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Frittering
Time. A desperately needed commodity for creators. Think of all the times you have wished for more of it. Time to get into that painting series, to finish the novel. There is never enough time. Life gets in the way. Juggling family, friends, work, demands...
Work Spaces
I used to think that you couldn't create unless you had a designated space, all your own, that was comfortable, that you could leave stuff all over the place undisturbed until the next time. There had to be light. There had to be quiet. But of course this isn't...
Gearing Up
Settling into creation mode. What works for you? Are you a 9 - 5 self-disciplined maker of things?I don't seem to be able to go at it directly. Thinking for days on end, making notes on notes, tidying the work area, circling around, getting closer until mid afternoon...
Connecting/Reconnecting
When this website was created in 2019, by the amazing Marsha Amanova/Rising Tide Creative, I thought having a blog component would be a good thing to keep me connecting to the site on a regular basis - updating, making changes, keeping it active. Of course, this all...
Safe Places to Create
We all need a place to stretch our wings and give ourselves permission to be vulnerable and create. It might be a specific location that feeds us. It might be time eked out from our busy lives. It might just be a state of mind - a stillness that allows creativity to...
Transitioning
2019. One hell of a year. It seems that a number of people I know have had to confront big changes in their lives - the heartbreaking deaths of partners, retiring, aging, transplanting, uprooting. Some have had change thrust upon them, some have made the leap...
Jealousy as a Motivator
About 19 years ago I visited the Elm Street Studio of artist Susan Tooke in Halifax NS. Her home was full of art and she was venturing into the world of children's book illustration. She had a very tiny work space, half of a small room, sharing it with her partner at...
Resilience
Just thinking about resilience and tenacity and how, without them, many talented creators may have fallen by the wayside. Had the opportunity this past week to attend a reading/conversation in Sackville NB with the uber-talented writer, Sheree Fitch, who has delighted...
The Incredible Budge Wilson
Yesterday I drove to Halifax to meet up with writer friends, Mary Jane Copps and Budge Wilson, for a long overdue visit. For a few years we made a point to meet up so that May Jane, with all her quiet, tender care, could read our Tarot cards. We had missed a few years...
Community of Women
I am very fortunate to have been part of a number of groups of women in my life. All supportive, enduring, offering laughter and empathy just when you need them. One of these groups are the 'Sisterines', women who have gathered for the last 25 years at Les Soeurs...