19 Apr 2012 No Comments
What do you do – when you a book ignites your creative fire. Slams you into your seat with each line you read hitting you like a spear of truth dipped in inspiration and motivation – then wrapped up with seriously real tools to root up that creative business itch you’ve had for a while? [...]
08 Apr 2012 No Comments
Emergence. Pushing up through winter’s crust to take the first breath of spring. My last post was the winter holidays… Marathon days in the studio from late November to early January to paint for a series of spring shows. If you stopped by to read new stuff and found nothing, well, thank you and I [...]
09 Dec 2011 2 Comments
I was first introduced to Lissa Rankin when I joined the budding International Encaustic Artists group back in 2005 or so. Encaustic artists were few and far between back then, and encaustic artists who are also doctors, you know – have the left AND right brain going – well, I think I can count them [...]
28 Nov 2011 No Comments
When your ideas ignite your imagination, you start jumping around like bubbles in a boiling pot. You get excited, the creative flow gets going it’s not in your power to stop it. You are connected to your creative source, great things are happening and the tap is full on! Only some outside interruption can halt [...]
21 Nov 2011 No Comments
Imagination comes naturally when you’re a kid, but for the majority of adults, imagination is buried beneath life’s demands and challenges. Questions often raised are, “Who has time anymore for imagination or creativity or play? Isn’t it irresponsible to take time for cultivating creativity?” Here are 10 starter-strategies to help you get going: Turn off [...]
16 Nov 2011 No Comments
When Patricia contacted me and asked me to interview with her, I thought,”What a great job she has helping people with art therapy!” Knowing how art can heal seeing it in action in informal settings, it’s encouraging finding a licensed therapist using art as a significant part of her work in emotional healing. She [...]
11 Nov 2011 2 Comments
Making art can seem scary. You work out your fears, the nagging little buggers on your shoulder, wade through excuses and cut through tentacles of life’s responsibilities and there you are – standing in front of a blank canvas. What now? If it was flat on the floor, you could walk on it and pretend it’s [...]
10 Nov 2011 No Comments
If you want to create, practice observing. Art making comes almost completely from observing. You observe the space around you with all of your senses – you fill up with the effects of what you see when yo create it. It bubbles up and out of you more freely. Be open and see without judgement. [...]
18 Oct 2011 1 Comment
This post is to encourage and empower those who are not creating right now or if you need to find your unique style. If you are in the creative flow and have found your rhythm, you can choose to skip this post. Please download the exercise from the link below – I’d love to [...]
13 Oct 2011 6 Comments
Bloom True – sketched while my son was playing. One of those days? Do you have those days sometimes when you have grand plans to complete a pile of projects, write a profound essay or begin a new painting? Or a blog post packed with tips and resources? If you’re like me, [...]
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