#PlanetCreative365

Happy New Year! Welcome 2014! Only a few hours from the last year, a new year is exciting and holds much promise for creating something new and different for our lives. It feels so refreshing to have a blank canvas on which to design the next 365 days. As 2013 drew to a close, I had been reflecting on my own life and creative practices.  I had a little more free time during December since my dear friend and favorite No Weapon Productions CEO gave me a little costume creation break. I took advantage of the opportunity and used the…

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The Day Creativity, Science and Food Science Converged

My daughter had a science project due today.  Her assignment was to create a model of an animal or plant cell.  When she  told me that she wanted to make a cake like the ones she has seen on Cake Boss, my first reaction was "No way! That's just too much..." And then I stopped myself in mid-sentence.  I was going to say, "That's too much work," and then I reminded myself that my core value is to nurture creativity and how in the world could I live with myself if I didn't do that with my own daughter!? So…

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World Creativity and Innovation Week

Yesterday marked the first day of World Creativity and Innovation Week beginning on April 15 (which also "happens" to be Leonardo da Vinci's birthday) and ending April 21.  It originated in 2001 with four Canadians in a conversation instigated by creativity expert Marci Segal, with Canadian creativity practitioners/facilitators John Sedgwick and Paul Rousseau of Ontario and Jacynthe Bedard of Quebec, and has expanded over the years to span the globe with over 50 countries reporting their observances.World Creativity and Innovation Week (#WCIW) is "a celebration that acknowledges, informs, inspires and encourages people to use their creativity – to generate new…

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