August 15, 2006 | R U A B-Z B?
"We are all dying to express our feelings and if we do not we will stop living in so many ways."
— Shelley Klammer, Creativity and the Shadow
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From an ecstatic e-mail I received this morning, shared with permission:
"This[Creativity Portal] website is a godsend. It really is an amazingly helpful and fantastic site. I use it
so much and it has truly helped me reach a deeper level in my art. Thank you again!" — Katrina
Creative Letter Play:I M A W-T 1 *
For those of you who are wondering... in my recent 52 Projects interview, I made the quip in response to Jeffrey Yamaguchi's "Any good summer
creativity prompts?" question that my suggested "family-friendly prompts are brought to you by the letters
C, D, B." Unknown to most, that was an embedded joke that combined a Sesame Street callout with a
reference to William Steig's 1968 classic children's book titled CDB! (which translates to "See
the Bee!"). More
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Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal
* I am a witty one.
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Creative Letter Play:
By Chris Dunmire, Publisher
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal
* I am a witty one.
An Open Mind
Laugh. It Makes Your Face Look Better.produce, creativity.
Creative Solutions & Inspirationsfrom the Modern Day Muses
When the Pause is Part of the Process
The creative process has cycles. They are non-linear and fickle. The method that works to motivate and set us in motion one day is not available for commentthe next.
Art of the Song Creativity Radio
Persistence as the Guideto the Creative
Life
Persistence is a quality that we equate to sports and business, or weight loss.
Laugh. It Makes Your Face Look Better.
By Angie Dixon
Humor interacts with everything else in our brains to enhance, or maybe even Creative Solutions & Inspirations
When the Pause is Part of the Process
The creative process has cycles. They are non-linear and fickle. The method that works to motivate and set us in motion one day is not available for comment
Art of the Song Creativity Radio
Persistence as the Guide
Nuggets Candy Wrapper Project
Word program.
The Artist: "Tortured Soul" or Joyous Participant? Stereotypes are not only potentially destructive, but also, justso limiting!
Wabi Sabi and the Dance of Life There is an inside and outside to Wabi-sabi. The outside is the beauty we see, feel, hear, touch and taste in things fleeting, seasonal, naturaland imperfect.
Creativity: Turning Off Judgmentto
Turn On New Ideas
Creativity is pretty simple. All you need to do is open your mind to new ideas.
Plus: To Solve the Problem, Ask the Right Question
Experiment Wildly! For many of us it's difficult to truly "let go" and freely experiment withreckless abandon.
Brain Tuning In our exploration of innovation and growth we have found only one pattern of mental training that works. Plus: How to Build a BetterIdea Trap
Creativity: The Constant Invitation To deny creativity's invitation is to deny the full expression ofour humanness.
By Virginia Tavenner
Create custom, personalized candy wrappers for HERSHEY'S © Nuggets or Treasures with this tutorial and your Microsoft
The Artist: "Tortured Soul" or Joyous Participant? Stereotypes are not only potentially destructive, but also, just
Wabi Sabi and the Dance of Life There is an inside and outside to Wabi-sabi. The outside is the beauty we see, feel, hear, touch and taste in things fleeting, seasonal, natural
Creativity: Turning Off Judgment
Plus: To Solve the Problem, Ask the Right Question
Experiment Wildly! For many of us it's difficult to truly "let go" and freely experiment with
Brain Tuning In our exploration of innovation and growth we have found only one pattern of mental training that works. Plus: How to Build a Better
Creativity: The Constant Invitation To deny creativity's invitation is to deny the full expression of