Finding the soul in a place
This is a restrospective review on my favourite book of 2019. The Soul of Place (2015) by Linda Lappin has transformed the way I experience and write about nature.
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Review: A classic in creative career design
Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd (1997) is a classic in the self-help genre for artists, providing a pattern for career design.
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Depression and the double-edged sword of mindfulness
Mindfulness is a great tool for emotional well-being, but alone it can’t treat depression. Here’s my experience, and why it’s important.
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Men’s knitting retreat: an act of creativity
The idea of creativity invokes arts, crafts and design. We usually use it to describe an individual or small group of collaborators who…
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Bringing a men’s knitting retreat to Canada
Next weekend, April 15 to 17, 2016, the first Canadian men’s knitting retreat will take place. I’ve had a hand in organizing it…
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Creativity: surprising lives of the wise and wonderful
Mason Currey’s book Daily Rituals describes the work habits of artists, writers and thinkers. It offers entertaining reading, but also insight and affirmation for creative people.
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Amy Tyler: the creative process
Amy Tyler’s talk on Sunday at Ontario Handweavers and Spinners biennial conference gave me pause to reassess my creative process. For a brief…
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Amy Tyler: connections through a Petoskey stone
Designer Amy Tyler invokes the Petoskey stone, an important symbol of creative thinking for many artists.
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The personal energy budget: recognizing limits
Satisfying work is teaching me a new lesson about the need for relaxation. Some days we just need to come unplugged.
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Why I write
I have contemplated few mysteries as much as, “Why do I write?” It’s right up there with, “Why are we here?” Recently my…
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