ABOUT CREATIVE REINVENTION So, here’s the deal: I just wanted to get back to my art again! I just wanted to find some spot of time in my day that I could do what I loved-and be consistent about it! Is that too much to ask? Oh, AND I also had to find a means […]
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Spring is in the air and I’m excited to be able to plant flowers, open the windows, and see color! Oh, that glorious spring color! I don’t know about you, but I get antsy in the spring! I just can’t wait to go get flowers, potted plants, and spend time outside on the patio. It
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
