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Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Let Your Creative Juices Flow!

So, tell me today - what's YOUR art? :)

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

One Girl and Her Cat

This is Soul Therapy...

On the 24th April 2015 my almost 17 year old cat returned to God.

She was my baby and i miss her so much.

I've talked about her and that has really helped to heal and then i drew this...it's soul therapy for me...

Click here if you want to read the full story about my furbaby Mano.

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Creative Genius YOU: Challenge Tip 3

Let's Get Pinteresting!

Well alrighty then!

How are you doing this week? Have you been enjoying Challenge Tip 1 and 2 so far? Have you shared it with your loved ones? Are your creative juices flowing?

I hope so!

There's still plenty time to get your loved ones onto the challenge and hey maybe you could do the challenge together? :)

OK, so just a quick re-cap before we dive in with this weeks challenge. Challenge Tip 1 was all about getting your creative genius tools together - which you did, well done - and then last week Challenge Tip 2 was broken down to part a, b and c - some thinking exercises, some nature gazing, some doodling, googling and getting your files and folders in place.

I know that everything seems to be available at an instant online and we all love the instant online world however do try to keep a physical offline folder/file too.

Just like your journal and/or notebook it is a cool handy tool.

Right - let's get into this weeks challenge - you ready? I sure am! :D

Challenge Tip 3:

Let's Get Pinteresting!

So this challenge is all about getting your files and folders in place and creating some creative boards for yourself.

You may have heard of 'Visual Boards' - a board where you put picture and images of all the dreams you want to achieve in your life and maybe you already do this - that's awesome.

But i wanted to share a tool with you which i use - you may already be using - or looking into using - and what it does is that it helps you create online visual boards of what you like.

I use something called Pinterest (here's my profile http://www.pinterest.com/turboflow/ i was updating it today and had lots of fun).

This awesome and cool tool helps you create your own boards and 'Pin' pictures/images that you like.

Go to Pinterest dot com - set up a profile and start creating a board.

You could even create your very own 'Creative Genius YOU Challenge' board and if you do then please share it with me on Pinterest.

Do add your friends on their (especially your social media friends as they may already be using it) start following boards and re-pinning - you'll love the follow back!

Another awesome point about Challenge Tip 3 is that now you are starting to sift things to what you like and prefer.

In Challenge Tip 2 we were letting our mind wonder and google whatever and doodle what came to our mind and you may have had things pop into your head or even on google that you were not too happy with or did not resonate with.

So here we are getting selective with what we like.

It is always good to keep an open creative eye and do continue to do that however i want you to stay focused and happy with this challenge.

Sometimes we can get bored with a task we don't really enjoy or don't see any benefit from - so instead of getting you to focus on whatever i now want you to get specific with what YOU like.

It makes me happy!

So there you have it - this is our Challenge Tip 3 - time to get pinteresting!

As always do like, share and comment on this post or email me - i love to hear your feedback on this creative journey! :)

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Creative Genius YOU: Challenge Tip 2

Let's Get Thinking!

OK my creative souls - how was 'Challenge Tip 1?'

Did you get your journal, notebook, pen, pencil (with the rubber) and colours together?

Did you start doodling and googling already?

I'm sure you have - you're already ahead of me on this ;)

So, today - or shall I say this week - our challenge is to...but wait...there are three parts to this weeks challenge tip. Ready? :D

Challenge Tip 2:

Let's Get Thinking!

Yes I know you already do that and you're pretty awesome at it too - however the idea now is to start daydreaming, doodling and googling.

But where to get inspiration or what to think?

Part a - Here I would say set a timer for 15 minutes to do nothing but drift off in to day-dream land.

We are not forcing ourselves to think anything in particular and I know you want to give it your best shot and you may be worried that you may get those unsolicited thoughts that you don't want during this 15 minute session - but it's OK, remember it is all a process and we are in early days taking baby steps and just learning.

Once your timer pulls you out your dream land start jotting down your thoughts - draw them - doodle them - whatever suits you.

Again, right now we are just getting the hang of this so allow whatever comes to you.

Part b - Also in this weeks challenge I want you to start doodling.

How?

Grab your notebook or journal, pop on your music of choice, get out into nature - observe, listen, drift off with the sounds and pretty scenes and just let your hand guide your pencil!

That sounds deep!

And - Part c - get on google and google!

Really, just google keywords from your doodlings and your note-takings (from parts a and b) and see what images come up (I'm so praying it's nothing haraam and explicit!).

Create a folder on your PC, laptop, ipads, smartphones and call it 'TFA - Challenge 2014) and save the images in that folder - we'll need them later.

Right, so that is this weeks challenge and if you're serious about this challenge which I know you are then each day for the next 7 days spend a maximum of 45 minutes on all parts (that's parts a, b and c).

Yes, you can spend longer - however - if you are a newbie you don't want to get overwhelmed with it all - but if you enjoy it then go for it.

That's it for this week. I'll be back with Challenge Tip #3 next week - in the meantime like, share and get interacting with this post and challenge - I look forward to hearing from you! :)

Have an awesome and creative week ahead!