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innervoiceartblog · 1 year

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Shelf fungus ballerinas by Boyd Dunson

#shelf fungus #fungus #ballerinas #Boyd Dunson #creative play #nature's wonderland #nature lover creations #ballet

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dustandlove · 2 years

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lisa frank bead mania

#my posts #dress up toys #creative play #lisa frank #90s #vintage toy

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et-in-arkadia · 8 months

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this is such incredible advice for creating any kind of art i have to put it over here to remind myself

#thanks michael #this is also like #devastating in a way #like thinking of him playing aziraphale #with aziraphale desperate to be alive #to connect to breathe to see to touch #michael giving all of that over in his performance so that aziraphale can live again through him #i’m mortally wounded #michael sheen #good omens #fucking michael sheen man #creativity

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365momme · 4 days

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The Digital Detox: Encouraging Healthy Technology Habits for the Whole Family

Introduction In today’s digital age, technology has become an integral part of our lives. However, excessive screen time can have negative effects on our physical and mental well-being. That’s why it’s essential for families to practice a digital detox and establish healthy technology habits. In this article, we will explore the importance of limiting screen time, provide practical tips for a…

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emmaassin · 1 month

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Showcasing four prototypes made for potential educational music experiences 00:00 - Live Action Band Manipulation 01:21 - Magic Keyboard with "Moods" 02:50 - Adjustable Xylophone 04:05 - Melody Visualization Tiles

#music technology #music education #interactive toys #creative play #Vimeo

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andycmarshall · 1 month

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‘Kids are always encouraged to make art, mud pies and cubby houses but somewhere along the line all these creative play activities seem to fall by the wayside, and I have no idea why.’

The benefits of creative play

#thriving artist #successful career #artist #creative play #art therapy

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mariacoit · 1 month

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When the palette becomes a work of art 🎨

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#artists on tumblr #creatives #creative play #color explosion #rainbow painting #patreon #patreon artist

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cathrynworrell · 1 month

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How to use that sketchbook you hate

One thing that’s stayed consistent about my sketchbook habit over the years it’s how it keeps changing and evolving!

How my sketchbook habit started

About 10 years ago I had a daily sketchbook habit. I would draw something (anything) every day and often share it somewhere online - either on social media or my blog (or both). I didn’t really care about the outcome. The important thing was that I was drawing, enjoying the almost meditative process and feeling happy with the wobbly lines on the page.

After a few years, that daily habit waned a bit. Not completely, but it faded into the background as I started to spend what creative energy I had on designing and making things for my online shop and doing the occasional illustration for clients.

Feeling pressure to create

A few years ago I had some ideas about things I wanted to explore in my work so I decided to play more in my sketchbook. That's how my landscape prints were born. But even as I was playing, I was sharing everything online and wondering what I could do with the finished paintings.

It never felt completely free. There was always an awareness that someone was ‘watching’ or would see what I’d created. And a thought in the back of my mind about how to sell what I made. All of that meant that I shared some drawings I wasn’t totally happy with and felt a little bit stifled sometimes because I was aware that I would be sharing what I had created with other people.

Since then my sketchbook habit almost (but not entirely) fizzled out. It felt like there was pressure around it. that what I drew needed to be of a certain standard or be part of a process of designing a new card or print. And that pressure meant I almost stopped drawing and painting, at least drawing and painting just for fun.

4 new sketchbooks

A couple of months ago, I decided I wanted to build up a regular sketchbook practice again and felt quite excited about it, so I treated myself to some new sketchbooks. I had plans which resulted in me buying 4 sketchbooks - 2 medium-sized sketchbooks and 2 mini (very portable) sketchbooks.

So I had 4 sketchbooks - one for painting, one for drawing or mixed media, and 2 corresponding mini sketchbooks.

I’m happy to say, this is not a story where I explain how I bought the sketchbooks and failed to use them. Something else happened. I started using all 4 sketchbooks, each in slightly different ways and I love them all.

Fear of the sketchbook page

But there was one week where I was finding it really difficult to allow myself to sit down and make marks on the page. Fear had crept in (again). That niggling feeling of what I created needing to be perfect or sellable.

I wanted to draw or paint but I was nervous in case something went 'wrong' and even started to feel a bit anxious at the thought of sitting down to draw. This goes against the whole reason I started drawing regularly in the first place - to enjoy the process rather than worry about the outcome.

Over the course of a few days, I made a drawing and spent ages trying to get the proportions just right, sketching it all out very carefully in pencil before slowly tracing over the lines in ink. This helped me feel more in control of the outcome so it wouldn't 'go wrong' but the end result was a drawing that looked really stiff and a kind of boring.

I sat with this anxious feeling for a while longer and sank into watching videos of other artists creating freely, embracing the messy, wonkiness in their work. And then had an idea.

Creating a messy, playfully sketchbook

I was worried about making a bad drawing or painting or somehow spoiling my lovely sketchbooks. But I had another sketchbook I'd only ever painted in once and didn't enjoy using it much. So I thought I could use that (5th) sketchbook to make messy marks on the page. I'd use whatever paints were still on my palette and might otherwise go to waste.

So, grabbing a big brush, I started painting big yellow circles (a shape that, interestingly, keeps cropping up). On another page, I layered different colours on top of one another just to see what would happen. It didn't matter because no one needed to see this. And, actually, I could tell myself I was doing a good thing by using the gouache that would have otherwise sat dried on my palette before being scraped away to make room for more blobs of paint.

This (slightly bigger) sketchbook that I didn't really like was getting a new lease of life and I was splashing paint around. Nothing I've painted will become anything else and most of the pages probably won't even be seen by very many people, but it feels like a really good space to relax and explore.

Rediscovering the joy in creativity

And the best part is, that this more relaxed way of creating has spread across to my regular sketchbook practice now. I'm making paintings and drawings of whatever I feel like making.

Sometimes I work slowly over a number of days to allow layers of paint to dry. Sometimes, I use watercolours and see what textures I can encourage on the page. Sometimes I intentionally choose a colour I don’t like just so that it gets used (often to discover that I do like it after all).

Creating in private

Having a handful of sketchbooks means that I can move between them, leaving paint to dry for as long as necessary while I doodle something else in another sketchbook. And I've not shared much of this stuff online (apart from with my Patrons, who have had a peep at a couple of things). Maybe I will at some point but I think I'll wait a while because the feedback (or lack of it) might influence what I do next. Right now I'm playing with no pressure. You might say, I’ve come full circle, thanks to that sketchbook I didn’t like.

I still have ideas for new products and how I'd like my business to grow but I don't think those two sides of my creativity are mutually exclusive. In fact, I think it's likely that they will feed one another, which seems so obvious now I’m writing it down. I'm curious to see what happens anyway.

Do you have a sketchbook habit? Has it changed or does it feed into other areas of your work?

#sketchbook #creative habit #creativity #process #creative play #sketchbook explorations

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tanuandthetriplets · 2 months

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literallynataly · 3 months

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4 Ways to Encourage Imaginative Play?

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#child development #childhood #conscious parenting #creative play #creativity #eco friendly #eco friendly toys #ecofashion #imaginative play #wood toys #wooden toys

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lizbethart-blog · 4 months

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Tea Party with a Bat...

Halloween had come and gone. Yet princess dresses were still being worn. A bat costume didn’t make it to the streets for trick or treat. Now relegated to the dress-up collection it is frequently selected. Just the two of us early on a recent Saturday morning. Pajamas still on as Belle had awoken just moments earlier. The day had officially begun, early. So had the world of pretend. The bat…

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#creative play #first grandchild #granddaughter #grandparenting #imagination #preschoolers #rainy days #tea parties #toddlers

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estonehenge · 6 months

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OUR BRAND NEW T-SHIRTS !

GHOSTSHIP: when you are being ghosted this means that you are in a GHOSTSHIP.

NOTHINGSHIP: when there is nothing to lose neither to give nothing happened.

TWISTSHIP: When there is too much misunderstanding things can't stop getting twisted.

BLOCKSHIP: When they blocked you. Keep you blocked but try to get close to you like nothing happened.

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kidsvatikaschool · 6 months

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Best Preschool Near me

Best Preschool Near me Welcome to Kids Vatika, Baltana’s premier destination for exceptional childcare and early education. At Kids Vatika, we take immense pride in being recognized as the best preschool near you and the top creche in Baltana. We understand the importance of quality early education and are dedicated to providing a nurturing, stimulating, and safe environment where young minds…