What is the Shawn Olson Creative Arts Website?
Shawn Olson Creative Arts is a website created, owned and maintained by Shawn Olson. It features thousands of pages of writing, photography, art, videos and more.
Good Memories from the Badlands
Photos from my trip to Killdeer and Medora in Western North Dakota.
Creative Arts
Essay on creative arts and the true value of art and creativity.
Bruce Lee's Philosophy
A review of Bruce Lee's philosophical outlook.
Shawn Olson
Shawn Michael Olson is a technical artists and photojournalist in Central Ohio. He owns Wall Worm, Webonizer and the Artistic Network.
June 15, 2009 Newsletter
Newsletter including the retirement of Jack Buckingham. Discussion on teachers.
Reflections and Infections
An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.
The Fairness Mentality
Essay about our skewed perspective on fairness.
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
Autodesk Moving to Rental-Only for Software
How a company made for artists is pushing a policy that promotes more starving artists instead of thriving artists
Autodesk is now making plans to stop selling perpetual licenses and move all future business to a rental-only model.