CREATE AND RECHARGE, CON'T

This is a topic that's life-long.  We are always recharged by creating.  Today I worked in the yard, weeded, clipped, rearranged, 

stepped back and admired.  A modest achievement, but the cool early September air and the bending and squatting made me feel good.  I am recharged for the evening.  

On August 2nd, I promised to come back to the creative women who submitted their ideas to the Stampington publication, In Her Studio. Here are more tidbits.

• Taking breaks is vital.  Pet the cat, walk the dog, gaze out the window or make tea.  Not a break to fold the laundry or clean the bathroom; those are chores, not breaks.  
• You can work on more than one thing at a time, one medium at a time, as a way to get unstuck and keep the joy going. 
• It's only paint, or wood, or yarn as my knitting teacher says.  Believe in yourself.  Give yourself permission to start over or let it sit, or begin something else.  
• Just have fun.  We are creating for ourselves (even if we exhibit or sell).  Don't compare yourself with others.
• You don't need expensive materials; just find what works best for you.
• Begin with the intention to be authentic to yourself every time you create
• A personal style is OK, but it has to keep evolving and growing.  Otherwise, we can stagnate.  
• Giving your creation is a way to express messages of love.

Finally, for today, and this is more than a tidbit, "I have come to realize that no matter your art form, there will always be someone a step ahead and with much more skill; but, if you put 100 percent into your work and you are completely satisfied, nobody can take that away from you." @oliviastewardillustration 

Let's have fun creating.                           Nina Naomi