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Chris Dunmire is a creativity enthusiast, humorist, artist, writer, workshop leader, and Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach™ who lives for inspiring people of all ages to embrace, engage, explore, and express creativity.

In addition to being a professional graphic artist, Chris is the founder, creative director and publisher of the Creativity Portal (named a Writer's Digest "Best" Web site), and has published her own line of Creative Slush Playbooks. She also teaches art and creativity playshops to kids and is actively involved in fostering creative community and collaboration on- and off-line.

Chris has accumulated hundreds of corporate training hours in coursework related to creativity, teamwork, skill-building and personal development, and has three creativity coach training certifications from 'America's foremost creativity coach' Eric Maisel, PhD and is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach™ (a coaching model developed by Jill Badonsky with Robert Mauer, PhD.)

Chris writes prolifically on creativity, develops mind-bending activities and art projects, shamelessly plugs other creative people, and plays around with creative expression on ChrisDunmire.com, Creativity-Portal.com, Currentliving.com, CreativeSlush.com and CoachingYourCreativity.com.

Creative Slush: 19.3% Inspiration, 78.7% Perspiration, 2% Sugar (for the ants).

Thomas Edison broke a lot of light bulbs trying to figure things out. But he didn't have the Internet either. Can you imagine what he'd invent today if he could Google stuff? Musings, Thoughts on creativity. Where inspiration meets perspiration. The keys to creativity. Unlearning. Relearning. Adaptive execution. Comic relief. Brainstorming. Play. All this and more is what Chris Dunmire's Creative Slush is about. It's an online adventure. A creativity workshop unleashing creative energy making messes and masterpieces. Get inspired. Be creative. Do creativity! (And please, don't step on the ants!)

Information. Inspiration. Reflections. Humor. Play. Creativity.

All of these things can be found within the pages of the Web site I nicknamed Creative Slush.

This site isn't just about my creative things. It's about the bits and pieces of inspiration that fuel my imagination and motivate me to be creative. It's about the little tangents my mind goes on to experiment and give into even the smallest of creative urges. It's my answer to "What inspires a Creativity Enthusiast?"

I find inspiration everywhere — from the amazing works of great masters to the humble hills constructed by ants. Pretty things are nice; but I'm more interested in the process. What happens to people when they express themselves 'freeatively' through art, writing, and other creative outlets? Usually something much more rewarding than the approval of critics.

Maybe you'll be inspired by some of the same people, places, or things that I am. No worries if you aren't. My motto: Take what's useful and leave the rest. Enjoy a different perspective. Watch someone else explore their creativity. Open your ears to a different voice. Celebrate our differences. And maybe take away something new.

Some of the highlights on Creative Slush are:

• My growing Nit Wits comic showcase
• Creative Slush Playbooks & e-Books
• Humor & Gags
• Reflective, personal growth, adventurous, and sometimes tongue-in-check essays

... and many more tidbits you can begin exploring from the left-side navigation menu on the site. Enjoy!

Chris Dunmire
Exuberant Humorist & Creativity Enthusiast
www.ChrisDunmire.com

P.S. The "unplugged" work-in-progress nature of this site will undoubtedly reflect elements that will frustrate English teachers, copy editors, and grammar marms. To them I offer a pencil with an eraser and a piece of blank paper to draw on until they feel better.

I am a creativity enthusiast and student of life. I believe in the interconnectedness of all things and in the personal responsibility we have for our thoughts and actions towards ourselves and towards that which is outside of us. I believe in leaving positive impressions in the world for others to benefit from because the inescapable truth is that we all learn and grow from sharing knowledge and experience with one another.

I believe that “creativity” is as complex and multi-faceted as “love” and has many definitions and applications in our lives beyond bringing something new into existence. I believe that creativity encompasses not only artistic impressions and innovative inventions, but spiritual enlightenment. Creativity is a realm of vast exploration and expression, an engaging experience some people cannot live without. It is a driving force for waking each day, for piercing beyond the surface, for a continued existence in this complex world.

Downloadable Printables and Lessons
One way I like to inspire others to have some offline fun is through my assortment of free printables and activities. Please review the Terms of Use before printing and using anything from this Web site.

Complimentary items are © copyrighted by me, are for non-commercial use only, and may not be used for any commercial reason, copied, republished, or distributed anywhere else (in print or on the Web) without my written permission. You may download and use one copy for your personal use only.

The "slush-mire" theme is a play on my last name (Dunmire). Creatively clever, eh? But when you think of slush, don't think of that leftover gray melting ick stuff that you wish would disappear off the roads after a long winter.

Instead, think of those yummy sweet slushy drinks you used to get as a kid! You know, the ones that attracted armies of ants on a hot, summer sidewalk. That's right... mmmmmm.... delicious creative slush! •