The Artist’s Spring Awakening: Embracing Growth in Creativity
For most of history, our lives followed natural cycles of work and rest, but modern life has disconnected us from these rhythms. Creativity, like nature, moves through seasons—periods of inspiration, production, reflection, and rest. Recognizing and embracing these cycles can help us nurture our creative energy rather than forcing it …
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Planting Seeds: What I’m Cultivating in My Creative Life
Spring is a season of renewal, a time when nature reminds us that growth is always possible. As the world around us begins to bloom, I find myself reflecting on what I want to cultivate in my own creative life. Just like a garden, creativity requires planting seeds, nurturing them, …
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Creative Play Newsletter – Happy Spring!
I’ve written before about the Seasons of Creativity (which don’t necessarily line up with the actual seasons). There’s the Summer of Productivity where your creative fire is burning brightly and you are just churning out work. Next comes the Fall when things start to mellow a bit and settle into …
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Creative Play Newsletter – Bringing on Spring
Last month I wrote about the seasons of creativity and discussed how normal it is to go through cycles of active creation and rest. But, if you find yourself in a creative winter like I do right now, how do you bring on the creative spring? Start a new project! …
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