Finding Inspiration in Heroes For some reason, the title of this chapter brought to mind various songs about heroes, from Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” to David Bowie’s “Heroes” (yes, that is a rather curious mix and so is our music collection…sans Bette Midler; sorry Ms. M.) One definition of a hero is a [...]
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Standing at Water’s Edge: Chapter 5
Posted in art, Artists, book review, Creativity, Finding a voice, Inspiration, Self-confidence, tagged Anne Paris, book review, Books, Creativity, dreams, fear, heroes, Inspiration on November 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
All in Tarrytown
Posted in Amy's Art, Art Dolls, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Sculpture, tagged art, art demonstration, Art Dolls, Business, Cats, Creativity, gallery stroll, Mixed Media, NY, Polymer clay, Sculpture, Tappan Z Gallery, Tarrytown on November 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just a quick check-in. This week has been a flurry of activity as I’ve been preparing for my featured artist and art demo event at Tappan Z Gallery on Friday, November 20. I’ve had great fun the last two days making armature models using wire and aluminum foil and masking tape and creating polymer clay [...]
Monday Reflection
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged change, create, Creativity, Inspiration, life changes, new thought, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, think, TUT on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thinking brand new thoughts that you’ve never thought before is wildly more conducive to creating big life changes than just thinking different varieties of the same old thoughts. Think about it – The Universe
Standing at Water’s Edge: Chapter 4
Posted in art, book review, Networking, Opportunity, Self-confidence, tagged blocks, book review, Books, childhood, criticism, fear, mirrors, Standing at Water's Edge on November 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Note: Fellow artist Leah Piken Kolidas recently interviewed Dr. Paris on her blog. You’ll find the interview here Finding Strength In Mirrors In Chapter 4, Dr. Paris begins to explain the three types of relationships that she believes are crucial to all creative types. Chapter 4 focuses on “mirrors;” those people who validate our strengths, [...]
Monday Reflection
Posted in Inspiration, intention, Intuition, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged Inspiration, intent, Joseph Campbell, knowing, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He who thinks he knows, doesn’t know. He who knows that he doesn’t know, knows. – Joseph Campbell
Checking-In
Posted in Balance, Opportunity, tagged Business, goals, life, Mind map, physical therapy, time, time management on November 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m finding this month to be busier than originally expected. That is a good thing because I am immersing myself in my studio. Unfortunately I am not keeping up with the blog as often as I would like. So here is a little update. New Approach to Tracking Studio Time In my post summarizing Chapter [...]
Monday Reflection
Posted in Inspiration, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged Buddhism, caring, good deeds, help, Inspiration, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, Water on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Do not take lightly small good deeds, believing they can hardly help. For drops of water, one by one, in time can fill a giant pot. -Patrul Rinpoche Buddhist Teaching
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