Aaron Embrey

Creative. since 1976.

Mom and me, c. March 1976

Mom and me,
c. March 1976

Me with my Dad (and his barn in the back), c.~2014

Me with my Dad (and his barn in the back),
c.~2014

 
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The Short Version:

Hi, I’m Aaron!

For over 20 years, I created things for big companies.

Now, I help real human people create and change things, follow my bliss, and make things of my own.

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The Long Version

Howdy, I’m “The Aaron Embrey” (since Aaron Embrey wasn’t available on Insta’). :)

I create for fun and for work (& f’ LIFE, yo).

I also write, photograph, and design things for myself and for other people who have great ideas of their own.

Some of the people I work with are just starting a new business or project.

Many already have successful businesses and are in the process of making a change in their work or rebranding their business.

WHAT I DO:

Basically, I help people create new things. I offer solutions, translate ideas, build brands, and share stories.

HOW I HELP:

Over a 20+ year corporate creative career, I’ve done it all:

Basically, I know how to create things.

I know how to make all sorts of things—digital things and physical things.

Over the years, I’ve created a lot of new things.

Mostly, these days, I love helping other people find their own resources and inspiration to start something new. Or develop creative processes to turn even more good ideas into actual things.

“[Human Beings] are the making ape. And no one is left out of the inheritance of that. That’s our shared human inheritance.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert, On Being

WHY I CREATE:

At the heart of what I do is a sincere appreciation for the creative process.

I’ve always had an innate drive to create. And I believe inspiration visits everyone.

In fact, I believe that impulse to create lives inside all human beings.

Because ideas “come to us”... From where, exactly, I don’t know… (Exactly...) But my own creative process is a partnership with those mysterious, magical, creative ethers, for sure.

I believe it’s up to each of us to decide to take action on the ideas or inspirations that come to us...

We can even choose to create as a regular practice. Like yoga or piano or painting. We can practice taking creative action and work it out like a muscle.

We can choose to create part time. We can be weekend warriors making a little time and a little space to make a little something for ourselves.

WHY I create is because I simply can’t help myself.

When I noticed ideas were “coming to me”, I decided to start catching them.

And eventually, learned how to organize them and take tiny actions to start making ‘em happen.

There are humans out there creating more humans. Others are creating things for money. And others are creating for the sake of creation.

Sometimes, we create all of those things and for all of those reasons.

Humans can’t help being creative.

I share this notion, with one of my teachers, Elizabeth Gilbert…

It’s the idea that all human beings are creative, just by way of being human...

We’re all being human in unique ways. We’re living unique human life experiences. We can even express our unique life or share the ideas inspired by it with our own, unique, creative voice.

I love expressing my unique life and creating outside the confines of corporate cubicles.

I love feeling free to make more of my own unique ideas into things.

I especially love being able to help other creative humans create things from ideas of their own!

For more of my creative ideas check out my Museletter.

This is where I share my own unique perspective on creativity, courage, and change.

 

Oh, hey!

You’re still here! 

If we’re still together—literally—on the same page, then, you’re probably, definitely, totally My People.

Since, I’m pretty sure, my people are the kind of people who love to read :)

 So... You. Are. WELCOME!

Here’s a little more…