Creativity

I have been working non-stop, it feels like. It's what happens when I put in an hour here, another while Jaxson naps and a bunch more late at night. All this work means I've been staring at my computer screen many hours …

Are you taking advantage of the back to school sales? This is the perfect time of year to find great deals on shoes that you can easily paint and customize into a one of a kind creation that you’ll be proud to …

I love getting lost in the thrift store. There’s always so many treasures to discover. The jewelry case is my favorite part of the thrift store because I love taking apart old baubles and turning them into something new. Before I had …

Currently, my mornings are my own, so I thought I would start doing morning pages again. For those not familiar with them, Julia Cameron of the famed The Artist’s Way (affiliate link) recommends all creative folks to sit and write three pages every morning. …

Aliki’s Violent Seascape Back in February, I worked with Sophia’s art teacher to set up a project on Art Room Aid, and help fund her second grade class art lesson about Winslow Homer’s moody seascapes. Art Room Aid is a program by …

This post was inspired by the novel A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. In a war torn Chechnya, a young fatherless girl, a family friend, and a hardened doctor struggle with love and loss. Join From Left to Write on …