Guest Post: How Malleable Is Time?

by taraagacayak February 11, 2011 creativity
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Guest poster Tara Agacayak writes, “At the transition of each new year, I pick three things I want to bring in to my life and three things I want to remove from my life. One of the things I picked to bring in this year was productivity…” Her productivity quest leads her to consider a radically different view of time.

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Guest Post: Dreamcatchers

by sezinkoehler February 4, 2011 creativity
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Chasing a dream is something most people end up putting on the side. Guest poster Sezin Koehler writes about her in-bloom, technicolor life and how the people she calls ‘dreamcatchers’ helped her get there.

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Guest Post: The Year of the Golden Tiger Draws to an End

by dutchessabroad January 28, 2011 art
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Guest poster Judith van Praag says goodbye to the Year of the Tiger by exploring transcendental Tibetan tiger rugs.

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Do angry artists make better work?

by rosedeniz January 21, 2011 art
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Tweet So maybe the stereotype of the poor, angry, and frustrated artist has got to end, but the topic of anger keeps turning up in my conversations lately. Irritation, frustration, and all the other variations, too. It’s the New Year and things are supposed to be shiny and fresh, people are supposed to still be tolerant, and […]

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Welcome to Love, Rose 2.0

by rosedeniz January 15, 2011 art
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Tweet In 2004, I opened up shop and blog to explore my journey from the Midwest to Turkey. I had an MFA in Painting, a Turkish fiance, and a new life ahead of me. Now six years later, my husband and I are raising two bilingual and cultural kids, my freelance illustration habit is going strong, and I’ve got […]

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Three things teaching English has taught me about creativity

by rosedeniz January 7, 2011 creativity
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Tweet I resisted the idea of teaching English when I first moved to Turkey. Part of it was that I didn’t want to give up other pursuits to teach, but the other part was not feeling in my own skin as a second-language learner of Turkish. My brain felt crowded with new words and a new […]

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Offerings and Transitions

by rosedeniz December 31, 2010 art
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Tweet New Year’s eve, and I’m wrapped up in a blanket feeling the stark combination of caffeine withdrawal and sore throat. I want nothing more than to tuck in a little longer and read The Bird Sisters while drinking the hot sahlep drink at my side sprinkled with cinnamon. I’m ready to say goodbye to 2010’s […]

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Creativity, Storytelling, and Sharing: A conversation with Maggie Sutrov

by rosedeniz December 17, 2010 art
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Tweet Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and listen to a great Art is Dialogue conversation I had with artist Maggie Sutrov on creativity, storytelling, and sharing your work! She’s a painter in love with plein air, but has made a major shift and is working in more interactive and less object-centered ways. Maggie Sutrov on […]

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How art concepts apply to writing

by rosedeniz December 16, 2010 art
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Tweet I remember piling into my intro art and design classes with other sleepy-eyed freshmen to learn how to draw, paint, and critique. We were taught how to see and to talk about a piece objectively, not just what we liked or disliked. We talked about craft and attention to detail. When it came to subjectivity, we […]

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