Be your Creative Self
I’ve witnessed a handful of conversations recently that left me with a funny thought. The first few were during my recent workshop. The details vary, but the jist was this:
Your idea is amazing! My idea has flaws.
[Read more…] about Perception vs. RealityIt’s mid October. The weather is unseasonably warm. I spend m morning writing time in the Bee House, its sparse, half-finished interior a cavern for my thoughts.
It’s a change of scenery. A mini-vacation. A staycation, my mind interjects like an overzealous child.
I hate the word staycation.
[Read more…] about Sitting In StillnessThis past few weeks I’ve been working on a new body of artwork. While I’m happy with what I’ve finished, it was a much harder slog than I’d like. The ideas just weren’t flowing. Everything felt like an uphill climb.
I thought it was just me, but I’ve been hearing the same sentiments echoed from others: a lackluster feeling, a creative funk. (Nothing good ever comes from funk.) We’ve all been there, and there’s probably a pandemic reason why many of us are there right now.
[Read more…] about 11 Ways To Get Your Creative BackYears ago a friend taught me a gardening saying:
Hello all! I want to share something I am irrationally excited about:
It’s been a while since I did the first Highlight Real and I thought it might be a good time for another. We’re at the cusp of fall and things are changing rapidly. It’s a good time to get outdoors and soak it all in. Nature’s beauty is eternal, but the individual moments are fleeting.
This week on the farm…
[Read more…] about Highlight Real II
