I've always dreamed of owning my own business and imagined that any letters or packages I sent would be distinctive. If you received something from me, you would know it without ever reading the return address label. Similar to the J. Peterman catalog where people are as interested in the stories and copy as the products ...
Category Archives: Exploring Creativity
Art Journaling Fun
After a long week I decided to spend yesterday relaxing and indulging in a little painting and art journaling. Sometimes, I'm a little intimidated by the thought of art journaling. You see, I don't really know what I am doing. I don't know if I'm doing it 'right' or if I'm doing it 'wrong'. But, ...
Why was it so hard?
Well, after agonizing over what to name my business for the last few weeks it really wasn't that hard after all. I just needed to see it. I did a few mindmaps and collected some words...
Vision Board Complete
It took me almost six weeks to finish my vision / dream board. I am not sure if it normally takes that long, but this was my first time creating one and I didn't want to rush it. My process...I collected images (pictures and words) throughout the week and then sat down one day a week ...
Vision Board-Part IV
Okay, this is week four of working on my Vision Board. It's coming together quite nicely, but with a few surprises. I am posting a few more pictures here for you to see how it is progressing. I will finish it next weekend and share with you what I discovered in the process.
Borrowed Brainstorming Techniques
In my 'old j-o-b' I worked on a variety of different projects. Most of these projects were ones I chose to work on or ones I developed and proposed. The two things they all had in common were that they all revolved around one central theme-logistics and distribution. Since I was very good at what I ...
Art Journal-Dream Board
In Monday's post, "What do I Want? What do You Want?" I invited you to join me in creating an art journal/dream board. I have reflected and journaled on the question "what do I want?" for years and have a pretty solid understanding of what I want. But, after watching the movie "The Women" I ...
What do I Want? What do You Want?
In the movie ”The Women”, Mary, played by Meg Ryan, discovers her husband is having an affair. Her world begins to fall apart. She then goes through a very interesting process to answer the question – “What do I want?” I love the way she processes this question. It reminds me ...
The Power of Time Off
TED Talks - Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off Stefan Sagmeister's
A Weekend of 'Firsts'
This weekend is a weekend of 'firsts'... My first visit to Cleveland, Ohio My first 'art' workshop - Creative Dig: Excavating Self Identity & Story Through Paint, Clay, & Word My first roommate - Heather Plett. She is a new friend from Canada and a fellow traveler on the creative journey to self-discovery. My first trip traveling as a ...
