Hope that you had a chance to play with last week’s exercise. As my week went along, I found that my creative juices were beginning to flow. Sometimes just getting started helps move us forward. I ended up creating a YouTube video. It is pretty bad – but creating and posting it got me over […]
Rebooting Creativity
Creativity is something many folks think occurs in some magical way. The artist/crafter/creator gets some sort of visionary impulse that propels them unwaveringly toward their (typically fully internally realized) masterpiece. Maybe once in awhile – mostly in the movies and in books – but creativity typically expresses itself through practice and exposure. Like any “muscle”, […]
Don’t Be Slothful!
With the current situation, I think we are all trying to find ways to keep ourselves and our families and friends engaged and as happy as possible. While very important to stay informed, it can leave me feeling overwhelmed. One way I’ve been trying to bring a little joy into our neighborhood (and keep myself […]
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Here in Texas, it has been a very rainy spring. While grateful for the rain and how plants are just bursting into bloom and greenery, we are tired of the gloom. The current situation with the worldwide pandemic makes the gloom more difficult. Kids are home from school and everyone is just ready for things […]
Something Fun
This week I’ve had the opportunity to use the Zoom tool to meet up (virtually) with a wonderful group of women from my church. It was so nice to see their faces in “real time”. I hope that you are finding ways to connect and reconnect with people virtually while we get through this pandemic. […]
Spring On the Way!
I don’t know about you, but endless gloomy, cloudy days wear me down. I find my creativity slowing to a crawl and that makes me feel “less than” my best self. I spend more time on the computer which, while useful and enjoyable, is also largely a creative drain because my time is focused on […]
When Creativity is Learning What NOT to Do
I’ve been in a bit of a creative slump lately. So today I decided that, no matter what, I was going to devote my day to something creative. Little did I know I would learn an important lesson. I decided I would first do a quick little design on my Silhouette Cameo 4. I’ve been […]