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- This week in the Oodlearium Part 2 November 27, 2020In the meantime, here is what has been happening in the Oodlearium. A thanksgiving haiku. Something that has fallen to the back burner since I returned to school has been my daily haikus. They are like the sprint of creativity for me. I never took more than a few minutes to write one and I […]
- This week in the Oodlearium Part #1 November 25, 2020It’s day one of a five day weekend and my brain decided that 4:45 AM was the time it wanted to activate. So I was sitting in bed poking around on Pinterest when it hit me like a ton of bricks…I have been pinning hundreds of ideas to my Creativity board, but I am not […]
- Creativity Chat November 5, 2020How important is education to your creative process? A willingness and desire to learn IS crucial to the creative process. This has been true in all aspects of my creativity journey. Most weeks I decide to learn something new in order to complete my 52 Frames submission. In most cases I could just click something […]
- Creativity Chat October 29, 2020Do you use creativity to escape? Absolutely! My creative endeavors are fun for me. At one point in time I decided I needed financial validation of my artistic/creative worth, so I started doing portraits for friends and family. I charged reasonable rates and in some cases I even volunteered my time/talents. After a few years […]
- Creativity Chat October 22, 2020Who or what has helped you to persevere and not quit? My best friend once told me that I could do anything I ever set my mind to. I asked her how she could be so sure. She did not hesitate even a second before answering— “Because in our almost 30 years of friendship you […]
- Creativity Chat October 15, 2020What is playing in your CD player/Ipod right now Ever since I started using Pandora as my main means of listening to music, I don’t really pay attention to who the artists are anymore. I have a handful of stations that I listen to regularly. I recognize the music, but with rare exceptions I have […]
- How does one celebrate a birthday during a pandemic? October 11, 2020Most years, my husband and I take Columbus Day weekend to head out of town for a few days to celebrate my birthday. We find a bed and breakfast or even better and AirBnB somewhere a few hours from here. With a collection of podcasts on a flash drive, we hop in the car and […]
- Creativity Chat October 8, 2020Do you think that creativity involves putting your heart and soul into your work? Or is it more like letting your mind flow freely to witness the surprising results of your actions? I was out for a walk last night with a friend and we were talking about creativity. She rattled off some brilliant sentence […]
- Creativity Chat October 1, 2020What do you do on a normal day that contributes to your creative work? During a normal non-COVID19 school year, I have little time during the week to work on creative projects. However, I always have my 52 Frames project going on in the background. I try to schedule a few hours every Saturday to […]
- The Oodlearium is Officially Open September 27, 2020Sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving last year my husband asked me what I thought about the idea of turning our loft into a crafting space for me. At the time it was home to a pool table that was being used as everything from a storage table to an ironing board. It was most definitely […]
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