Creativity

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Ezine: “From The Sewing Room” October 2008

The October 2008 edition of “From The Sewing Room” ezine is now available. Great articles and information.

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Fiber and Stitch Magazine

If you subscribe to Fiber and Stitch Magazine keep an eye out for one of my articles being published in the November issue.

If you don’t subscribe to the magazine, do yourself a favor and check it out. It’s a great magazine, every issue chock full of wonderful techniques and projects for textile and quilt artists - well worth the subscription fee.

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Ezine: “From The Sewing Room” August 2008

The August 2008 edition of “From The Sewing Room” ezine is now available. Great articles and information.

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Ezine: “From The Sewing Room” July 2008

The July 2008 edition of “From The Sewing Room” ezine is now available. Great articles and information.

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Time Management for Creative People

Finding time to be creative is sometimes a balancing act. Family, jobs and a busy lifestyle can suck up our time without us even realizing it. Or maybe you feel that taking time for yourself is selfish; that this time could be better spent tending to our families.

We all need personal time - time to reflect and to recharge our batteries, and for art quilters this usually means finding time to create our art!

When we are separated from our source of creativity for long periods, even though we might not consciously be aware of it, our bodies react in subtle, and not so subtle, ways. We can feel anxious, a little off-color, sometimes it’s just a feeling of being out of balance. Stop and listen to what your body is telling you - become aware of the little signals that your body is trying to send you.

Finding time for yourself, even if it’s only an hour or half an hour a day, benefits not just yourself, but your whole family. When you feel balanced and empowered, you have more positive energy to give back to them.

“Time Management for Creative People” is a thoughtful little 32-page free ebook by writer and creativity coach Mark McGuinness. In it he lists a number of things that creative people can do to manage their time better.

If you have been neglecting yourself, take the first step - spend half an hour with this short book, implement some of the strategies and make some time for yourself. Your whole family will thank you.

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The Freedom of Hand-Stitching

I love to do handwork when I can find the time. French knots in particular hold a fascination - they can blend and twist and turn at will. Rayon threads and metallic threads look amazing done in french knots.

Free-form embroidery, for me, is relaxing, creative and meditative. Just to let your hand go where it wants, stitch what it wants and how it wants, is a very freeing creativity exercise.

Stitch Magazine is a UK based magazine for lovers of hand-stitching and embroidery. Their website has a number of small, innovative embroidery projects, a gallery of embroidered textiles, and a stitch directory.

Even if you don’t subscribe to the magazine, the projects alone are worth a look.

http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/index.html

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Women, Painting and Power

An interesting article …

If a woman takes her creative life seriously, if she makes a commitment to herself and devotes herself to her creative work, she will eventually reach a crossroads where she has to confront the Inner Good Girl and the list of Good Girl rules if she wants to continue creating with passion and authenticity.

Read the full story at Creativity Portal

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Maggie Grey’s New Blog

If you love the work of Maggie Grey, she has a new blog, Magstitch, which should certainly be on your list of bookmarks.

Visit Maggie’s Blog

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Robert Genn’s Weekly Newsletter

Robert Genn’s newsletter this week is all about creativity and focus.

“Creatively successful people tend to have a well-developed ability to focus. ”

If you don’t already receive it, be sure to sign up for the newsletter. It’s full of wonderful bits of inspiration.

Visit http://painterskeys.com

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Putting Creativity to Work

This article looks at ways to help you create more options or ideas to solve your personal and professional problems or challenges.

Read the full story at Creativity Portal

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