Hand Lettering – DIY books & paper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0PD-BXjRA4 Check out the video for this week where I explore the history of handwriting and how important it was in our life, until quite recently. Is the personal computer taking over our ability to write by hand? I hope not,
What does CreaSpaTreat mean to you?
Only 5 tickets left for the first CreaSpaTreat event in White Rock, BC. If you are available on the weekend of September 20, 2019 - join the fun! If not, please share with friends and family! Until then, let's explore what CreaSpaTreat
38,841 words and counting
That is a lot of words to have written down in some kind of logical order. The first draft was started in July of 2017, before we left on our trip. I knew I wanted to create something which was
Creativity needs constraints
There was a time when I thought I had life all figured out. I had an air of confidence in everything I did. The only aspect which was not perfectly managed was my creative time. There was never enough of
A year of the morning pages
July 2, 2017 I wrote my first 3 morning pages. Sitting on our back deck in the sun, diligently following the instructions of Julia Cameron. She prescribes 3 pages, no more, no less. Writing must be done in long hand.
If you give a moose a muffin…
A delightful children's picture book by American author Laura Joffe Numeroff, where the cause and effect of life's choices are played out in somewhat silly examples. And what happens when you give a moose a muffin? He asks for jam, of course,
Unused creativity is not benign
Brené Brown's research on the feeling of shame, which we all know too well, has led to many other discoveries in human behaviour. Ones which might not have been immediately linked to feelings of shame. In a podcast interview with
Difficult to explain, job titles
It started when I was young. My Dad's job was really hard for me to understand, let alone try and explain it to others. He was a 'Drilling Manager', for Imperial Oil whose main consumer facing brand, in Canada, is
Detourism and other new word suggestions
When your life takes a wholly unanticipated change and you must rethink and redefine what your life will be. A new word submitted to Collins Dictionary, pending approval. Another one - crafternoon which means, An afternoon spent (or specifically set aside
What qualifies a creative genius?
I'm not an expert in architecture. I've visited a few churches in my life, but I'm not devoted to studying that type of building, or any others for that matter. So maybe I am missing a bunch of creative structures