Art Appreciation

Art Appreciation

Art appreciation, believe it or not, was part of 3rd grade. We’d set up a gallery, reproductions of famous works lining the walls and handfuls of appreciation tickets. As the nine-year-olds slowly roamed the room, placing their paper opinions next to select...
Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

When I bought my house over two decades ago, I imagined hanging out on my porches. One in front, one in back, I set them up with sweet seating and conversation. It really hasn’t been until this year that I have successfully sat down. Like many of us, I tend to...

Blank Canvas

Some feel daunted by a blank page or a clean canvas. I rather like it. A bit too comfortable, perhaps, with the possibility of what could be written or could be painted, I enjoy hanging around ready-to-go canvases and pristine new notebooks. Is the prepping stage...

Re-power Place

What do you call it when kindnesses and possibility converge? Sweet synchronicity. At least that’s what I call it when friends (and spirit guides) nudged me to the warmth of Arizona. Here’s one recent tale of such divine timing that inspired creative...

Bottleneck Beware

Traffic jams can be a drag. Especially when you’re running late. You just want to get where you’re going but can’t. Argh! Do you feel such slowdowns in your creative efforts, too? You’re tooling along, making good time and then unforeseen congestion happens. Movement...

New Twist

I think we agree. The creative path is not linear. It folds, turns, and spirals around in ways we cannot see. Then why do we look for those linear connections? How come we get hooked on cause-effect thinking? We do marketing “Action A” and expect “Business B” to come...