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Welcome, creative friends, to the final week of Creative Summer. In this week we celebrate our creative efforts. It doesn’t matter how “successful” you have been, every effort is worthy of celebration. Every step is a step forward and counts. You’ve done a great job coming this far! It’s not always easy. Making and keeping …
Welcome to week 11 of Creative Summer. I hope you have enjoyed your time thus far and feeling that creative energy surging. As we move into the final weeks of the summer, it’s a great time to take a few moments and pause to reflect over how things have gone, what could be improved and …
Welcome to week 10 of Creative Summer! There is still plenty of time left in the summer to get going on your creative projects. If you’ve struggled to find time or have been distracted by other things or had the misfortune to be ill, it’s alright. There are still plenty of summer days to fill …
Here we are already two thirds through the summer. Time flies! I hope you have had a chance to enjoy the summer days. They are rushing past fast. If you haven’t been a part of Creative Summer yet, it’s not too late to jump in! Creativity is really an all-year project, a life project, even. …
Welcome back for another week of Creative Summer. Now we are here in the middle. It’s time to push on. I hope by now you are settling into your creative routines, and most of all that you are enjoying it. I’ve found my own routine of painting and making marker drawings for this month. It’s …
Welcome to week 5 Now we are officially into summer, it’s time to make sure to get started on those projects and creative practices. The days are warm and long, and the flowers and butterflies are all out enjoying their time. It’s your time to join them, whether it’s in the field or studio or …
Welcome to week 3 of Creative Summer 2020. It’s an exciting time for creativity. If you haven’t yet decided on projects and practice, that’s fine. We still have many weeks left to decide what we want to do and get organized. I’m still trying to form up habits and practices. These are difficult times for …
Summer is coming up fast now, and it’s the perfect time to get creative. If you’re like me, you make lots of plans and projects. But it’s easy to find yourself at the end of the summer and you’ve only made a start before getting distracted. I love summer. The sun, the warm days, the …
This situation we are facing is like no other. It’s rare, which is a very good thing. But it shows that sometimes the unthinkable happens. Pandemics, wars, recessions, accidents, political upheaval, and our own personal crises and problems. These are all drastic events that permanently change our lives. They have one thing in common. We …
If you have ever thought about writing fiction, it’s a great time to start. Start right now. Don’t wait any longer. You don’t need to be retired, you don’t need huge blocks of time, and you don’t need expensive training or courses. Even 10-20 minute periods are enough to learn and progress. There is no …
