“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” – Andre Gide Well, it has been a month since I posted the last challenge… but I have been fruitfully working towards accomplishing it! The last challenge was to set up my creative space. With [...]
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Cultivating Creativity
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 13 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 18 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We like to focus on having learned a skill or on having made an artwork. This attention to final form ignores the fact that creativity lies not in the done but in the doing. ~Julia Cameron Last week’s challenge was to be inspired by a child. My husband and I spent the past two weeks [...]
Cultivating Creativity
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 4 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda Last week’s challenge was to get out into natutre with my camera and [...]
Cultivating Creativity
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 21 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
You cannot force creativity – but you can do things to help urge your creativity along… … feed the brain, rest the brain, let your mind wander Last week’s challenge was to take some time to doodle – to open the door to creative freedom and get over my need for perfection. It was a [...]
Cultivating Creativity
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 13 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
Creativity is not something you are born with - it’s something you must cultivate, nurture, strive for. Here it is – my new sketch book! I am quite pleased with the result of last week’s challenge. This little baby is the perfect size – 3.5″ by 5″ – to fit into my purse and accompany [...]
Cultivating Creativity Challenge
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 7 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WRAP-UP from LAST WEEK Last week, I posted about my plan to stimulate and cultivate creativity in my life. My goal is to open the creative gates, to let life inspire, to challenge myself, to allow creativity to permeate my of life. I started this little experiment with an easy exercise – taking in a [...]
Cultivating Creativity Challenge
Posted in Cultivating Creativity on 29 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
Let me be honest with you. I’ve been working through a period of creative block lately. While I continue to create, the ideas and designs are just not flowing as easily as they used to. I need a little boost, and so I am embarking on a Cultivating Creativity Challenge. I would like to challenge [...]
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