Do you have trouble trying to find time for creativity? Do you want to make more art but just find there are not enough hours in the day? I know the feeling. BUT I’ve been making more and more time…
Five Ways to Find Time for Creativity
My Favourite Artists
If I asked you who your favourite and influencing artists are, who would you think of? Someone asked me that question recently and I could only rattle off a handful of names at the time. It’s a bit like trying…
A constant (art) work in progress
The more I paint, the more I want to paint. And draw. Invent. Take photos. Art seems to be exploding through my fingertips this year. It’s quite simply the sweet reward of practice, results of effort, and having a constant…
Feeding the Machine
Lately it feels like I’m just feeding The Machine Instead of sharing a photo Or thought. Upload, filter, tag….which category? Churn churn Which way will it turn Some, none, or 5%? And so it just sits inside The Machine When…
This year’s art
What started off as an attempt to get back into painting and do some fundraising last year, has turned into one of my favourite things to do. Get the paints out. Turn the music on. Pick some colours. And paint.…
World Poetry Day
I hear it’s World Poetry Day today (okay, maybe not be in my time zone, but hey, I’ll roll with it!) …”a chance to celebrate the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.” Here…
Peace, love and awesomeness in the everyday
“If you stay in motion you don’t have to face the things that make you emotional.” Jon Acuff, opening keynote of World Domination Summit 2015. He’s spot on, I thought. We go and go, to and fro. And there I…
Drawing a prize from a hat for a cause
This month I set out on a creative challenge to help raise funds for Nepal’s relief work by World Vision Australia. Do something creative I thought. A poem or photo each day I thought. But whaddyaknow I’ve painted…and painted…and painted…
The cost of creativity
Some people run or walk to raise funds, others host charity events. Me? I’m trying something a bit different and flexing a whole lot of creative muscle this month for Nepal. Whether it be painting, charcoals, photos – whatever theme…
A month of creativity – day two
I need to do something creative today. But first get the kids to school. Go to the bank. Put on a load of washing. I really need to do something creative today. I said so yesterday, didn’t I? But now…