Category Archives: Creative Techniques

Creative Inspiration

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.”     –      Pablo Picasso Some of you might … Continue reading

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Gratefulness

If you have the time and the resources make art, it is a luxury history afforded you. Be grateful. It is not a privilege everyone has.

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Meta

As I struggle to navigate the complex (and interesting) world that is our experience as human beings my task seems sometimes to sort out the message from the media. Maybe things have changed a bit in modern times with regards … Continue reading

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Rilke

Works of art are of an infinite solitude, and no means of approach is so useless as criticism. Only love can touch and hold them and be fair to them. Rainer Maria Rilke -Letters to a Young Poet

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Diamonds in the rough

Sometimes the most beautiful and amazing things appear out of chaos and upheaval, and last night’s performance by Angela Perley and the Howlin’ Moons at the Purple Fiddle is a prime example of this. Everything seemed to be working against … Continue reading

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What Does It Mean To Be Creative?

When I (Gerri) was 3 years old, I met Carol, who would become one of my best friends through elementary school. Carol was always drawing horses and creating wonderful outfits for the paper dolls she drew. I was baffled by … Continue reading

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