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It’s time for another Photo-Heart Connection! Haven’t done it before? You can learn more about how to find your Photo-Heart Connection here. Kat talks about “making a commitment to connect art with heart” and invites anyone and everyone to add photography or artwork to the monthly connections.
“We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” ~ Bill Hicks
Sometimes this is the background people see when I’m on a Skype call. I’m told it’s distracting in a good way. Inevitably, I am asked about my art goodies and someone will usually say they wish they had a little creative area for themselves.
Mr B. will surely tell you that mine has grown from having nothing to having what could be a small store’s worth of supplies. I have way too many supplies than space to put them, and this past week I even donated several bags of books in order to make room for them. That should tell you something!
The very first step was in dreaming of a space for myself. I’ve always enjoyed my bed as my cozy spot for reading and journaling, but a few years ago, when I flipped through a magazine about creative spaces, I started drooling imagining having something of my own (on a small scale, of course).
I’ve written before about turning our office into my create space, so I won’t show you around today, but instead I’ll tell you how it feels in here. I come into this room and stare at the walls anytime I’m needing a pick-me-up. I always get a feeling of unlimited possibility here. I could create anything… I could dream of anything. Seeing what I’ve already created all around me gives me confidence in my own artistic expression. Looking at all the colorful supplies has me itching to touch them and begin something.
I can guess what you may be thinking. “I’m not creative.” Creativity is like a muscle that each of us has. If you don’t exercise that muscle, it will atrophy. But pick up a pencil and do a little doodle and you’ll find that it’s been there all along. Keep tapping into that inner creative gift and it will strengthen, I promise. Everyone is born creative. Each of us, in partnership with God, is creating our every day reality. Only you have the ability to decide who you want to be next.
It doesn’t have to be anything big. Maybe next time you’re at the grocery store, you’ll put a pack of colored pencils in your cart too. Having a little cigar box of scraps, pens, or fabric can be the beginning of everything. I didn’t start out deciding to take over the guest room with art supplies. I began with a few magazines, a blank art journal, and a box of pens.
Tell me, what can you do today to find a small creative corner for yourself? Let me know how it goes!
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Read other bloggers’ PHC April posts.
Here are some previous posts about my create space:
- Nurturing creativity at home (11/20/13)
- Organizing scrapbook supplies (10/18/13)
- Revealing my new create space (1/28/13)
- Organizing craft supplies (9/14/12)
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