For Christmas my daughter and I received subscriptions to the National Ballet of Canada, which included a matinee performance of The Nutcracker. As much as I wanted to go, something also made me want to forget the whole thing. Resistance had shown up. (Yes. With a capital R. You must respect the enemy). In his book War… Continue reading Resistance is Futile
Those adult colouring books helped me find an answer to a question I've been mulling over. Is there a difference between originality and authenticity? Seems there is
Ever been stuck in that sticky quagmire of Too Many Good Ideas? I'll bet you know exactly what I'm talking about, Fellow Creative, because we have so many juicy ideas that the choices often overwhelm us. When that happens it's easy to default to our distraction of choice, like binge-watching a series on Netflix. It's comforting because it… Continue reading Rule #1 – Keep It Simple
1. Everyone is creative. It makes me a little crazy (and sad) when I hear someone say "I'm just not creative" because I know the truth. They ARE creative. It just looks different than what I'm up to. Or they have a limiting belief that tells them creativity is only about art. Creativity is everywhere… Continue reading 13 Things I’ve Learned About Creativity
I didn't actually begin this art journal page with a poem in mind. It was one of those lovely serendipitous things that seems to form on its own. I'm reading Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic:Creative Living Beyond Fear in which she talks about ideas looking for someone to give them physical form. That's how this creative… Continue reading “Ransom Note” Poetry