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NewZine Archives : 2010 : January 4 Issue – Creativity-Portal.com Celebrates 10 Years!
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| January 4, 2010 | Creativity-Portal.com Celebrates 10 Years! |
| Quoteworthy |
| “Documenting a moment will bring some kind of emotion to you, as the photographer and then the viewer will then experience their own emotion. That is what inspires me.” — Photographer Carson Jones |
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January 4, 2010 Journal |
Tenured in Creative Bliss
By Chris Dunmire, Publisher
Ten years ago I made one of the most remarkable decisions in my lifetime. Shortly after the Y2K calm-down, I stood in the deluxe windowed office of my sourcing group's manager for a brief conference. It was a frigid wintry day, much like today in Chicago, with the sun shining over the car-populated, snow-plowed parking lot below. More »
 Introducing Author Erin Steeley
I'm happy to introduce Creativity Portal's newest series author Erin Steeley (www.possumpoet.com). Erin writes children’s books and loves to inspire others to reading and writing. Her first book, “The Soldier and the Storyteller,” was published in 2006 through Publish America. Her first article on Creativity Portal is
An Author’s Responsibility to Readers. Welcome, Erin!
Chris Dunmire
Creative Director & Publisher
Creativity Portal
P.S. If you're in the NW Chicago suburbs, come meet me this Saturday, January 9, 2010, between 10-2pm at the Womanspace Holistic Health Fair in Rockford. I'll be dressed as a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach and will be gifting away some fun creative things! |
| Monthly Columns & Featured Series |
Interviews with The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard)
Interview with Bea Silly — Muse of Play, Laughter, and Dance
By Molly Anderson-Childers & Jill Badonsky
"Silly" is becoming a lucrative movement. What yonders in the Realm of the Ridiculous, the City of Silliness, the Garden of Goofy?
Creative Careers In the Arts Interviews
An Interview with Photographer & Arts Organizer Carson Jones
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Q: What is the importance of Guerilla art events to the community — and to the artists themselves?
Inspiring Creativity Success Story
Sample Board Online — Eco-Friendly Design Tool
By Rosena MacFadzean
Sample or presentation boards, as they are sometimes called, are created by designers, decorators and architects to present their design ideas to the client. |
More What's New @ the CP |
You’re Not Mad, You’re Creative
By Orna Ross
Ever been told you are “too sensitive,” “think too much” or are “too much of a perfectionist”? Here's 15 questions to assess if you're a highly creative person.
Elizabeth Gilbert and the Creative Ignition
By Diana Rivera
What happens to our creativity when our audience must critique — and sometimes harshly — the work that we are propelled to do?
An Author’s Responsibility to Readers
By Erin Steeley
What if an author would be willing to give one free day to a local school to come in and speak to the children for free?
How to Empower Yourself for the New Year
By Valery Satterwhite
If I got really radical today, stopped fearing the consequences, let go of any doubts about my ability to succeed and enthusiastically set out to be what I was born to be, what would I be doing?
Creating a Christmas Card Wall Display
By Jessica Ackerman
Creative ideas for recycling your Christmas cards into artistic, decorative use including Christmas card trees, wreaths, garlands, frames, and collages.
Plus: Make Some Fun with Apple Cinnamon Holiday Ornaments |
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