Procrastination or Inspiration
This morning, in an attempt to procrastinate a few minutes prior to beginning a project I’d been resisting, I checked my inbox and found an email from my friend and mentor, Barbara Winter,...
View ArticleWhere do You Find Inspiration?
I heard something today from a friend who I’d previously thought of as a creative entrepreneur. He’s an ad guy so you’d just assume he’s an idea machine, right?. I complimented him on a print piece...
View ArticleMud pies, Fingerpaint and Creative Block
A theme seems to have emerged among my entrepreneurial “peeps” recently about creativity, creative blocks and self expression. Some of my favorite bloggers, Sandy Dempsey (thedreamingcafe.com) and...
View ArticleHave You Found Your Feather?
Today’s guest blogger is Barbara Winter of http://www.joyfullyjobless.com Today my sister Margaret is headed to the garment district in Los Angeles on a field trip for her business. I know she’ll...
View Article3 Reasons You should go to Bead Shows, even if you Don’t make jewelry
Yes, I know this sounds like crazy advise, but even if the art you create has nothing to do with beads, gemstones or precious metal, you are shortchanging yourself and your business if you don’t attend...
View ArticleWhat to do about those ideas that keep re-surfacing no matter how many times...
Do you have an idea that you keep putting off until “someday”, feeling that the time isn’t right, you aren’t sure how to go about it or if it would make money? I have lots of these that sit on the...
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Inspiration from Nature
A few years ago, I wrote a post about how patterns, textures and colors in nature inspire our art and design. Today I came across this site and I’m blown away by how nature has inspired this designer.
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