It doesn’t matter whether you create for pleasure or for a living, you can get stuck at any time. It’s important to remember that creativity isn’t a passive thing. You probably already know that waiting for inspiration to strike is a recipe for lost motivation and discouragement. Thankfully, there are several things you can do …
When life gives you lemons, what do you make? Well, there’s one very popular answer, but this is a creative thinking blog so let’s get creative and skip the lemonade! What do you make? For my regular readers, you’ll notice that this article is coming to you slightly off schedule. Did you notice? Drop a …
Welcome to our last entry in the mini-series, From Concept to Completion (C2C)! It’s here that we get to the nuts and bolts of the whole process! We’re about to come full circle and connect your daily activities with your “Big Picture.” If you’re new to the mini-series, here’s a snapshot of where we’ve been. …
We are making it through C2C (Concept to Completion) at a record pace. I hope you are having fun with it! Now it’s time to make it REAL! I love this next step because it involves all kinds of office supplies, and it’s like making one of my collages! I put down a few pieces, …
Welcome back. This week marks the midpoint in the mini-series, From Concept to Completion (C2C). We’ll be talking about the third step in my process: The Resources. This is another important step in my planning process and requires a combination of stepping back to see The Big Picture and zooming in to explore Your Big …
Welcome to this week’s entry in my mini-series: From Concept to Completion (C2C). I’ve gotten so many emails about the series so far! I’m so glad you are finding value in it. This process has been invaluable for me when I’m trying to get things done. Quick reminder of where we are in the mini-series. …
You’ve heard the phrase “the big picture,” right? It’s basically a broad, overall view or perspective of whatever you’re looking at. Well, here I’m talking about your Creative LIFE! Do you have one? I mean, for your creative life…?? If not, I hear ya! Life gets so busy sometimes. We get caught up in the …
How I do it… One of the biggest obstacles in our creative lives may well be getting to the completion stage. We have such great ideas but sometimes we look at the whole project and it all seems so overwhelming. If you’re in my Creatively-U Academy program, you know that we dive deep into the …
You’re done. Now what? You’ve finished that big project that you were so excited to start, and thought you’d never finish! The collection is hung. The quilts are finished and shipped to the grandkids. The flower garden is planted and mulched. Now what? You know there will be more work to do, but what is …
I’ve had a lot of questions lately. Especially “What are you doing now?” And it’s a little hard to explain. I try. “Well, I’m doing a lot of my mixed media collage art and I make surface patterns on the computer for fabric, tote bags, and all kinds of things.” And I get a sort …
