July 14, 2006 | More than One Right Answer
"Yes. That's what creativity is. More than one right answer." — Quinn McDonald,
Only One Right Answer
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to Play!
Several weeks ago I had the privilege of helping teach a week-long kid's art camp for a group of 6 to 9-year-olds, my second
year apprenticing under two amazing professional women art instructors who together have more decades of teaching experience
under their belts than I've been alive.
One of the most humbling experiences of the week came for me when the master art instructor, who is well-known in the community for teaching art at various schools during her career (she is a vivaciously creative 70-something), took me aside and asked me to demonstrate my cartoony drawing lessons to help "loosen" the kids up after a tiring hour of drawing serious fruit and vegetablestill-life. More »
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal
By Chris Dunmire, Publisher
One of the most humbling experiences of the week came for me when the master art instructor, who is well-known in the community for teaching art at various schools during her career (she is a vivaciously creative 70-something), took me aside and asked me to demonstrate my cartoony drawing lessons to help "loosen" the kids up after a tiring hour of drawing serious fruit and vegetable
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal
Creative Solutions & Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses
Exposure Realms (Part 2)
Art of the Song Creativity Radio
Honoring the Creative Processand
Claiming Your Birthright
Matthew Fox's book Creativity — Where the Divine and the
Human Meet . "To honor creativity is to plant the seeds of peace in human hearts and in culture." In another
piece author Dave Storer says that Creativity is our birthright.
An Open Mind
When the Muse Needs a Vacationthe
Work?
Creativity Action Exercises
Acknowledging Your Creative Strengths and Abilitiesyou
possess?
Exposure Realms (Part 2)
By Jill Badonsky
Last month I was sharing with you an interview I had with the anonymous (due to publicity red-tape) Mr. T. Mr. T. is a
creative maverick and section head of a creative production department at a renown medical institution.Art of the Song Creativity Radio
Honoring the Creative Process
By Vivian Nesbitt
I read this quote the other day in An Open Mind
When the Muse Needs a Vacation
By Angie Dixon
How many of you neglect your bodies or outright abuse them, in the name of Doing Creativity Action Exercises
Acknowledging Your Creative Strengths and Abilities
By Dan Goodwin
What you see in others may already be in you! What creative strengths and talents do Intuitive Collage
or judging.
Unlimited Creativity and Happiness— the
Secret We All Forget
all
forget?
How to Write an Artist Statementyour table.
Recipe for First Draft: ¼ cup structure,¾ cup imagination
By Shelley Klammer
There is an overflowing abundance of images that can be recycled into opulent, personal works of art. All it involves is sitting
down with a pile of old magazines and choosing images, textures and colors without thinking Unlimited Creativity and Happiness
By Dan Goodwin
When it comes to achieving what we truly want in our creative lives, what's the fundamental secret we How to Write an Artist Statement
By Molly Gordon
Think of your artist's statement as a nourishing stew. The rich flavors and inviting aroma will feed your spirit and summon
wonderful people to Recipe for First Draft: ¼ cup structure,
By Sheila Williams
The first draft is the first step and should have no boundaries. It should be as deep as the Pacific, long as the circumference
of Jupiter, as well-seasoned as bouillabaisse.