My Creativity Blog

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” Andre Gide Thought:  I have never been on a boat where I could not see the shore. I am not sure I would like to be so far out in the ocean. The feeling of being isolated would [...]

The other day I was called to substitute for an Art teacher. YEAH!  I wrote a little bit about it the other day when I talked about the Reynolds High School Art Show and Auction.  I was asked to teach about blind contour drawing. I was excited because I love doing blind contour drawing. I [...]

An Introduction to Creative Imagination – A State of Flow – This blog post introduces the concept of “creative imagination” and “state of flow”.

Art Should be inspired by the theme  “DREAMS”. I saw this quote on a poster at Reynolds High School. Reynolds High School is in Troutdale, Oregon. I have been doing some substitute teaching at this school lately.  The other day I finally got the opportunity to be a substitute for an art teacher. I was [...]

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” Beverly Sills Thought: No one likes to be disappointed. It hurts. Disappointment chips away at our self-esteem. Disappointment sometimes makes us fearful. I always hated it as a child when someone told me they were disappointed in me. I still [...]

Hi Everybody! I am excited about a couple of new creative ventures I am working on. First of all I have started a new blog. It is Art For Homeschool. Art for Homeschool is a website devoted to helping parents give their children art instruction through various ways.  You will probably notice that I have placed links to [...]

When I taught Art in public school, I started the first day of the year by giving my students a “Creativity Test”.  There was nothing fancy about the test. It was a piece of paper with several rectangles, circles and triangles on the page. I got the idea to do this when I went to [...]