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Creativity As A Spiritual Practice

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True Creativity: The Creative Spirit Connection
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Creativity As A Spiritual Practice

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Make your art 100% original with your own mixed media materials

Toss the stencils and stock images. Creating your own original collage materials and photography makes your mixed media pieces 100% original and your own.

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Make a commitment to art making - 100 Day Project

I joined the 100 Day Project and it has motivated me to make art every day. I talk about why it's important to make a commitment to your creative practice.

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Life stressors can effect our creativity & Self-Awareness

Stressors, our mood, how we're feeling and even the Holidays can effect our motivation to create. It's important to have a self -awareness so you know how to navigate the ...hills & valleys of our creativity.

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Collaborating with other creatives & my trip to Solvang

Sometimes it's a good idea to take a step out of our solitary art making and consider collaborating or connecting with other creatives. This can shift your creative energy and ...open you up for new ideas & perspectives. Also sharing a few snippets from my Solvang trip.

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Large Scale vs Small Scale and creative inspiration

Sometimes it's good to get out of your comfort zone (or comfort size) and try a whole different format scale. I talk about small scale versus large scale and the ...benefits of changing it up to help your creative flow and to infuse inspiration.

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Using Your Intuition to Make Creative Decisions + a guided visualization.

Using your intuition (how you feel) to make artistic decisions during the creative process can be a valuable and helpful skill. Also learning how to practice being in the moment ...and finding stillness can help you tap into your creative intuition. Here's a guided visualization to try out.

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Why it's important to give your creativity a break & a vacation

It's common to experience creative burnout, especially after a long period of creative output. Recognize the signs and give your creativity a vacation. This can re-energize and re-inspire your art ...making. Also I share some snippets of my vacation to Cambria, California.

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Living an artful life & finding creativity all around you

Living an artful life doesn't only happen in your studio. It can be found all around us. The important thing is to seek it out and to fill your life ...with artful things.

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My top 3 Books on Creativity & Stepping Away from the Creative Process

I have read many books on the creative process, the psychology of creativity and the artistic person, but here are a few of my top 3 books. Throughout my YouTube ...series I will be sharing some of my favorite take aways from my book collection.
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Standing at Water's Edge by Anne Paris, PHD
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Hesitant to Take a Live Art Class on Zoom? Here Are the Reasons Why It's A Good Idea

More and more teaching artists are moving their workshops online live on Zoom. If you haven't taken a class on Zoom yet, here are the reasons why you can gain ...so much artistically from expanding your world beyond the classroom. I give you a peek into my Zoom classroom and how I teach my mixed media classes online in real time.

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Photographing Your Art & Sharing It With the World

Afraid to share your art with others or the world? Find out why it's important to your artistic growth to not keep your art behind closed doors. I get it..it's ...vulnerable and even scary. Taking baby steps can be a place to start.
Learn how to properly photograph your artwork on your mobile device.

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The Different Seasons in an Artistic Journey

Going through different seasons throughout your artistic journey is typical for any artist. Actually it's pretty common and normal to explore different mediums and forms of art. Crossing over in ...different mediums only deepens and expands your artistic style and knowledge.

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Creative Flow - The yucky stuff is still part of the creative process

Creative Flow versus The Wall. Did you know all the yucky stuff like self-doubt, frustration, over-thinking, second guessing is all part of the creative process. It's okay to be there. ...Creativity includes the hills and valleys.

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6th Year Anniversary of True Creativity Within

Well today is officially 6 years ago when I launched True Creativity Within and taught my first mixed media class. I can't believe how quick the time has gone by. I'm ...so moved when I look back at all the creative workshops I taught, the wonderful students I have met and the artistic growth I have been able to witness over the years. It has been an awesome & creative six years. And it just keeps getting better. In the last year, I have been inspired by all of you to come up with new classes to keep your creativity growing and your mixed media skills challenged.

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Let Go of Expectations & Walk the Middle Road

With all the changes, the back and forth and unexpected events that happened during 2020, it really reminded me how important it is to let go of expectations. Instead, it ...helped to remind me how important it is to practice walking the middle road. The same applies to the creative process. Letting go of expectations can help free up your creativity.

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Give Your Art Some Love - Happy Valentines Day!

Sometimes without even being aware of it, we easily judge our artwork before its given a chance to evolve into something beautiful. I always tell my students, "No hating on ...your art, give it some love."

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