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Read more about the article On Why I Create
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On Why I Create

Creative Musings from a Beautifully Imperfect Masterpiece If you'll indulge me for a moment, I'd like to share transparently about my background and experience as a creative.   I’ve dabbled in many things creative and have been creative for as long as I can remember… my first memory of making something with my hands was at the age of 8.   My mother had been sewing for as long as I could remember, but it was my grandmother who had the patience to teach me how to sew by hand. I made some clothes for my dolls and I was hooked.  I…

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Read more about the article Creative Mojo
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Creative Mojo

Ahhhh. The elusive creative "mojo."  Your unique creative genius. Your creative brilliance. It requires daily attention, nurturing and love.  It can be wiped out by a phone call, some (more) irritating news from the TV, a messy or cold or hot environment or even a lack of self care. How do you maintain your creative "mojo" when things are tough? What are your favorite daily practices that help you stay creatively productive? ********************************************* Estella Banks Chief Creative Officer Inspiring, Nurturing, Sharing Creativity

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Read more about the article Art on His Own Terms
This piece of a girl letting go of a heart-shaped balloon is one of Banksy's most famous artworks. It was made using a stencil and originally painted onto the wall of a printing shop in Shoreditch in London in 2002. In 2017, it was voted the nation's favorite artwork.
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Art on His Own Terms

I live near an upscale housing development in a suburb of north eastern Orange County. My daughter and often pass by this development our way to a shopping center. On the corner of this development is a very quaint bronze statue of two ballerinas: a woman and child. Someone, presumably a suburban wanna-be "Guerilla Artist," frequently adds a little something to the statue, apparently in an attempt to keep things interesting In an otherwise sleepy suburb.... And then there are true guerilla artists, those whose work makes a statement, usually about a social or political condition that needs a new…

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