On Why I Create

Creative Musings from a Beautifully Imperfect Masterpiece If you'll indulge me for a moment, I want to share transparently about my background and experience as a creative.   I’ve dabbled in all things creative and 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 will…

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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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Creativity is… Amazing mash-ups

Creativity is my thing. I've come to embrace the fact that my brain is wired to see things creatively, to create the tangible from the intangible, to bask in creative adventures.I consider myself a creativity curator and I approach this blog in that way.For the untrained eye, the posts I share here may seem really random, but there is a method to the "madness."Take this video for example. When I watched this video, my first reaction was "OMG I love the creativity! Look how they combined two or three seemingly disparate forms of creative expression and combined them together!!"Translation: Creativity…

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