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Welcome!

The Practically Creative Quarter
is a webzine that focuses on

What’s New ~

images from our network members

It’s a new dimension to The Practically Creative Quarter
~ The PCQ with YOU in mind ~
A social network for everyone interested in creativity.

Creativity shared is creativity energized!
• Customize your own Being Practically Creative webpage and blog.
  Upload photos, badges, music, widgets.
  Share photos of your work.
  Share your stories, your process, your tips.
  Discuss your successes and your woes.
  Tell about the creativity that you do…or want to do!
  Write a tutorial about how you work.
  Get tips from other people.
  Start groups about what you’re interested in.
  Start a discussion about whatever interests you.
  Invite friends, meet new ones.
  Show your work to like-minded people.

Check out This Month’s Goody, a featured article from our archives!

The Gallery page is a sampling of some of the visual art that has been featured in our zine.

Thanks go out to all our great contributors who’ve enriched and given depth and breadth to this zine. Bravo!

Scroll down to find this month’s sampling of Oldies but Goodies.

You can find guidelines on submissions on the About page in the navigation bar under the header.

let me know—either through comments or email—if you have any suggestions, concerns, problems with layout or design, find links that don’t take you anywhere or anything else that you think I need to know. If you have a suggestion for a poll, I’d love to hear it!

The Practically Creative Quarter was originally fashioned as a webzine, published online four times a year. It was called The Practically Creative Quarterly and debuted in April 2005. Though it met with nice reviews and many people liked the content enough to subscribe, it had two major problems. The first was that there was little interaction. The static html pages provided no way for people to give feedback or their own input on the articles. The second problem was that it was a big website that had to be totally re-made every three months. I couldn’t begin to keep up with it AND accomplish the (other) creative projects that I’ve set out to do. This new format (May 2007) is designed to cure both of those problems.

NOTE:

January 2008: The Practically Creative Quarter now offers a social network feature where members can *meet* each other, share their work, stories, problems, process, techniques and successes. Please check out Being Practically Creative on the ning network.

This article: Being Practically Creative sums up the ideas that inspired this project.

There is a Practically Creative Group on Flickr where members post images of their latest creations. It’s a real treat to look through. You can see the latest uploads on our sidebar and click through to the whole photostream, if you like. Take a moment to sign-up to flickr and join the group if you’re interested.

I hope that you’ll register, read, comment, make suggestions, contribute where you can, and come back often. I’m always looking for feedback! Please keep reading below to find out about submissions.

Finally, if you have suggestions for articles or subjects you would like to see here, I’d love to hear your ideas. Please email me.

All the best,

Nancy Shepard Metzger Waldman

about submissions -

The PCQ has a long tradition (yes - in web-years, 2 years is long) of publishing articles, tutorials and the creative work of those not directly associated with the website. While I’m no longer as active in seeking out contributors, I am still interested in what you have to show the world, if you’re interested in being part of this endeavor. I especially like simple tutorials (with images) so if you have a skill that you’d like to pass on to others let me know. Essays and articles about the craft and process of creating are also valued here. Please email me with your work or an idea and I’ll get back to you about whether it’s a good fit for us or not.
Thanks and keep up the good work!