But then something happened that changed how I viewed projects, and I've gone project crazy! Here are some of my projects:

• Melting Giants
• The Ghosts of Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Monoliths
• Harbinger
• Trees from a Train
• Powerlines
• Beauty in Death
• The Lone Man
• Ceiling Lamps
• And many more

I'm hooked on projects!

And do you want to know the secret behind creating great portfolios?

(marketing people say that I'm supposed to use words like "secret" and "great" to lure you in...)

There isn't one. But what I have learned is that all my portfolios have two ingredients in common: Vision and Passion.

And so, I've been invited to speak on the topic of: Vision, Passion and Projects.

I'll be talking about how I create projects and why, and the critical role of Vision and Passion. I'll also be talking about:

• Where do my ideas come from?
• Why a unique idea isn't enough.
• How I create projects.
• My least favorite type of portfolio.
• The project you should give up on.
• What are the rules for creating a project.