The Inner Wilderness of Creativity
Canoe camping in the backcountry is always an adventure. We had been away from it for a few years as our kids no longer fit with us in the canoe and it meant taking a second canoe and portaging it- with two kids who at that point were starting to say they were not interested. […]
Embracing What is
As the New Year approaches I am reminded of what has been and what may be ahead. It is easy to get caught up in wanting to jump into the New Year and leave everything else behind, particularly if you have had a difficult year, or your year seemed to have fallen short of […]
I’m an Art Rebel
The other week when I was dropping of some creative deeds for #creativedeed365 project, I left several around the restaurant we were eating at. I figured the restaurant was full so why not? My eldest son laughed at me and called me an “Art Rebel” like some kind of Marvel superhero. At the time […]
Creative Deeds for Me and You
I have been making little art offerings to give away as random acts of kindness as part of Gretchen Miller’s #CreativeDeed365. Though January has proven to be too busy for me (I’m doing one extra day of clinical art therapy, plus teaching and extra class for the Toronto Art Therapy Institute) to make these daily, […]
Creating in Community
I have a confession, I have reached a point where I have run out of words. I know it won’t last but it is uncomfortable just the same. Here I am supposed to be writing something inspiring to you the reader- even that sounds drab and unexciting. But I could not think of what to […]
The Messy Stuff of Creativity
I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to write my next blog post about and have been stuck. After writing a little something daily and posting doodles for the past month of October my mind has come up blank. I have my moments when I seem to have a lot […]
Peace of Mind via Doodling
Day #23 DoodleADay Challenge: After a long day at work (I do clinical work during the day and on Wednesday evenings I teach), its nice to unwind mindlessly with doodling rather than T.V. watching. The relaxing nature of the repeated lines in doodling, decorative patterns and scribbles make for a peaceful evening. In the […]