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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


Work is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Manifesto for the Future of Work
AI didn’t steal our jobs—it exposed them. This isn’t a crisis. It’s a creative awakening. In this irreverent manifesto, we trace the end of mediocre work from Gutenberg to GPT, and ask: What if the future of work isn’t about survival—but about soul, spark, and human originality?

Roy Sharples
Jun 15


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


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


From Steel to Silicon: The Evolution of Humanity in a Tech-Mediated World
From post-war resilience to tech-driven world, humanity's evolution inspires and warns: Can we balance innovation with true human connection

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


Humanity 2.0: The Digital Revolution, AI, and the Evolving Future
The digital revolution and AI are reshaping humanity, redefining work, identity, and creativity. What’s next for Humanity 2.0?

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


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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