The Power of Creative Immersion - June 1, 2008 Newsletter

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Writer's Digest Names Creativity Portal a '101 Best Web Site'
Creativity Portal is honored to be included among Writer's Digest's annual guide of 101 Best Websites for Writers in its must-have May/June 2011 issue. We have enjoyed this privilege in previous years, appearing on the list formerly in 2006.

Building Teams to Help Creativity at Work
As a team leader, do you want to spend your time building your team for creativity at work? ... How do you lead your team? Are you a "star with helpers" or are you "first among equals"? The best approach is a flexible one that depends on the situation. Still, if you want a more "first among equals" style, here's a team building approach that doesn't require using a consultant.

'Dr. Hope' And His Act Of Kindness
Get to know the "doctor" and his charitable contributions to society. See how he works with teachers so that they can get the needed supplies, books and other things for their students.

Tim Anders (Doctor Hope) has certainly had an interesting childhood. His mother was an actress and his father was a Catholic priest which indeed created problems with family life.

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June 1, 2008 | The Power of Creative Immersion

Quoteworthy

“It is hard to get too carried away with yourself as a big-time artist when you’re picking up dog poop in the backyard.” — Loren Long, Standing at Water's Edge: The Need for Others

In This Issue

June 2008 Journal
Monthly Columns & Featured Series
More What’s New @ the CP
Spotlight Author Interview & Book Excerpt

June 2008 Journal

Grow with the Flow
By Chris Dunmire, Publisher

Increase. Expand. Move. Become. Experts say that the human body completely regenerates itself every seven years, but I'd like to put forth that each of us is different every moment — even if just so slightly.

Do you think you're the same person you were a moment ago? I just sipped some hot coffee from my favorite java mug. Now I'm Chris plus a sip of hot coffee. A moment ago I was just Chris. See? More »

Introducing New Series Authors...

Abstract Artist George Baxter
George is a retired art teacher who takes great interest in Art History as a semi professional artist and also creates abstract art. George's first article on the Creativity Portal is The Abstract Art of Piet Mondrian.

Painter Maria Mikhailas (Art of the Song)
Maria apprenticed for 10 years with Taos mystic painter Herman Rednick, studied with San Francisco sculptor Harriet Moore, and completed Michele Cassou and Stewart Cupley's 3 year Teacher Training Program in process painting. Maria's first article is Creativity: Balancing Training and Process.

Jewelry Designer Gloria-Jean Browne
Gloria-Jean of Beading Design Jewelry offers hundreds of ideas and tips to inspire you to design and create unique bead jewelry designs. Her first Creativity Portal article is The Secret to a Profitable Home Jewelry Business.

Gum Wrapper Origami Artist Tom Hall
Tom is an artist and an IT project manager always looking for ways to incorporate innovation techniques to the many project processes used for work. He has a new Wrapper-Origummy Web site featuring photos of his artwork, and his first feature on the Creativity Portal is his Gum Wrapper Origami Umbrella project.

Welcome, new series authors. It's wonderful to have you all!

Chris Dunmire

Chris Dunmire
Creative Director and Publisher

Monthly Columns & Featured Series

Art of the Song Creativity Corner
Creativity: Balancing Training and Process
By Maria Mikhailas
Is there creative life after technical art training?

Creativity Cookies
Marshmallow Medium
By Dan Goodwin
Imagine your creative medium as a giant marshmallow that you can squeeze, squash, and manipulate in any way you so desire.

26 Ways to Nurture Your Creative Life (an A to Z List)
#7: GROW with the FLOW
By Chris Dunmire
Increase. Expand. Move. Become. (And learn how to spell Heraclitus while you're at it!)

Multicultural Muses
Zarpandit, Shining Silver
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Zarpandit, Mesopotamian Creator Goddess, rules the Moon and the Night.

Spotlight Author Interview & Book Excerpt

Standing at Water's Edge by Anne Paris, PhD
Moving Past Fear, Blocks, and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative Immersion (New World Library, 2008)

“In Standing at Water's Edge, Dr. Anne Paris draws on her extensive experience working with artists to explore the deep psychological fears that thwart creativity. Arguing that creative blocks and procrastinations are actually the artist's attempts at self-preservation when facing the psychological issues that creativity brings up, Paris suggests that success comes from understanding the deep hopes and fears that profoundly influence creative capacity.” Standing at Water's Edge is available from Amazon »

Interview & Book Excerpt on Creativity Portal:

More What's New @ the CP

The Abstract Art of Piet Mondrian — Expressionist Abstract Artist
By George Baxter
Pieter Cornelis Mondrian Jr. was born in the Amersfoort area of Netherlands on the 7th of March, 1872, and is known for developing Neo-Plasticism, a non-representational abstract painting style.

Creativity, Cooperation and Capitalism
By Mary H. Ruth
One of the fundamental premises of the creative life is compassion. To achieve creative states, you have to have a willingness (even a yearning) to connect.

Gum Wrapper Origami Umbrella Project
By Tom Hall
Fun, step by step umbrella origami gum wrapper project by artist Tom Hall.

Easy Ways to Decorate Clay Flowerpots
By Jessica Ackerman
With a little imagination and inexpensive craft supplies, you can turn ordinary clay flowerpots into extraordinary planters that look anything but second-rate.

The Secret to a Profitable Home Jewelry Business
By Gloria-Jean Browne
In order for your jewelry designs and your home jewelry business to be successful, you must know the market you intend to sell to.