Holiday Break
Enjoy winter vacation — we’ll be back on January 2, 2012!
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Dec 19
Monday Post ~ December 19, 2011
“Nothing builds a child’s self-confidence like unconditional love. Let your children know that you love them for who they are, rather than for what they do.”
~Michael J. Gelb, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
What are your plans for creative practice this week? It’s holiday time, so enjoy a broad brush when it comes to creativity: cooking, baking, decorating inside and out, making gifts, making cards, getting creative with wrapping, savoring the magic, finding ways to enjoy the small moments of each day.
Share your goal(s) as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post.
Dec 12
Monday Post ~ December 12, 2011
“Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold!”
~Josephine Daskam Bacon
What are your plans for creative practice this week? It’s holiday time, so enjoy a broad brush when it comes to creativity: cooking, baking, decorating inside and out, making gifts, making cards, getting creative with wrapping, savoring the magic, finding ways to enjoy the small moments of each day.
Share your goal(s) as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post.
Dec 5
Monday Post ~ December 5, 2011
“If I am curious and seeking new experiences, I can probably surprise myself in some way, which leads to brand-new experiences. Having adventures on a regular basis leads to habits of pleasure.” ~SARK
What are your plans for creative practice this week? Given the specifics of your schedule, decide on a realistic goal or a milestone to reach for. A goal as simple as “I will be creative for 10 minutes every day” or “I will gesso three canvases” is what it’s all about. And if you aren’t in goal-setting mode, remember that regular creative practice is what it’s all about. Just show up and do the work.
Share your goal(s) as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post.
Suggestion: When you’re deciding on your creative intentions, it’s a good idea to think about WHEN you’re going to write those 2,000 words or paint that canvas. Try to schedule the time slots in your calendar (if you keep one), understanding that flexibility may be required. If things don’t happen when you wanted them to, that’s OK. Give yourself a gentle push with one hand, but pat yourself kindly on the shoulder with the other if you don’t reach your goal for a given week. Sometimes it’s easier, sometimes it’s harder. Ride whatever you’ve got.
It’s also useful to have a sense of your minimum requirements (come hell or high water I’m going to write 100 words) while keeping a lookout for sudden opportunities to do more. You know, the day that the baby takes a monster nap or your partner takes the kids out to run errands and you find yourself with an unexpected “extra” half hour. Grab that time for yourself. You can catch up on the dishes and the laundry later. If you keep something creative in the back of your mind for those sudden opportunities, you’ll be more likely to use them to your advantage — rather than squandering your precious bonus moments on Facebook or vacuuming out the sofa cushions.
Miranda: Art Every Day Month ~ Day 29
Day 29 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM). Constructive doodling. I made a tent card that now sits on my kitchen counter, reminding everyone who approaches the sink with dirty dishes in hand to DEAL WITH THEM, rather than leaving said dishes for those magical fairies who arrive overnight to scrub everything spotless. Thus far, it seems to be working!
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Nov 28
Monday Post ~ November 28, 2011
“Let everyone climb on their roofs and sing their notes. Sing loud!” ~Rumi
What are your plans for creative practice this week? Given the specifics of your schedule, decide on a realistic goal or a milestone to reach for. A goal as simple as “I will be creative for 10 minutes every day” or “I will gesso three canvases” is what it’s all about. And if you aren’t in goal-setting mode, remember that regular creative practice is what it’s all about. Just show up and do the work.
Share your goal(s) as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post.
Suggestion: When you’re deciding on your creative intentions, it’s a good idea to think about WHEN you’re going to write those 2,000 words or paint that canvas. Try to schedule the time slots in your calendar (if you keep one), understanding that flexibility may be required. If things don’t happen when you wanted them to, that’s OK. Give yourself a gentle push with one hand, but pat yourself kindly on the shoulder with the other if you don’t reach your goal for a given week. Sometimes it’s easier, sometimes it’s harder. Ride whatever you’ve got.
It’s also useful to have a sense of your minimum requirements (come hell or high water I’m going to write 100 words) while keeping a lookout for sudden opportunities to do more. You know, the day that the baby takes a monster nap or your partner takes the kids out to run errands and you find yourself with an unexpected “extra” half hour. Grab that time for yourself. You can catch up on the dishes and the laundry later. If you keep something creative in the back of your mind for those sudden opportunities, you’ll be more likely to use them to your advantage — rather than squandering your precious bonus moments on Facebook or vacuuming out the sofa cushions.
Miranda: Art Every Day Month ~ Day 26
Day 26 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM). A photo shoot during a family in the woods. A restorative outing on a beautiful day.
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Miranda: Art Every Day Month ~ Day 23
Day 23 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM). And now for something completely different…turkeys! My plan was to cut out all of the parts for Thanksgiving place cards and have the little guys do the assembly. It turns out that the kids weren’t interested in glue sticks today, so the turkeys were all mine. As we’re vegetarian, these are the only turkeys that will grace our table tomorrow 
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
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Nov 21
Monday Post ~ November 21, 2011
“Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem.” ~Rollo May
What are your plans for creative practice this week? Given the specifics of your schedule, decide on a realistic goal or a milestone to reach for. A goal as simple as “I will be creative for 10 minutes every day” or “I will gesso three canvases” is what it’s all about. Share your goal(s) as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post.
Suggestion: When you’re deciding on your creative intentions, it’s a good idea to think about WHEN you’re going to write those 2,000 words or paint that canvas. Try to schedule the time slots in your calendar (if you keep one), understanding that flexibility may be required. If things don’t happen when you wanted them to, that’s OK. Give yourself a gentle push with one hand, but pat yourself kindly on the shoulder with the other if you don’t reach your goal for a given week. Sometimes it’s easier, sometimes it’s harder. Ride whatever you’ve got.
It’s also useful to have a sense of your minimum requirements (come hell or high water I’m going to write 100 words) while keeping a lookout for sudden opportunities to do more. You know, the day that the baby takes a monster nap or your partner takes the kids out to run errands and you find yourself with an unexpected “extra” half hour. Grab that time for yourself. You can catch up on the dishes and the laundry later. If you keep something creative in the back of your mind for those sudden opportunities, you’ll be more likely to use them to your advantage — rather than squandering your precious bonus moments on Facebook or vacuuming out the sofa cushions.
Nov 19
Miranda: Art Every Day Month ~ Day 19
Day 19 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM). I wasn’t feeling well and cancelled plans to go to the gym in the morning and to book group in the evening — but I wasn’t going to let a luxuriously unscheduled Saturday pass by without making it into the art room, malaise be darned.
For a while I’ve been wanting to do something with this quote from A Course in Miracles: “If you knew who walks beside you on the way that you have chosen, fear would be impossible.” The who referenced here can mean anything that makes sense to you: God, goddess, source, divine love, community, the universe, inner wisdom, etc. If you take a moment to decide what that “who” is for you, you may find that this quotation is a powerfully reassuring mantra.
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Nov 16
Miranda: Art Every Day Month ~ Day 16
Day 16 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM). Another poem in my series, although I paired this one with a photograph.
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