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One Person’s Junk is Another’s Treasure

July 14, 2009

I can’t believe that I’ve lived in Oakland for more than five years and had yet to visit East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse!  Well, last Friday my friend Julie and I rectified that situation.  We beamed with excitement as we read on the website, “Every teacher’s first stop and every artist’s second home.”  Since [...]

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When 70% is Good Enough

May 20, 2009

During the past few of weeks at Chris Zydel’s intuitive painting classes, I’ve discovered two more important lessons in my creative process: A lot can be produced in just 10 minutes All you need to get started is 70% A couple of weeks ago, as class was winding down, I found myself checking out and [...]

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Expressive Arts Teacher Training

April 24, 2009

One of my intuitive painting rituals is to take a snapshot of my paint palette.  Each session, my color choices differ depending on my mood or what simply strikes my fancy while perusing the rainbow of tempera bottles.  The intuitive process begins even before paint ever touches paper.  It starts by selecting colors and brushes.  [...]

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Intuitive Painting: Permission to Make “Ugly” Art

April 5, 2009

Since February, I’ve been attending Chris Zydel’s Intuitive Painting class at her cozy Oakland studio.  What a gift to have stumbled upon Chris via twitter and to have this opportunity to explore my creative self in new ways.  I’ve always loved painting.  What’s great about playing with this approach, though, is that I’m accessing different [...]

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Creative Every Day 2009

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year! Today rings in the first day of Creative Every Day 2009, a challenge started by the wonderful artist and creative blogger Leah Piken Kolidas.  This year Leah will be providing a theme for each month to help spark our creativity.  January’s theme is play – one of my core values! I’ve already [...]

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AEDM Day 30: Right-Brain Business Plan ’09 Part I

November 30, 2008

Today is the last day of the Art Everyday Month challenge! What an awesome month of creativity, exploration and play. I also love the community and new connections this challenge fosters! During the final two days of AEDM 2007, I invented my Right-Brain Business Plan, so it was only befitting that I use the last [...]

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AEDM Day 29: An Explosive Year in Review

November 29, 2008

Most of today was spent completing my “year in review” project on my exploding box.  It ended up taking a lot longer than I anticipated, but it was great to spend time reflecting on all the exciting events and accomplishments that have transpired so far in 2008. My moo cards were the perfect size to [...]

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AEDM Day 28: A Year in Review Prep

November 28, 2008

This morning I had a flash of an idea for how to decorate my exploding box.  I had planned to do a “year in review” piece and then realized the 12 squares of the box are the perfect format for documenting this past year!  Since I was gone most of the day in Sacramento for [...]

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AEDM Day 26: Family Collage

November 26, 2008

No, I don’t have a bun in the oven!  Nor is there one planned for anytime soon.  However, when I was pulling magazine clippings for my values collage cards earlier this month, I happened to come across several Asian-American babies, kids and moms (and a dad!).  I figured I’d grab them while I could since [...]

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AEDM Day 25: Staying Warm and Toasty

November 25, 2008

With the chilly weather here, it’s hard to believe that I actually went for a dip in the pool on a sunny afternoon just last week.  Cooler days and grayer skies call for sips of soothing tea or yummy cocoa to warm my spirits.  Today’s art is in honor of some of my favorite cold [...]

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