My Creativity Blog

There are times when even the best artists get stumped. I suppose this is equivalent to “writers block” with writers. There are times when we just don’t feel very creative. When we feel so uninspired.

Every artist has his or her own off days. There are days when you will feel like staying bed, when nothing seems to excite you anymore or when life just seems plain boring. And when you feel bad then it is going to show in your art work. In times like this there is something [...]

I love art. I love to draw, paint and sketch. But sometimes no matter how much I love art there are times when I get stumped. I remember one time when I was still in college and our art teacher asked us to paint something. Now I’ve done several paintings. But for some reason I [...]

Do you ever think that “creativity” is only for artists?  Talented men and women who make their life’s work about beauty, form, texture, etc.  Sculptors, painters, and sketch-artists come to mind when I hear the word “creative.”  My family loves to watch the TLC show “Cake Boss.”  If you have not seen the show, Buddy [...]

Chapter Six of The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer is full of creative insight and wisdom. As I read the chapter I kept stopping to underline, circle, or highlight passages.  Janice divides the chapter into seven sections with four exercises for the reader to do.  Janice covers issues that we face when we desire a [...]

Hi! Welcome back to my series of articles about The Creative Call written by Janice Elsheimer.  Today we will discuss Chapter Five which is titled, “Breathing In”.  If you missed any articles in the series you can find links at the end of this article. This week I wrote in my journal every morning, did [...]

Hello and welcome to my series of articles on The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer. Each Wednesday I post an article about my journey through the book.  This week’s article is about Chapter Three: Awakening. I tried to read the chapter as Janice suggested. I read a little each day, wrote in my journal every [...]