Archive for the ‘ Adventures in Creative Living ’ Category

Lani’s 14 SECRETS FOR A HAPPY ARTISTS LIFE

Here’s a cool blog by artist Lani Gerity: 14 secretsforahappyartistslife.blogspot.com And here’s her list of 14 secrets for a happy artist’s life. 1. Find 3 good things everyday, whether they are experience, or objects or both. Find a way to use them in art. 2. Make everything special. Embellish your life. 3. Look for Fairy [ READ MORE ]

Workshop: Watercolor Loose and Free with Sarah Yeoman

Want to loosen up your approach to watercolor? Does your neck ache from painting tight and small? Then this inspiring workshop is for you! The Octoraro Art Association is pleased to host Delaware artist Sarah Yeoman for an afternoon workshop Watercolor Loose and Free. All levels of experience are welcome. Sarah will demonstrate a floral [ READ MORE ]

Greet the Author: Marney Makridakis

Author of Creating Time   Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life About the Author: Marney K. Makridakis is the author of Creating Time. She founded the Artella online community for creators of all kinds and the print magazine Artella. A popular speaker and workshop leader, she created the ARTbundance [ READ MORE ]

Cultiviating a synchronistic habit

I’ve been reading the great new book Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim your Life by Marney Madridakis. Actually, I’ve been reading, inhaling and otherwise devouring a preview copy of her book sent by publicist Kim Corbin at New World Library in preparation for Marney’s upcoming visit to Creativity Buzz. In [ READ MORE ]

THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THE CREATING TIME MEGA EVENT.  Really. Even though it started on April 2, all of the audios, videos and daily Time Expansion Moment emails from Marney Makridakis are archived and waiting for you. So how about shifting your view of linear time from beginning, middle, end to [ READ MORE ]

TIME TRAVEL WITH CREATIVE LUMINARIES

When something intriguing comes my way, I like to share it. This is one of those times. I’m curious about The Creating Time Mega Event…three FREE weeks of creative inspiration as people all over the world will come together to welcome the beginning of timeless creativity. The Creating Time Mega Event celebrates the release of [ READ MORE ]

PITCHFORK OR PAINTBRUSH

Jack Brown says there is an art to mucking stalls. He should know. He’s been doing it for 30 years. On average, he scoops manure apples from ten stalls every morning, seven days a week. “There have been days when I’ve mucked thirty stalls,” he said. Jack mucks Monday through Saturday in the barn where [ READ MORE ]

STARTING AN ART BUSINESS

I thought you might like to know about a workshop coming up in Lewes, Delaware for artists who are just thinking about turning their hobbies into art careers. ART BIZ LIFT OFF STARTING AN ART BUSINESS April 28-29, 2012 http://www.on2url.com/lnk?/U834YqstEc%3D For two days, emerging artists will learn about becoming professional and hear about the opportunities [ READ MORE ]

LIFE LINES: WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVES FOR FUN AND POSTERITY, APRIL 14, 9-NOON

LIFE LINES: WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVES FOR FUN AND POSTERITY Writing Workshop with Paula Graham When: Saturday April 14, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Oxford Arts Alliance Gallery Contact Gallery to register 610-467-0301 Cost: $35 Do you have a life story waiting to be written? Perhaps it’s the account of an accident or an accidental meeting, [ READ MORE ]

QiGong for Artists

Creation, Evening Day One (private collection) I was seeking advice from my qigong practitioner last week about a challenge I’ve been having in the studio. When paintings are near completion — but not quite — I stop myself. Unfinished paintings are becoming an inventory problem. Knowing when to put down the brush is part of [ READ MORE ]

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