Tag Archives: creativity
UTAH: Making Articulated Animals at Huntsman Cancer Institute
Ken Crossley at EngAGE Utah made it possible for me to come back to Utah and do a couple of workshops at Huntsman Cancer Institute last week. These pictures were from Making Animal Friends, a workshop to make large articulated paper … Continue reading →
Let’s Color Together in 2016
Doesn’t that sound fun? Here’s the origin story for this book: After getting inspired by the wealth of gorgeous coloring books I saw at the Book Expo in the spring, I designed some coloring pages, and asked some neighborhood chums … Continue reading →
My Favorite Stencil
Cherie Haas at the Cloth Paper scissors blog wrote a really nice piece about my new book, STENCIL CRAFT: TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION, ART AND HOME, which is available to preorder at Amazon (http://amzn.to/1K5rhJV) (Whoo HOO!!). … Continue reading →
Maybe the snow will melt soon…
And we can see how the winter weather has damaged the sidewalks, and have a little fun, too. Take pictures (with your phone–doesn’t have to be fancy), print them out, and … Continue reading →
Steps to Sidestep Artists Blocks, Part 2
Aging the pages of a sketchbook, or ageing and distressing your art paper is a great way to sidestep creative obstructions…see tip 8, below. Eight tips for getting past creative blocks: Four last week (http://bit.ly/1hVkO27) , … Continue reading →
Steps to Sidestep Artists Blocks, Part 1
Eight Steps to Sidestep Artists Blocks, Part 1 (Four this week and four next week–it started to be the blog post that ate New York. So stay tuned!) I got a lot of great … Continue reading →
Ten Tips to Combat Procrastination
“Procrastinate” has its root in the Latin word crastinus, which means “belonging to tomorrow.” We all procrastinate–put off what we could or should do today. Procrastination is easiest when a task has no foreseeable structure or outcome; when there isn’t … Continue reading →
Arts in Healthcare in Utah, Part 1: Huntsman Cancer Institute
Last week, I had the pleasure of flying to beautiful Utah, to Salt Lake City. It was gorgeous there–the natives told me that if I was only there for the spring, I would really see something special–this was considered … Continue reading →
Book Giveaway! Quinn McDonald’s INNER HERO Creative Art Journal
Quinn McDonald has written a lovely book in Inner Hero Creative Art Journal: Mixed Media Messages to Silence Your Inner Critic. With creative prompts, encouragement, new techniques and worksheets, you will get closer to having your inner critic step … Continue reading →
