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Field Notes for Makers
Insights from the frontlines of creativity — reflections, lessons, and signals for artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural builders making the future by hand.


Create Without Fear: Every Act Is Political
Create without fear. Because the moment you choose to make something true—something that refuses to lie—you’re not just expressing. You’re disrupting. You’re reshaping the world.

Roy Sharples
Jun 17


100% Art in the Age of Algorithm: Manifesto for Unfiltered Creativity
“100% Art” is a raw and defiant manifesto for creators in an age of automation. It asks what it means to make truly human work when algorithms can imitate beauty, mimic taste, and predict your next move before you’ve even made it. Through true stories of The Smiths’ final album, Basquiat’s rebellion, and the riotous debut of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, this piece explores the risk, mess, and soul of art that refuses to be optimized. If it’s too perfect, it’s probably dead.

Roy Sharples
Jun 15


The Alchemy of Imperfection
True creation isn’t flawless — it’s fearless. The Alchemy of Imperfection is a soul-stirring manifesto for creators who dare to build brands that breathe, stories that scar, and products that refuse to blink first. Forget polish — this is how you create something that lives.

Roy Sharples
Jun 8


Make Something That Bleeds: A Manifesto for Soulful Creation in a Synthetic World
In a world of frictionless content and lifeless branding, this soul-scarred manifesto dares you to make something unforgettable—something that bleeds.

Roy Sharples
Jun 3


Make Art Not Algorithms
"Make Art Not Algorithms" is a manifesto that defends human creativity in the age of artificial intelligence. It’s a rallying cry for messy, meaningful, soul-soaked expression over machine-made mimicry. In a world where algorithms dictate culture, this is a bold stand for imagination, imperfection, and the irreplaceable spirit of being human. Make something that feels. Make it art.

Roy Sharples
Apr 19


Technology Didn’t Kill the Creative Industry. We Did.
Technology didn’t kill creativity. We did—by trading imagination for efficiency. This isn’t a eulogy. It’s a wake-up call.

Roy Sharples
Apr 6


Dream. Make. Do. — The Rhythm of the Brave
A manifesto for visionary leaders & creative outsiders—daring to shape culture through imagination, resilience & radical action.

Roy Sharples
Nov 21, 2024


The Artist as a Rebel: Taking a Stand in the Age of Oppression
Art is rebellion. From Picasso to Lamar, artists fight oppression with creativity, shaping society. In the AI age, the role is vital.

Roy Sharples
Nov 20, 2024


Tech Entrepreneurs: The Artists of Tomorrow
Tech entrepreneurs craft code like artists wield brushes, merging creativity and tech to reshape industries, culture, and the future.

Roy Sharples
Nov 20, 2024


What if the Renaissance Never Happened? Imagining a World Without the Creative Revolutions That Shaped Society
Delve into how transformative moments of creative innovations have shaped human history and continue to influence our world today.

Roy Sharples
Aug 15, 2024


Creativity Without Frontiers: A Manifesto for the Fearless
Creativity Without Frontiers is a call to arms for dreamers and innovators. Ignite bold ideas, lead with vision, and transform culture.

Roy Sharples
May 6, 2021


Johnny Marr's Creative Process
Explore Johnny Marr's world, where imagination, DIY spirit, and collaboration fuel music that transcends time. Embrace his creative process.

Roy Sharples
Jan 15, 2021


Creative Bravery: The Manifesto that Defies the Ordinary
Creativity cuts through sameness, turning adversity into art and ideas into impact. Unknown Origins, boldness sparks a creative revolution.

Roy Sharples
Jan 14, 2021

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