Eight Habits of The Creatively Intelligent
We’d all be more creative if we paid less attention to the surfaces, our doings and achievements, our ambitions and desires; and more attention to the depths, the hidden forces and faculties that lie within ourselves and others.
Nurture Your Creativity: List What You're Thankful For
Much has been written about gratitude throughout the centuries, and with a common theme: Gratitude is a positive attitude or emotion that benefits us greatly when it's employed.
Author Lisa Crone's Inspiring Success Story
Her secret to intermixing positivity with passion and publishing her first book 'A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life.'
The Joy of Creativity: Emergence
If I allow myself to speak, write words, or paint marks without knowing what I am going to say next or what I’ll end up with, eventually something will emerge.
Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide
We want to know. We want to know things beforehand, ahead of time. We want to know where we are going, why we are going there, what we will encounter (and should thus prepare for) along the way.
Eyeing the freshly-turned page on my 2009 Eckhart Tolle "New Earth" calendar, I gaze at the breath-taking photo welcoming forth May with a row of magnolia-blooming trees planted over a carpet of deliciously dark-green grass sprouting with vibrant purple flowers. The inspiring caption reads:
“Your entire life journey ultimately consists of the step you are taking at this moment. There is always only this one step, and so you give it your fullest attention.”More »The Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Model In late-January 2009, I enrolled in a life-changing experience, learning about and trying out new tools in my personal creative life from an 'innovatingly different' type of creativity coaching and coach training model founded by Jill Badonsky and Robert Mauer, PhD, in 2006 known as Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching (KMCC). More »
Creative Careers In the Arts Interviews Interview with Author and Artist Jerry Wennstrom By Molly Anderson-Childers
Why did this artist destroy his paintings, give away all his earthly possessions, and embark upon an incredible spiritual and creative journey?
Riding Lessons for Artists The Basics are Basic By Judy Wood
The basics are the core skills that we all need to incorporate into our very being in order to advance to the higher levels of our art or our riding.
'Journal Bliss' Excerpts, Blog Tour & Book Giveaway!
Violette's 'Journal Bliss Excerpts By Chris Dunmire
Guess what our 'Let Silly In' folk-artist friend Violette has been up to? Writing and illustrating a brand-new book titled "Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric" (North Light Books, 2009, available at Amazon).
And that's not all... Creativity Portal's been granted permission to publish two exclusive 'Journal Bliss' excerpts for your enjoyment: Doodling and Symbolic Stories.
There's also a a fun-venturous blog tour in progress around this book. See the first stop on my blog to read a very special Q & A between Violette and myself ... and to find out what ever became of that 'cream-colored ball gown.'
Official C-P-V 'Journal Bliss' Book Giveaway!
(Qualifying details provided in approximate dialog form for your enjoyment):
Violette: Hey Chris, I'd love to give away a copy of my new 'Journal Bliss' book to your NewZine readers!
Chris: Ooooh! That'd be fun!
V: How should we do it?
C: Well, since I'll be away on my Artist's Soul Retreat when this all goes down, how about we make an announcement in our May 1 NewZine about the book giveaway (<--- that's the announcement) and send readers over to your blog at www.violette.ca/blog.html to post a link to a doodle they've put up on their own blog or Web site after being inspired by your "Journal Bliss" Doodle excerpt.
V: That's sounds fun. But which doodler gets a copy of my book?
C: How about we say that "the first 10 people to post a link to a doodle they've done just for this event will be put into your special random-drawing machine. The name you pull out wins the book."
V: That sounds perfect. But how did you know about my random-drawing machine?
C: Well... isn't that how doodles are made? By random drawing? (ba-dum-ching!)
V: (Laughs) This is a great idea. And I'll even autograph the book and send some extra special goodies along to the winner. How does that sound?
C: I think they'll love it.
V: Super! And can you mention that this event is open to both US and Canadian residents since I'll be snail-mailing the prize?
C: Certainly! Attention prospective doodlers: Please see Violette's resident-residing snail-mail stipulation above. And please head on over to her blog now to see if you can be one of the first 10 posters to qualify for the 'Journal Bliss' Book Giveaway! More details over there...
'365 Pictures' Thank You's (May 1-31)
'365 Pictures' Writing Prompts
Our creativity-inspiring daily picture/prompt feature is now in action, and we couldn't have done it without this amazing, generous cast of collaborators.
A special THANK YOU this month goes out to our May contributors whose prompts will surface between May 1-31. Be sure to check out their Web sites and blogs for more creative inspiration!
