Speculation spurs us creative eclectics to dabble in various arts and crafts.
Wanna Be Portrait Painter Uses Digital Tools as Artistic Aides
A computer and projector can aid your artistic expression. I’m an aspiring portrait painter (along with a host of other artistic ambitions). Yet, I work fulltime as an educator, so it’s difficult to find a time when my painting desires align with a few free hours. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Circles of Support: How to Keep your Creativity Flowing
Join a circle of support—a group of people who interact online by sharing innovative ideas, favorite art projects, creative living experiences, and life-management tips. Take the artistic plunge.
My Dabble in Jewelry Making
My daughter's creativity never ceases to amaze me. Here's her recent post that features one of her artistic loves, Jewelry making: For this past Christmas, I tried my hand at making necklaces for a few of my close friends and colleagues. My good friend, Liz, originally taught me everything she knew and took me to …
Creative Buzz
One of the reasons I decided to blog was to find other kindred spirits—like-minded people who loved what I loved. The concept of ongoing, online conversations about everything from writing and art to obstacles and overcoming intrigued me. Blogging added to my artistic tools and helped me to pursue creativity in a new way. READ …
Refrain from the Identical, the book, is now available as a Kindle eBook…
For all of those Kindle readers out there, Refrain from the Identical: Insight and Inspiration for Creative Eclectics is now available for Kindle.
Organize your Creative Space
I’ve been on a quest to organize my creative space—the reclaimed art room now mine, once again, since my daughter moved out, once again. I wanted to rekindle my artistic desires, but my art room languished in clutter. So I set out to clean up the mess and embark on a redecorating adventure. My creative …
Conquering Clutter
Clutter is a creative eclectic’s nemesis—a toothless dragon that guards our treasure-trove of art supplies. Granted, clutter is a bi-product of our scattered nature, but an enemy just the same. When we cannot clear a place to do a project, the frustration singes our resolve. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
My family grows…
I love my mother's heart for her great-grandchildren. Here's her latest post...precious! The joy of seeing a new little person come into our family is sooo great! Stephen is 2 1/2 and such an individual, and now here comes Skyler. He is precious, and we wonder what his personality will be like. READ THE ENTIRE …
