Oct

15

The Smell Game

October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[warm-up, creative parenting]
Did you play this game as a child? It bears repeating and is a great thing to do with your own kids. It’s non-competitive, free, interactive and instructive, for adults as well as children. Plus, if you bring a creative slant to it, it can be an experience that teaches about the close […]

Oct

1

Cooking up Creativity

October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Cooking is one of the few creative activities that I engage in pretty much everyday. However, I realized recently that somewhere along the line I stopped giving cooking the respect it deserves.
I have always enjoyed cooking but I guess my children—over time—with their penchant for the bland and the familiar, ate away at […]

Sep

7

Changing Seasons

September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[process, essay]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman
Hi everyone. Welcome to September. Summer here in North America is fast waning—even though where I am in Nova Scotia, September is one of the best weather months.
I’ve been feeling quite ambivalent about the PCQ over the summer. There are lots of new visitors and subscribers and readers which is […]

Jun

30

other-handed

June 30, 2007 | 2 Comments

[-journaling, c-mindfulness-]
Next time you are writing in your journal, switch the pen to your other hand and write.
I know. I know. You can’t write with your other hand. Never mind. Go on and do it anyway.
Writing with our non-dominant hand can have interesting results because it confuses our brain. Part of that protest […]

Jun

15

Leaving Leftism Behind

June 15, 2007 | 4 Comments

[-crackles!, c-mindfulness-]
by Nancy Waldman

I am in the process of writing an article on using the non-dominant hand in journaling as a way to reach the R-mind. In doing so, I decided that my icon and ’short-hand’ talk of R-mindfulness, based on Betty Edwards work regarding the use of brain hemisphere dominance to teach art, is […]

May

23

Problem-solving Drawings

May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-exercise, un-blocker-]

by Nancy Waldman

Do you feel creative but still have difficulty creating?
Is something holding you back but you’re not quite sure what or why?
Are you feeling blocked?
Do you feel that your output is a trickle instead of a flood?
Here is a exercise designed to explore these kinds of problems in a new way.
In Marks […]

May

18

contour drawings

May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-r-mindfulness, exercise-]
by Nancy Waldman

Before beginning your creative work for the day, try this as a warm-up. It is an excellent way to access your R-mind and to lift your awareness from everyday mode into a heightened realm.

This warm-up is a drawing exercise but it’s not just for visual artists. It will help no matter what […]

May

3

The Nature Journal: chronicling climate change

May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-journaling, nature, process-]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman

3/1 The crocuses are coming up.
Is it early?

Is the natural world around you different from the way it was when you were a child? Perhaps it has even changed since you were a young adult. It has for me and I know it is so for many people. Climate change […]

Apr

16

Creative Writing

April 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

[-writing, motivation-]

Creative Writing

Originally uploaded by maher berro.

This photo speaks for itself, doesn’t it?
Maybe I chose it because it’s Monday morning, the sun isn’t shining so brightly today and I’m feeling at a lower ebb than I have for a while. It’s so pleasing to be […]

Apr

16

Impermanence

April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-photography, process-]

Originally uploaded by tejana.

This beautiful macro taken at a beach, by tejana, reminds me of the impermanence of … everything.
Sand is one of the most malleable of substances. It’s constantly altered by the tides, the wind, even the small beings living within it. Whether […]

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