"The world needs more optimists, encouragers, and inspirers." —Jon Gordon, The Positive Dog

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What will you create today?

Strategies

Friedman's sketch

Donald M. Rattner

Creativity Tactic #40

Pick up a pencil.

Souletry

Dream

Molly Anderson

The Dream as muse

Dreams contain riddles, hints and clues.

Features

Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Genius habits

Arte & Scienza · Sfumato · Dimostrazione · Corporalita · Sensazione · Connessione · Curiosita

Creativity

Imposter Syndrome

Mark Coleman

Imposter Syndrome

Quieting the voice of self-doubt.

People

ICAF

Ashfaq Ishaq

Founder of the International Child Art Foundation

How the vision for ICAF unfolded.

Muses

Symbol of Arnold

Modern Day Muses

The Muses Hire a Bodyguard

Protection from Arnold.

Genius

Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Genius habits: Sfumato

Opening to experience.

C-1-2-3

Creative Outlets

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Creative Outlets

A lifetime of creative opportunity.

funmire

Creative ADVENTures

ADVENTure #3

Orange-aments

Christmas ornaments do a fine job at dressing up the ol' pine.

Interact

The Great Creativity Illuminator

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The Great Creativity Illuminator

Curious? Crack your openness to experience and let the light shine in!

Coaching

Blessen art

Jill Allison Bryan

How one bullet sparked creative chaos

And changed Karen Blessen's life forever.

Art making

Cat

Joy Sikorski

Draw a kitty cat

From How to Draw a Radish.

Writing

Perfect Personal Essay

Perfect Personal Essay

Why You Have to Make Up with Your Siblings

If you don't show me your broken heart, then I can't find myself in your story.

Printables

Art by Angela Blaha

Angela Blaha

The myth of the lightning bolt

What real creative revelation looks like.

Teaching

Crafting

Marjorie Sarnat

Practical Ways to Encourage Creativity in Kids

Creative kids are often daydreamers.