Creativity
19 articles in Creativity.
Stopping in the Middle
by Creations CommunityEnding a session at the natural stopping point is why starting again is hard. The case for walking away mid-sentence, while you still know what comes next.
Making Things Nobody Will See
by Creations CommunityAn imagined audience changes the work and the maker. What returns when one thing you make stays private: absorption, honesty, and the pleasure of the thing itself.
Copy One Page
by Creations CommunityPainters, writers and musicians have always learned by copying. Why reproducing good work by hand trains attention like nothing else, and how to begin.
A Song Fifty Years in the Making: Andrea Randa's Music of Love and Healing
by Creations CommunityGuitar at twelve, opera for twenty years, a debut album fifty years in the making: meet Andrea Randa, singer, sound healer, and co-publisher of Creations.
The Audience in Your Head
by Creations CommunitySomewhere along the way an imagined audience moved into your making. What being watched does to work and play, and the case for keeping one practice unshared.
The Last Ten Percent
by Creations CommunityAlmost everyone has a drawer of things that are nearly done. The last stretch of any piece of work is a different act from the making, and nobody teaches it.
What the Hands Know
by Creations CommunityThere is a particular quiet that arrives when the hands are busy and the mind is not needed. It is not a hobby. It is one of the oldest ways a person has of coming back to themselves.
Make It Badly: The Case for Being an Amateur
by Creations CommunityYou do not have to be good at it. What the evidence on the arts and health suggests about painting, singing and writing purely for the pleasure of doing them.
Why Your Best Ideas Arrive in the Shower
by Creations CommunityInsight rarely arrives at the desk. Here is what neuroscience says about why stepping away works, and how to build that fallow time back into an ordinary day.
Blank Canvas
by Janice Kuhl, Glen Cove, NY--- no longer bound by yesterday, I paint my future in bright bold strokes
Rediscovering Wonder and Possibilities
by Chuck Wisner, New EnglandI don’t believe wide-eyed wonder is something we simply leave behind in childhood. Curiosity doesn’t vanish. Our questions don’t just dry up.
The Purr of Two Cats
by Cleo Griffith, California--- Last night the chair moved. John’s chair. The latest in a series of unusual events.
Introducing Poetry at Creations Magazine: A Celebration of Expression and Connection
by Creations CommunityWe are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter for Creations Magazine: our dedicated Poetry Section .
The Art of Ekphrasis: Writing Poetry Inspired by Visual Art
by Creations CommunityIn the quiet spaces between brushstrokes and shadows, where colors breathe emotion and composition tells a silent story, there exists a bridge—one
Bringing the Wonder of Veil Paintings into Your Space
by Creations CommunityArt has the power to inspire, uplift, and transform any environment.
10 Unexpected Ways to Reignite Your Creative Flame
by Creations CommunityCreativity is like a flame—it can burn bright and warm, fueling your passion and lighting up your ideas.
Breaking Through in the Quest for Self-Understanding
by Toni BerginsThe most difficult and worthy journey is the quest for self-knowledge and self-compassion.
Exciting Times Ahead: Welcome to the New Creations Magazine Online Experience!
by Creations CommunityHello, beautiful souls! 🌟 We’re thrilled to unveil the brand-new Creations Magazine website and refreshed branding!
Wellspring Within
by Mario Starace, Bayside, NYWaking up to a life baked into conformity, makes for a dry dreary existence!