My Creativity Blog

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self. ~Erich Fromm Thoughts:  With all the discussion on blogs, websites, books, and videos it appears the “conditons for creativity” are very much on people’s minds. I have read many articles giving suggestions [...]

“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.” ~Robert Motherwell Thought: I didn’t have a very good day with my students today. I was pulled in every direction. Students were at different stages of their work and demanding attention. I was completely worn to a frazzle after 8th period. [...]

Creative work makes me happy, but the subsequent pauses for the rest are all the more painful, for then one begins to think things over. ~ Hugo Wolf, composer Thoughts: Each time I read the quote above I seem to get a little different meaning. At first I thought that this quote would hit close to home [...]

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp Thought: This quote is quite fun and truthful. I thought about this very idea last night after puttering in my art room for a few hours. Last evening when I came home from work I was pretty tired.  Being a teacher can [...]

“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ” Henry Miller Thought: How much do we miss in life because we don’t pay attention?  I heard a devotional this morning on the way to work which made me think [...]

“No great thing is created suddenly.” Epictetus (Greek philosopher) Thought: The older I get the more excited I become about learning new things. I find that I am interested in many subjects I would have never dreamed about years ago, things I did not even know existed. When I was a teenager I was very [...]

  But God has revealed it to us by his spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.    I Corinthians 2:10 NIV Thought: I think every person experiences or sees the world in a slightly different manner from the next. Visual artists might be prone to notice color, texture, value, shape, and line. A musician [...]