Art Supply House & Custom FramingThere is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun. ~ Jared Brock I recently listened to this podcast episode about a rural artist and how she makes it work. This quote about taking a break from painting while her kids were small caught my attention – “I abandoned painting […]
Creativity needs a quiet place where it can breathe and flourish. I recently heard the phrase “attention cottage” and loved it. It was coined by analogy to a memory palace. It was meant as a place of attentiveness. For some of us, this would be a private art studio. Many of us will have to […]
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle When discussing different materials, I try to keep in mind the end goal for the project. eg: if you’re just playing with art supplies – do what you want and have fun! However, if you’re looking to sell […]
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. ~ Pablo Picasso I was supposed to go camping this weekend. Reserved the site months ago, had a group of friends and neighbors going, most of the gear and food was packed… the whole shebang. Then I called it off the […]
A man who never reads will never be read. A man who never quotes will never be quoted. A man who never uses the thoughts of other men’s brain proves that he has no brain of his own. ~ Charles Spurgeon The quote above is about reading, writing, and thinking. About how our pens stand […]
People have said, ’Oh, I thought you’d be a nasty piece of work because you’re so dark and trenchant,’ and I say, ‘No I’m not! I’ve got rid of it — it’s all on paper!’ ~ Ralph Steadman I recently stumbled across the quote above, with an intro saying you can get the nasty bits […]
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. ~ Steve Jobs There’s nothing new under the sun, after all. So why do we feel like one […]
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. ~ Edward de Bono In last week’s email, I mused about collecting art supplies. This is a continuation of that train of thought. Sometimes, the potential of materials – the dream of what could be – holds as […]
A collection makes a statement about the collector’s taste, the world they want to create around themselves. ~ Maira Kalman I recently ran across a quote saying, “I have come to the conclusion that buying craft supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies.” How true! Curating a collection takes more work than one […]
The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity. ~ Brene Brown So often people think that creative = artsy. But that’s a woefully incomplete understanding of creativity. Everyone is creative. Tim the plumber is. He might not be a poet, but he comes up with […]