Did you know?
During the early days of the pandemic, many organizations and companies needed to develop creative methods to continue being relevant. For instance, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts’ 2020 Juried Art showRead More…
Did you know? The City of Waterloo …
… selected my image ‘Helping Hands’ to be made into a banner to hang in Waterloo Park’s Art Promenade. Sometimes some positives come out of drastically difficult situations such as a pandemicRead More…
Over the Moon
I am over the moon excited that the Porcupine’s Quill plans to publish my debut collection of contemporary literary short stories. The projected release of the collection is Fall 2021 or 2022.Read More…
Still Wanting to Ignite Your Creative Mojo? Keep Reading.
(Note: an earlier version of this post appeared in WHT/SWG) You’ve got your watercolour set and a handful of Sharpies, right? While you are at it, find your scissors and some Post-itRead More…
Get Yourself a Little Creative Mojo
Have you been trying to create more time to be artistic? (Note: an earlier version of this blog appeared in WHT/SWG) Make sure you have an inexpensive watercolour set and a handfulRead More…
Do you want to become a Small a Artist? Great term coined by artist Danny Gregory
I have a brilliant idea for you. To find your creative mojo, get yourself one of those dollar store notebooks. It doesn’t matter if it is lined paper or blank. Whatever youRead More…
You should show your work. Seriously.
In my monthly newsletter (April edition), you’ve been introduced to Austin Kleon, a writer who draws. He thinks everyone who creates should show their work. With that in mind, he poses someRead More…
Keep jot notes. Ideas make your writing richer.
Why Keeping an Idea Journal of Some Sort Makes Sense During a recent purging of my studio-office, I stumbled upon binders and a journal in which I’d been keeping ideas for writingRead More…
Need some inspiration for your writing. Check this out.
Writing Ideas Abound! Writing ideas do abound. I’m serious. You can find snippets to explore everywhere. This link gives you piles of ideas. I particularly love the one about using your familyRead More…
Are You a Late Bloomer, too?
In my October newsletter, we were discussing how I feel like a late bloomer sometimes, that I arrived at fulfilling my creative mojo at such a late age. And sometimes, just sometimes,Read More…