#ArtistsSunday Week 2
As part of my Artists Sunday Showcase, I am posting three pieces of art into my online shop each Sunday at noon ET through December 12th. Dropping into the shop this week are: If you want an email reminder of my Artists Sunday Showcase each week from now until December …
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#ArtistsSunday Starts Today!
Artists Sunday was created in 2020 to encourage people to shop with artists and buy art as gifts during the holidays. I’ve joined in this year and will be running an online event from October 17th to December 12th. Each Sunday, at noon ET, I’ll post three items in my …
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The Evolution of “3 Ferns”
Because I am talking about where ideas come from in my Creativity Explorers Facebook group this month, I thought I would share the evolution of my most recent piece to show how the idea for it changed over time. This piece began, of course, with the three fern cyanotypes. I …
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Creative Play Newsletter – What do YOU want for YOU?
I was listening to a podcast the other day in which the host was providing some coaching to a woman whose nest was emptying but whose business was also stagnant. She was frustrated that her business wasn’t going to be a place for her to pour her energy with her …
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The Creativity Explorers Club is NOW OPEN!
When I wrote in a previous post about chronic stress and how hard it has been for me to create lately, I received more feedback than I think I ever have. So many of you wrote back to me saying “I thought it was just me!” and telling me how …
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Creative Burnout Update
In my last newsletter post, I wrote about the need to process the pandemic and for me, to address the impact that it had on my creativity. I was feeling guilty about even considering the impact of the pandemic on my life because I am someone with immense privilege for …
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Creative Play Newsletter – Processing
Last month, I wrote about the chronic stress that we have all been under because of the pandemic and the creativity killer this has been for so many of us. This month, I have a solution to recommend. I read in the New York Times Sunday Review and editorial entitled …
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Creative Play Newsletter – Brain Fog
I had a meeting this week at work of the textile crafting group. (Yes, textile crafting librarians – totally my tribe!) We were talking about our COVID brains and how hard it has been to focus. None of us have been able to tackle anything new or complicated in over …
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Creative Play Newsletter – 3 Ways to Combat Creative Burnout
I’ve been struggling to create during the last 14 months. Looking back over the newsletters I have produced so far in 2021, I realize that I have also been struggling to diagnose my problem. Yes, there’s a global pandemic that’s causing a lot of stress so it’s to be expected …
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Creative Play Newsletter – Spring Cleaning
Spring is coming roaring in like a lion this year for me. Work is crazy busy; my personal life is crazy busy; and I feel like I am in the middle of a swiftly moving river being swept away to whatever is next. The river rarely takes me to the …
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