I am stubborn. (I can hear the people who know me well chuckling at that. “Yeah, a little!” they are thinking sarcastically.) In a lot of ways, that stubbornness has served me well in life, but it doesn’t always serve me well in the studio. I like to get things done and I like to […]
‘Tis the season of giving. You’re probably making your lists and checking them twice, planning gifts for your kids, your parents, your spouses and partners, friends and other loved ones. But, when was the last time you gave yourself a gift? Last month, I talked about the importance of solitude and quiet, which especially this […]
Peace and Quiet Last month, I wrote about Morning Pages from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and their goal of getting the crap out of your head so that your mind is clear for creative work. One of the other goals of Morning Pages is to slow you down long enough to get you […]
Never underestimate the power of the Universe. Starting in 2007, I explored “creative play,” trying a new quilting technique or creating a weekly journal quilt. In 2012, I took a maternity leave from that and by 2014, I was so far out of touch with my creative self that I wasn’t even sure she was […]
Last month, I ended my newsletter article by saying, “Let the creative journey begin!” But in truth, I have been on my creative journey for a very long time and I suspect that you have too. In 2007, I started a blog that I called “Creative Play.” My idea was to try something new each […]
I’m drafting the second volume of my Creative Play Newsletter, which goes out to inboxes next Thursday, August 11th. If you would like to have the newsletter sent right to you, you can sign up here. You can also read the first newsletter if you’d like to see a sample first or see what you […]
This is the first edition of my monthly “Creative Play Newsletter” in which I explore the topic of creativity. If you would like to subscribe in order to have it delivered right to your inbox, subscribe here. I was 36 years old when I got pregnant with my first (and only) child. My husband jokes […]
I am putting the final touches on the first edition of my Creative Play newsletter, which will land in email boxes one week from today. In this newsletter, I will explore the topic of creativity and will be writing about where creativity comes from (spoiler alert – I think we’re all born with it), how […]
The first version of this blog when I started it in 2007, was named “Creative Play” because without really having a concrete strategy, I was using the blog as a way to explore my own creativity and to figure out how to keep my creativity well full. I have since realized that creativity is a […]