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Music Inspires Creativity Almost on a daily basis, usually in the morning as I am getting Pippa’s breakfast (Pippa is my four year old dog), I crank up music and dance. My music selections reflect my mood at the moment and the range of my choices is vast. One day I dance to The Bee […]
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The Creativity of Dreams Do you ever remember your dreams? Lately I have been remembering mine, and it got me thinking about the mysterious world of dreams and how our subconscious land of dreams could provide a bridge to our conscious creative lives. I have marveled at the depth of meaning of my recent dreams
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Creating An Ancestors’ Collage Recently during my visit to the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, I spent a good bit of time walking through an exhibition entitled, “How Black Men Changed the World,” a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that “powerfully dismantles corrosive myths with triumphant portraits and the stories of African American men.”
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Strawberry Moon and Strawberries in My Garden Harvest Creativity On Saturday, June 3rd at 11:42 p.m. EST, the Strawberry Moon will reach its fullness. This moon is named after the time of the strawberry harvest. The strawberry is a sacred fruit symbolizing love, fertility and abundance. A great time to honor and harvest what your
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Saving and Repurposing a Beautiful Greeting Card Yesterday, I attended a birthday brunch with a group of friends, and as is usual with our group of friends, there are so many good ideas and insightful conversations that are enjoyed by all of us. Often there is a creative catalyst for my own thinking that evolves
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How To Make An Entrance Designing a gorgeous entrance way at home is a spectacular way to exhibit your creativity. First impressions, whether for yourself or for your home are everything. When it comes to your home, a gracious and welcoming entrance experience is essential. Today, many people have mud-rooms or back entrances and that
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Harvesting Gratitude This is not my original idea, but I will share my original thoughts about it. Recently I read about a creative way to help focus on gratitude in our busy lives of constant distractions and obligations: save a daily thought in a Mason jar of something you are grateful for that day. At
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Create Your Self-Portrait Imagine that you have the assignment to create a self-portrait, how would you begin? For me, that assignment would be totally intimidating as the extent of my fine art ability is the not so fine art of stick figures. But what if the assignment could be accomplished in your mind? Starting off, you
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Inspiring Creativity Last week I was in Miami, a great place to get inspired. We made the most of the it, exploring art in different venues as a prelude to Art Basel. Wynwood Walls is an outdoor graffiti gallery of fantastical street art and an oasis for cutting-edge creativity! In super-life size depictions, political, social,
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Creative Costuming Obviously on Halloween we wear costumes, or at least our children, the neighbor’s children or even some adults do. I love dress-up (you’re not surprised!) because it is a fun way to express creativity. Not every costume is elaborate; sometimes a brightly feathered boa and multi-faceted mask are enough. No matter if you
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