The Angry Artist: Getting mad without risking madness

Our emotions can either be a source of creative power - or a serious problem

“No negative impulse can work, can produce any happy creation. Only a positive one.” – Eva Zeisel, artist

“I’m as mad as h—, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” – actor Peter Finch, as Howard Beale, character in the movie “Network”

Feelings are powerful things.  They motivate us to react, to change things, to move in new directions. As creatives, our emotions are often the main catalyst behind our inspiration. W...