I’m Flunking an Assignment in Nature!
How does nature inspire creativity? Most of my ideas for writing come from bits of information I encounter in my reading or maybe in thought-provoking films. But recently, I … Continue reading
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Art Comes from within the Soul of the Creator
We’re all artists inside somewhere. Maybe some animals are, too. But most of us can’t quite make it happen. We die with our music unexpressed. Most of us don’t believe … Continue reading
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Selling Your Soul
Anyone who likes to create—whether it be quilts, furniture, paintings, novels, or whatever—eventually faces a time when you need to sell products in order to have the resources to create … Continue reading
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Looking at Invisible Creative Selves
We are all comprised of different selves we parade for different occasions and different purposes. We talk of our inner child, our naughty nature, and other incarnations we sometimes blame … Continue reading
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Smearing Color into Life
Do you ever feel like your life has slipped into shades of gray? You peer at your problems and they all seem familiar, as though they already happened. Deja vu. … Continue reading
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Imagine Yourself An Adventure
Magic bursts through the darkness of the sky in gleaming spots of light, spots that might begin dancing at any time if you stared long enough. Just in case … Continue reading
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Making Do in a Pinch—Are We Losing the Capacity?
In these days of blizzards, flooding, closed highways and power outages, we are reminded we may need to invent novel solutions to our household dilemmas. It’s time to make do—if … Continue reading
