by Elaine | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Back in the summer of 2015 I had an artist residency at the <strong>Uphill Art Farm</strong> in West Virginia, but it can be difficult to get away. That’s got me thinking about ways to bring the best aspects of a residency home. Most of us can get...
by Elaine | Jun 21, 2017 | About Creativity
Back in May of 2015, I posted about my “local photo safari” to a cemetery, where I took this photo of an oddly creepy, though slightly endearing headstone: Whatever your art form, taking photos as a creative practice is an excellent partner to it. Any...
by Elaine | Jun 14, 2017 | About Creativity
Have you ever been listening to a podcast or a speech and someone says something exactly as you have thought it, only clearer than you ever thought to say it? Quilter Sherri Lynn Wood did that for me in an interview on the While She Naps podcast. She said, “I...
by Elaine | Jun 14, 2017 | About Creativity
A recurring theme in “how to be successful” books, including, The Success Principles by Jack Canfield, is to pause to celebrate your successes, and this idea of a success notebook, where you write down your successes. The reasons for this are so that you...
by Elaine | Jun 12, 2017 | My Art & Studio
This piece, with its miniature teapot and creamer, is currently in the Reunion I show at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first time it’s been in a show and not in a glass case! This series didn’t originate, but did advance a lot while...
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