If I had a dime each time someone has told me, "I'm not creative" I would be a billionaire!! When I hear this it sounds like a challenge to me. I would love to help everyone who says they aren't creative, see that they are. It is my greatest joy to lead a group … Continue reading Not Creative? Think Personal Art not Fine Art!
Visual DIARY for Mixed Media Expression
Start a visual diary for your personal art. Lay down your expectations and express yourself in a safe place - your diary.
The Ripples from our Actions
“Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us.” ― Molly Friedenfeld, The Book of Simple Human Truths The ripple effect is either positive or negative and you get to choose. That can be very exciting or daunting. Right now our reality … Continue reading The Ripples from our Actions
What No One Tells You – We’re all Schizophrenic-ish
I am not minimizing the agonizing diagnosis of schizophrenia but I am saying is that no one tell you about all the voices in our head and which ones to listen to. Essentially we all have a society built case of schizophrenia. We are taught to turn our backs on those authentic parts of us … Continue reading What No One Tells You – We’re all Schizophrenic-ish
How “To Do” the Creative Discovery Year
Here's how "to do" the 2016 Year of Creative Discovery. (If you see a link in my blog, you can click on that to get more directions.) Pick your book and start preparing some (or all) of your pages. Each month there will be a theme with a quote and each week I'll have a … Continue reading How “To Do” the Creative Discovery Year
Where’s My Bliss?
We've all heard, "Follow your bliss" but do you know what your bliss even is? Sometimes I ask myself, "where's my bliss?" I have found that to find my bliss I have to slow down and check in with how I feel. Pay attention to what you are doing and how it makes you feel. … Continue reading Where’s My Bliss?
The Healing Ability of a Creative Practice – Getting Creative with Cancer
During the month of October I will have my mixed media paintings at Con Amici 126 3rd St in Baraboo Wisconsin (my home town). Here's the article from the local paper. I am very excited about having my paintings out in the public! This is the first year that I have created paintings for both … Continue reading The Healing Ability of a Creative Practice – Getting Creative with Cancer
What Happens When You Feel Dried Up?
I have thought about blogging every day and have had really good ideas. Then I think about actually going to my computer and . . . . no energy even to turn it on. What happens when you feel dried up? I've been doing art and focusing on my other biz Creating Your Path and … Continue reading What Happens When You Feel Dried Up?
Art is My Constant
It's March in Wisconsin - it's still cold, I'm withdrawn, and I'm stuck with chronic pain from a tumor. The last 8 months I've had depression slip in and grow. I'm not who I was and want to be. Why am I sharing this? To let you know what's helping me so I can help … Continue reading Art is My Constant
The Stuckness of the Creative Process
We all go through "stuckness" in our lives, our creative processes, and even the project we are working on right now. I have been stuck on getting to my blog so today I just picked a page from my journal I haven't posted yet and here I am. Today I showed up and sat with … Continue reading The Stuckness of the Creative Process
