Move One Step Closer to Creative Action (D229)
Stick with me on this one… Question #1: What is a wheel created for? Short Answer: to roll, revolve, move around Long Answer: a circular device that is capable of facilitating movement A wheel, together with an axle overcomes friction by facilitating motion In order for wheels to rotate, a moment needs to be applied to the wheel about its axis, either by way of gravity, or by application of another external force. Question #2: What were you... [Read More...]
Your heART Could Change the World (D184)
THE WORLD NEEDS YOU Whether it’s sharing your vision through photography, your voice through writing, or your experience through creating albums and scrapbooks, what you see, say, and express matters. You never know when something you create or express will be the very thing that another creative soul needs to see or hear at that very moment. PART OF YOUR WORLD Today I had one of those moments when I received a message from a reader. I sat... [Read More...]
D74: God’s Not Finished Yet
He was coloring a castle and I asked him if he was a king. His response, “No. God’s not finished yet.” He’s four. Well, okay. There is no response to that, is there? What if we used that on ourselves? When we make a mistake. When we take a bad picture. When we feel like a failure. When we beat ourselves up. What if we just let it go confidently knowing that God’s not finished yet. What a relief that would be. Not to... [Read More...]
D52: Venturing Into the Artist’s Cave
Fellow artist. Let me take you on a journey. Fellow sojourner. Follow me into the artist’s cave and discover a truth that will resonate deep inside your creative soul. I don’t know what you’re dealing with today on the long journey into your soul and beyond. I can tell you that the view is breathtaking from inside the artist’s cave. Let this image of the inside provide light and shelter along the exquisite path. Surround... [Read More...]
Liberate Your Creativity, Part 1
Have you ever found yourself at a loss for ideas? Maybe it was a blank scrapbook page staring back at you or a photo that you just couldn’t figure out how to scrap. Most of us find ourselves blocked or uninspired at some point in our creative lives. Drex Davis, president of Scrapbook.com offers some creative solutions for unblocking your inner artist in his blog. But it doesn’t have to be just a scrapbooking block, it could be writing,... [Read More...]