The Practice of Creativity

Posts Tagged ‘love your creative self series

What’s Your Positive Obsession? Learning from Octavia Butler

Posted by: micheleberger on: March 12, 2012

Last month’s ‘Love Your Creative Self’ series was a wonderful success. I had so much fun bringing together writers and artists to discuss how to nurture our creative lives. Later this spring, I’ll return to many of the themes raised in the series. March is Women’s History Month and my intention is to honor it [...]

I’m delighted to welcome North Carolina sculptor Darren Kendrick Powers aka ‘Johnny Glaze’ in the ‘Love Your Creative Self’ series. He works in metal and clay and does “welding, hammering, twisting, gluing, glazing, spraying, carving, nailing, and even head butting” to achieve a desired effect. His bowls, mugs and plates as well as hand built [...]

‘Love Your Creative Self’ Series: Befriending Our Distractions

Posted by: micheleberger on: February 12, 2012

How can we pay attention to our lives—our real lives, not the outward trappings that are often labeled as life—if we have distractions at every turn? Our minds provide a lifetime of distractions to work with. When we combine our own natures with the sensory overload most of us live with every day, we have [...]

Befriending Your Creative Work

Posted by: micheleberger on: February 7, 2012

I’m delighted to welcome writer and She Writes friend Nadine Feldman in the ‘Love Your Creative Self’ series to share her wisdom. I’ve included a prompt question based on her reflection. TEA WITH A FRIEND There is nothing like a trusted friend. We all want someone to share our secrets with, someone who will celebrate [...]

Welcoming the Creative Self Instead of Withholding from It

Posted by: micheleberger on: February 5, 2012

I asked people to note their relationship style with their creative self in the first post of this new series. I received both public and private emails from folks identifying and asking questions about the ‘withholder’ relationship style. Let’s look more closely at some characteristics of a withholding style toward creativity. This style manifests through: [...]


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