Meet Dominic Wordlaw

We recently connected with Dominic Wordlaw and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Dominic, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?

My work ethic is fueled by an unwavering passion for creation and a profound ambition to shift universal perspectives. From an early age, my father instilled in me the values of hard work, persistence, and dedication through his work as a contractor and entrepreneur. Watching him build his own business taught me that meaningful change requires both vision and the discipline to see it through.
This foundation, combined with my mother’s influence as a professional dancer and teacher, ignited a creative fire that drives everything I do. But beyond the craft itself, my work ethic stems from a deeper purpose: to inspire consciousness expansion, promote the preservation of Earth and its natural wonders, and empower individuals to frame their own reality.
I believe art has the power to transform perspectives and awaken people to the interconnectedness of our world. This conviction propels me forward—whether I’m working on production design, creating fine art, or developing content across multiple mediums. Every project is an opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and contribute to a collective shift toward sustainability, awareness, and authentic self-expression.
My work ethic isn’t just about discipline—it’s about channeling passion into purpose, and using creativity as a catalyst for global change.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m Dominic Wordlaw, a multidisciplinary artist based in North Hollywood, California, working at the intersection of fine art, design, and conscious storytelling. My practice spans sculpture, interactive installations, production design, screenwriting, and logo design—but at its core, everything I create is driven by a singular mission: to shift perspectives, expand consciousness, and inspire a deeper connection to our planet and its natural wonders.
What Makes My Work Special:
What excites me most is art’s transformative potential. I create experiences that challenge viewers to reconsider their relationship with the environment and recognize their power to shape their own reality. Whether through an abstract painting, an immersive installation, or storytelling for film and television, I explore how art can serve as a catalyst for global awareness and personal awakening.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago, I was influenced by my mother’s career as a professional dancer and my father’s entrepreneurial spirit as a contractor. These dual influences—creative freedom and disciplined execution—shaped my approach to art-making. After earning my BFA from the University of Colorado, where I fell in love with sculpture and interactive work, I moved to California to expand my reach in the entertainment industry.
Professional Background:
My entertainment industry experience includes working in the art department at Paramount Pictures, freelance production design for music videos, and developing promotional content for various brands. As a screenwriter, I craft narratives for television and film that reflect my values of sustainability, consciousness, and empowerment. This multidisciplinary approach allows me to communicate powerful messages across platforms and reach diverse audiences.
Current Focus:
I’m currently expanding my fine art practice while building meaningful collaborations in entertainment. My latest series explores humanity’s relationship with nature—celebrating Earth’s beauty while confronting our responsibility to preserve it. I’m particularly proud to have work on display at the University of Chicago, including “The Bequest,” a piece that demystifies the psychedelic experience through a mesmerizing fusion of colors, shapes, and intricate patterns. Through kaleidoscopic visions and acrylic pour techniques, the work invites viewers on a journey of expanded consciousness and introspection, embracing the power of these experiences to inspire profound insights, healing, and spiritual awakening.
I’m also developing interactive installations designed to create immersive experiences that engage viewers with environmental and social consciousness in tangible ways, and exploring opportunities to merge my production design expertise with large-scale experiential projects that blur the lines between art, performance, and activism.
Ultimately, my work is about awakening, evolution, and using creativity as a force for positive change.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Three Most Impactful Qualities:
1. Adaptability Across Mediums
Learning to work across different creative disciplines—from sculpture to screenwriting to production design—has been invaluable. This versatility not only expanded my skill set but also taught me to see connections between different forms of expression. Each medium informs the others, making my overall practice richer and more dynamic.
My advice: Don’t limit yourself to one medium or discipline early on. Experiment broadly and embrace the discomfort of being a beginner in new areas. Take that painting class, try digital design, explore performance—you never know which skills will complement each other or open unexpected doors. The connections you discover between disciplines often become your unique artistic voice.
2. Persistence Through Rejection and Uncertainty
My father taught me that success requires showing up consistently, even when progress feels slow. The entertainment industry and fine art world are both filled with rejection and uncertainty. Learning to persist through setbacks, maintain my vision, and keep creating regardless of external validation has been crucial to my growth.
My advice: Develop a practice that isn’t dependent on immediate results or recognition. Create because you need to, not just when opportunities arise. Build resilience by setting small, achievable goals alongside your larger ambitions. Remember that every successful artist you admire faced countless rejections—the difference is they kept going.
3. Authentic Vision and Purpose
Understanding why I create—to shift perspectives, promote environmental consciousness, and explore the abstract and conceptual dimensions of our world—gives my work direction and meaning. This clarity helps me make decisions about which projects to pursue and keeps me motivated during challenging times.
My advice: Spend time reflecting on what drives you beyond technical skill or career success. What perspectives do you want to share? What conversations do you want to start? Your authentic vision will differentiate you in a crowded field and sustain you through the inevitable ups and downs. Don’t rush this process—your purpose will evolve as you do, but having that foundation makes everything else clearer.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

“The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron
“The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron has been absolutely transformative in my development as an artist. What makes this book so powerful is that it’s not just for painters, writers, or dancers—it’s for anyone who wants to reconnect with their creative self, whether you’re a scientist, lawyer, police officer, etc. Cameron presents a 12-week program that teaches you to unlock your creativity through practices that clear mental clutter and nourish your imagination. The key is committing to these exercises daily and weekly—they’re designed to work together to create the conditions for genuine creativity to emerge.
The most valuable lesson from the book is learning to trust the process. The Morning Pages practice, in particular, has been absolutely essential to my creative flow. It’s a daily ritual that clears the channel for new ideas and helps you bypass your inner critic. This practice alone is worth the price of the book, but I’d encourage you to discover it for yourself rather than having me explain it—the power is in the experience, not the description. Cameron emphasizes that creativity isn’t about forcing outcomes or waiting for the perfect moment—it’s about showing up consistently. As you commit to the work, you begin experiencing synchronicities: things fall into place, opportunities align, and meaningful patterns emerge. This isn’t magic; it’s the result of being actively engaged and remaining open to possibilities.
What keeps me returning to this book is how it builds momentum. When you do the work—especially the Morning Pages—and trust in the process, new ideas continue to flow. The book taught me that creativity isn’t a finite resource you can deplete—it’s a flowing current that strengthens the more you engage with it. Whether you’re creating art, solving complex problems, or simply looking to bring more imagination into your daily life, I highly encourage you to pick up “The Artist’s Way” and discover these practices for yourself. They’ve been instrumental in sustaining my creative practice and can help anyone unlock their inner artist.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.framedomain.art
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