blame for what had manifested into the world. How did we get here and...