Inspire Yourself by Breaking Away From the Routine

Looking for ways to free your creativity and generate new ideas? Use the ideas in this article to break out of your daily routine.

Body Image and Creative Expression

It isn’t just about “looking good” or eating disorders; body image relates to our identity, and how we think about and accept ourselves, which directly or indirectly affects how we access the awareness and emotional energy we need for creating.

Being Creative and Self-Critical

Healthy criticism can help refine our talents and creative projects in the pursuit of excellence. But when it is based on a excessive perfectionism or an unrealistic self concept, criticism can be destructive and self-limiting, eroding our creative assurance and vitality.

The Power of Imagination

Borrowing from what exists and rearranging that knowledge, produces the power that lies withing creativity and imagination.

Creativity and Flow

The experience of optimal functioning called flow enhances creativity, and can be nurtured in our own lives, says the psychologist who developed the concept.

Use Your Mind And Grow Rich!

If you use your power to think in a logical way, you can direct your power to control yourself. It is through the use of this control that you can become a master of yourself.

5 Ways to Unblock Your Creativity

Creativity requires us to journey into the unknown but it’s not a place we find particularly comfortable. Our ‘thinking” brain resists the uncertainty in all kinds of ways. We go blank. We feel empty. These blocks take us out of the creative flow and often when we are on the brink of a breakthrough!

Meditation and Relaxation to Increase Creativity

Why meditate? Much of the stress of being creative is actually created in the mind chasing its tail. But there are simple practices to help 'calm the puppy'.

7 Tax Tips for Artists

With tax season coming upon us, I decided to sit down with Amanda Mills of Loose Change, Inc. and capture some of the wisdom she's gained in over 20 years experience as a financial and business management consultant for artists.

Collaboration Is The Secret To Making It Happen

The ability to see through an idea long after the enthusiasm in which it was conceived has passed. Writers and illustrators can find themselves isolated, especially when they get engrossed in a project that wont go away until they've seen it through. Sometimes however, no matter how brilliant the idea is, both writers and artists lose focus and give up, because it all becomes too hard. That's the time to find like minded people to offer encouragement and perspective AND, if you're up for it, a spot of collaboration.

Artists Learn To Live With Disappointment, How To Lessen The Impact Of Setbacks

One of the realities of being an artist is that we take risks with our art and often fail in the process. Sometimes things go wrong with the techniques we are using and sometimes we bring failure on ourselves. We imagine making a beautiful piece that will only take a few minutes, which we begin and it ends up taking weeks. Our studio has many projects in the half-finished stage. We had planned to finish that project right away, but it took more time and as we let time pass, the project takes even longer.

Make a Friend for Life with Your Own Creativity

If your creativity was ignored or ridiculed when you were young, it may be under a beam in the rubble of an earthquake. Listen for that weak groan and be ready with a blanket and some hot chocolate.

Imagination

It's time to use that imagination. You kids and you big kids (parents) too.

The Power of Cumulative Creativity - 5 Compelling Benefits of Creating a little Each Day

The idea of cumulative creativity – creating a little each day to add to your current projects – is an old and much trusted one, but something still overlooked by many of us who aspire to be more productive in our creative lives. Here are some of the major benefits...