Violette's 'Journal Bliss' Blog Tour Stop April-29-2009
Not a Shrinking...
I am so pleased to learn that my favorite eccentric Canadian artist-friend Violette (www.violette.ca) has just published her first book,"Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric" (North Light Books, 2009). ...
Going On An Artist's Soul Retreat April-29-2009
Replenish, rejuvenate, reinvent...
Eyeing the freshly-turned page on my 2009 Eckhart Tolle New Earth calendar, I gaze at the breath-taking photo welcoming forth May with a row of magnolia-blooming trees planted over a carpet of deliciously dark-green grass sprouting with vibrant purple flowers. ...
On the Interview with Artist Jerry Wennstrom
April-27-2009
Author of 'The Inspired Heart'
Here's something different: an amazingly gifted, talented, and prolific artist with 'an enormous body of art' who doesn't sell it, hasn't accepted gallery representation, and allows only 'the true art-lovers, not the merchants' to show it. ...
My Testimonial for the Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Model April-21-2009
"Small Steps, Uncommon Results"
In January I enrolled in a life-changing experience, learning about and trying out new tools in my personal creative life from an 'innovatingly different' type of creativity coaching and coach training model founded by Jill Badonsky and Robert Mauer, PhD, in 2006 known as Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching (KMCC). ...
Artist Lynda Lehmann Writes the Bestest Things Ever! April-21-2009
The Things People Say...
Honestly, I didn't pay Lynda Lehmann to write this blog post, but I'll surely pay her to write more! I'll pay her in circular heart-felt compliments that go on like the Song that Never Ends:
She: "Thank you."
Me: "No, thank you."
She: "NO, thank YOU!"
Me: "NO, thank YOU!" ...
Seriously, another unexpected gift came my way in the form of this thank-you note from one of my favorite New York artists, Lynda Lehmann, who also generously shares a unifying, thought-provoking perspective on Creativity Portal. •
A Tribute to 'Britain's Got Talent' Susan Boyle
April-18-2009
My Heroine for the Week
I began this essay six months ago and just finished it tonight. The catalyst and creative inspiration for my less-than-perfect sunflower photo essay is Susan Boyle, who is all over the news and Internet right now teaching us all a lesson. ...
April 15 Spring-spirational Inspirations April-15-2009
What sets YOU free?
Spring is lauded as a time for new beginnings, and now that it's in full swing here in the Midwest I felt the need to fill in the blanks and revisit a piece I wrote about seasonal inspirations titled What Prompts Your Creativity? ...
 
Making Fiends by Amy Winfrey April-14-2009
"I do not wish to sausage-make!"
I am totally falling in love with this hilarious, creative animated Web cartoon by Amy Winfrey that has developed into a television series now shown on Nicktoons Network.
I saw Making Fiends for the first time over the weekend and can't stop myself from watching its newer episodes on The N. Free fiendish icons are here. Even more fun Fiend stuff (interviews, fiend-creator) is on Nick. •
Top-10 Finger Painting Questions Irreverently Answered April-13-2009
Chris' All-Thumbs Finger Painting Humor
Complete with my special brand of free printable finger-paint paper! Moan-et finger paint art coming soon! •
The Bread Art Project April-6-2009
Not a crumby idea!
Looky! I uploaded my Toastmaster Nit Wits illustration to the bread-canvas Bread Art Project and toasted it! Whole-grain fun awaits you there... see if you can sandwich in a few minutes to play with this food fun today! Mine's oatmeal bread, by the way.
Stop loafing around! Why making a piece of bread art right now is worthwhile:
"Your participation in the Bread Art Project will help families in need. Because for every approved submission, the Grain Foods Foundation will donate $1 to Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S. And that $1 will go much further than you'd think. In fact, Feeding America turns every dollar received into 10 pounds of grocery products for deserving men, women and children. And with food banks experiencing a 30% increase in demand since this time last year, there's never been a better time to support this important cause. With your help, we're on our way to providing 1 million pounds of groceries to hungry Americans."
Those donations can add up to a lot of dough! Thanks for the link, Jill! •
Unusually Cool Art forms April-2-2009
Art Appreciationist
In 'filling my well' with new artistic inspirations this week, I've come across some talented creatives who use sand, paper, metal, and glass to create non-traditional works of art. Perhaps some of them will inspire you too.
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