AKA – The Hairball! What do hairballs and creativity have in common? Well, you’re about to find out. Or maybe you won’t. Who knows! But the bigger question should be What the heck?? Has Virginia gone mad and finally lost her marbles? Well, the evidence does support that, but moving on… First, I want to …
And YOUR CREATIVITY “If you are unwilling to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn OK, I know it’s a cliché, but you’ve heard the idea that everything in life worth having requires risk. Getting started can be the hardest part! It requires you face your fears and …
We’ve been talking about switching things up these last couple weeks: The reverse psychology tricks and tips; The No versus Yes; The Don’t versus Do… And it got me thinking… As a creative, I’ve never been super comfortable with doing things the “regular” way just because that’s the way it’s always been done. Have you …
on What You DON’T Want! For those of you already in my community, you know one of the first thing I ask is “What’s your creative genre? What do you want to do?” Scary, huh? And for many, the answer is “I’m not sure. I don’t know.” Or if you do know, there is still …
“If You Don’t Create, You Disintegrate.” I heard this in a meeting recently and I absolutely fell out. I loved it! I told the person who said it that I was stealing it FOR SURE! He said, “Go for it,” and explained that he had stolen it too! So, for those out there who want …
And what to do about it. Why do I procrastinate? I know it’s not a good thing, but I do it anyway. And the worst part is – I KNOW when I’m doing it. Have you ever said that to yourself? How’s that for a big “oh dear!” So first, let me make you feel …
What do yoga and creativity have in common? By most accounts, you would look at both and say – nothing. One is a form of exercise, a peaceful one but not all that easy to do. The other is a way of thinking, a means of making something, or a type of mindset. Well, I’d …
I’m bent over my worktable, feeling the slick smoothness of Golden’s Heavy Body acrylic paint sliding under my palette knife. Occasionally I feel the roughness of the canvas and scrape a bit against it to form a valley. There is a faint smell of paint in the air, but I’m even more swept up in …
5 Things You Need to Know I know what you’re thinking. Is this some woo-woo, fluffy, mantras in the mirror type thing? That’s a big NO! (insert belly laugh here) Definitely not! If you don’t like the word ritual, use the word routine…although that word sometimes scares the heck out of a creative as well. …
Not an Identity What to do when -it- goes wrong! So, what do you say to yourself if you try a drawing exercise, or some sort of creative project and it doesn’t work out well or seems confusing or flat out impossible in the moment? What do you say? What goes through your mind when …
