“Yes. That’s what creativity is. More than one right answer.” — Quinn McDonald, Only One Right Answer

Permission 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 vegetable still-life.
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Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal

Creative Solutions & Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses
Exposure Realms (Part 2) 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 and Claiming Your Birthright I read this quote the other day in 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 Vacation How many of you neglect your bodies or outright abuse them, in the name of Doing the Work?

Creativity Action Exercises
Acknowledging Your Creative Strengths and Abilities What you see in others may already be in you! What creative strengths and talents do you possess?

Intuitive Collage 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 or judging.

Unlimited Creativity and Happiness — the Secret We All Forget When it comes to achieving what we truly want in our creative lives, what’s the fundamental secret we all forget?

How to Write an Artist Statement 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 your table.

Recipe for First Draft: ¼ cup structure, ¾ cup imagination 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.