One of the questions I get asked the most is how I fit art and blogging and all of the other creative things I do into my daily life. At some point that usually leads on to a discussion on living a life we love and feel we were meant for. So many people want […]
Celebrating 2013: creative achievements
January 13, 2014 By 11 Comments
This is the second year I have made a creative achievement list, and I think it’s fair to say I’ll keep doing them every year as I really enjoy them. It’s a wonderful way to reflect on the past year and remind yourself how far you’ve come. I also find them a great tool […]
celebrating 2012: creative achievements
December 31, 2012 By 16 Comments
I first came across these annual lists over at iHanna’s a few years ago and have been amazed by them ever since. I love the idea of celebrating what we have accomplished in a year. And as a memory-keeper, I find it a great record too. 2012 was a slow year for me. I felt […]
Writing as healing
May 3, 2011 By 9 Comments
At the end of March, I had a medical emergency. I was set to go back to blogging after having Kirby, instead I ended up in hospital for a week with a badly inflamed and severely ruptured appendix. Not nice, let me tell you. I have never known pain like it. I have spent the […]
Everyday creativity
October 4, 2010 By 17 Comments
I love seeing the surprise and happiness in someone’s eyes when they realise they are creative beings after all. Creativity isn’t limited to a chosen few. We all have creative gifts whether we are aware of them or not. As artists or crafters we often put so much emphasis on studio time that we forget […]
Artistic Mother: My Vision Statement.
April 16, 2010 By 12 Comments
I have an admission to make. Usually when I read a book like this and it asks for a vision statement, I skip over it. I really did enjoy making this though. I have decided to share it here to hold myself accountable (especially since the last paragraph of the statement focuses on sharing with others). […]
Learning to appreciate the process of creativity
November 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
I believe one of my greatest lessons in life is patience. I have always lived with a constant sense of urgency, a need to get things done now, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, and pretty perfectly at that. While I may now finally understand the reasons why, I can’t say it has made my creative path particularly smooth. […]
