My Creativity Blog

In order to give my Art II students something to look forward to at the end of the school week, I have given them an altered book assignment to work on every Friday. The assignment is something that I have always wanted to do myself, so I am also creating an altered book at home [...]

When it comes to being creative there is no right or wrong, black or white. It is not bound by rules or rigid policies. Many people think that only artists can be creative. But the truth is anyone can have a creative streak. All it takes is a little imagination and unconventional thinking. Here are [...]

When it comes to food, all most people think about is eating it. We can’t really blame them either.

There are times when even the best artists get stumped. I suppose this is equivalent to “writers block” with writers. There are times when we just don’t feel very creative. When we feel so uninspired.

There are some people who think that art is unnecessary, that it is just a waste of time. Such people are too busy making a living to appreciate the finer things in life. But no matter how busy you may be you should learn to take a step back and smell the roses. After all we only live once. We’ve got to make it count. One way to live life to the fullest is by learning to appreciate art.

A lot of people ask, what is the point of art? Is it only for beauty and to give people something nice to look at? According to psychologists the benefits of art go far beyond aesthetic purposes. It does much more than just give beauty to a room. It also has cognitive and psychological benefits. [...]

When most people think of art they think of paintings or sculptures or sketches. Although these things represent art it is much more than that. Art is wherever you choose to see it. Look around you. Look at the trees, the skies or the mountains. Nature is art in its simplest form. And yet we [...]