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taking the next step

By On September 1, 2011 · 1 Comment

I’ve been thinking a lot about my little space on the Internet. A few years ago I spun my creative work off of my personal blog because they felt like two separate parts of me. Now they couldn’t be more intertwined.

This space isn’t going away. In fact, it will probably grow to include more [...]

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gone fishin’

By On June 18, 2011 · 4 Comments

Not actual fishing, but I’m taking my knitting, so I’ll have sticks and string if the urge strikes.

I need to recharge my creative batteries. Get my creative juices flowing again. Reboot my personal hard drive. Can I use any more cliches?

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thinking about creativity

By On April 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity. Isn’t it weird that when you have something on your mind, you start to see references to the same thing all over the place?

A few days ago I discovered Austin Kleon’s How to steal like an artist (and 9 other things nobody told me). It’s [...]

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review: the creative life by julia cameron

By On October 14, 2010 · 2 Comments

I thought this book would a collection of essays like Po Bronson’s What Should I Do with My Life?. I was surprised to find it reads more like a diary. You won’t find chapters dedicated to specific people, but you’ll learn about them over dinner dates, vacations, piano lessons, musical readings, teaching [...]

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my creative space

By On July 14, 2010 · 2 Comments

In my creative space today, and for the next few weeks, I’ll be writing — journaling actually — about where I want to be this time next year. My daughter is enrolled in some morning camps and I’ll be hanging out in the coffee shop nearby with a notebook and pen (and [...]

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retreat recap: contemplative knitting

By On June 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

Our Sunday class at retreat wasn’t really a class, but more of an exercise. Anne led us in a morning of meditation and contemplative knitting. I wasn’t sure how this was going to work for me. I’ve never been good at meditation. Things are always popping into my head — what’s [...]

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test driving curtain fabric

By On May 4, 2010 · 2 Comments

I haven’t been very successful at getting up early to have some creative time for myself. However, I am up early enough to know that my creative space is too warm for coffee and work in the morning. This big, beautiful window faces east. Not only does it heat things up, [...]

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what’s the most creative time of your day?

By On March 9, 2010 · 10 Comments

I love the wee hours of the morning. Some of my fondest memories are from my little apartment in Baltimore staying up until 2, 3, or 4 a.m. just drawing, reading or listening to music.

Summertime was my favorite. I lived right in the middle of Mt. Vernon’s night life: restaurants, bars, dance clubs. [...]

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