Creativity is all about relationship. When we create something new, we create a stronger relationship with our selves and our inner voice. We’re also connecting with whatever is inspiring us at the moment–the subject we’re studying, the tree we’re painting, and so on. But there is another relationship as well–when we create, we’re related with…
I started a new class at the Sophia Center yesterday. I always emphasize that it’s about creative process, rather than creative product. We can all live in a rich, creative process, and in fact, in my not-so-humble opinion, living in a way where we’re deeply connected to our creative process is the only way to…
I’ve always been interested in the idea of creating space. For years I had a note attached to my computer that read, “Create Space for Spirit to Speak.” If we don’t have the space for it, we can’t do anything new or creative because our life is already filled up. A simple example is writing–one…
I have seen that the two worlds are one;One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call. — Rumi
In Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards brilliantly shows us the importance of background or negative space when we draw a contour of any object or person. By noticing the negative space and drawing the edge that defines that negative space, we shift into right-brain mode and can much more accurately…
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