A creative fibre art project using repurposed fabric scraps & ribbons, and a sleep mask left over from globe trotting. At the beginning of August I was inspired by our new empress, Heidi. She…
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A heart-warming painting by creative mother-daughter duo of a young girl surfing. A dynamic, moody, playful expression of a young girl’s daydreams. Title: Young Girl Surfing Artists: Heidi Jakal (American Painter, b. 1918) and Caris…
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Eliminating the dark by letting light shine in and more philosophizing on how photography offers an opportunity to look at life through a new lens. The world has been a little dark, lately. I…
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Your Body is Safe describes sexism in the music industry and discusses sexual assault which may be triggering to survivors. It follows with positive affirmations and meditation. This is a guest post written by…
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An inspired look at life through the lens of a camera. Inspiration and philosophy on how life and photography share the same principles. Nearly two years ago my parents gave me a very nice…
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Motivated to stretch my creative muscles lately has me brushing dust off some fiction I’ve written in the past. I’ve excavated a short series of fairy tales and fairy tale-esque works I’d essentially tucked in a drawer, to see…
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A group post of creative responses to the Carrie Fisher quote (made famous by Meryl Streep) ‘Take your broken heart, turn it into art.” Sign by Chris Rouleau, image courtesy of Aislinn Rose. Avid Empress Tea…
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This has been a year of change and a chance to try many new things. Furthering the adventure of self discovery I chose to finally have a book published. It has been a long…
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Short prose derived from yoga in the park and a view from above. Exploring yoga, focus, sexuality, and finding your inner yoga goddess. Focus shifted from the grass and the insecurity of my less than…
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Finding your creative pathway is a difficult journey requiring constant learning & invigorating sources of inspiration. How can creatives elude stagnation, the major killer of creativity? I’ve written about life as a creative before, about staying inspired and…
