Art & Inspiration For Your Life
Creativity is any and all acts of creation. It is simply taking an idea in our mind and making it manifest in the outer world.Whether it be dance, painting, pottery, writing or music, the arts are all important creative outlets. You may also look at gardening, landscaping, baking, fashion and architecture and find the...
Play seems to be an important theme in my life right now. As I was going through my own journals, I came across the following passage and felt compelled to share this playtime experience with you today. Noah and I playing with side walk chalk while on vacation in San Diego. July 25, 2011...
Do you ever have those days where for no particular reason you feel like you are in a funk? That was my day yesterday for some reason I had a case of the blahs. Luckily I found a cure, CREATIVE PLAY! With my son as my companion, we made homemade playdough. After just 30...
For the last few weeks I have been dropping my son, Noah, off at school, then heading over to a local coffee shop to sit and write for three hours straight. I have had the idea to write this book for several years now. Talk about procrastination! It seems as though every time I...
We are drawing near to the end of this round of “Inspiring Artist” interviews. Thank you to everyone who has participated, to the artists for sharing their amazing stories and to all of the readers who have shared their thoughts. You all continue to inspire me! Be sure to join me next week for...
While going through my own journals I came across a page I had torn out from the Daily Word (September 1, 2010). I can see why I thought to save it. What a beautiful reminder of the creative lives we all live. (photo taken in my backyard after hurricane Irene passed) “I design my...
Simplify is a word that keeps repeating for me lately. Internally I feel guided towards activities which focus on de-cluttering my physical surroundings as well as my mind. (photo taken in San Deigo, CA) I have this overwhelming urge to clean the house, to get rid of things that no longer serve me. Today...
One of my son’s favorite shows is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In the show Mickey and his friends are assisted in their adventures by Toodles. He brings the famous mouseketools, ever available to solve any problem the gang may face. It might be monkey to climb a tree and get that much needed coconut or...
This weekend I am taking a master class in Reiki. I have been planning to take this class for a while now. However, with all that has been going on with my back injury this month I had almost forgotten all about it. For those of you unfamiliar with Reiki it is a natural...
Hello again! I am officially back from my vacation. Before I left I mentioned going to find inspiration. Well, I managed to find it in the most unexpected place. While I was certainly entranced by the palm tree lined roads, beaches, and beautiful city the most profound bit of inspiration came to me...
