Day 101 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 101: Creativity Over Tea Once again, today’s creative inspiration came courtesy of my toddler-age niece. She informed me of her desire to have a tea party with me, and I instantly envisioned stuffed animals, plastic tea sets, and frilly hats. Instead, she pointed meContinue reading “Day 101 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 82 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 82: Creativity Prompt #12 Use the photo above as a starting point for your artistic exploration this weekend. Write a story, paint a picture, create a new song, or go down by the water and sketch. Have fun creating!   **I am an Artistic Spirit!Continue reading “Day 82 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 81 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 81: A Basket Full of Motivation After yesterday’s cathartic blog post entry, I woke up determined to be more productive today than the day before. The changes weren’t monumental, but they were significant in helping me move forward and not stay stagnant. I spentContinue reading “Day 81 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 75 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 75: Creativity Prompt #11 (Holiday Gifts) Use the photo above as a starting point for your artistic exploration this weekend. Write a story, paint a picture, create a new holiday song, or make a craft that would fit in one of the colorful giftContinue reading “Day 75 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 61 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 61: Creativity Prompt #9 It’s not personal; it’s just business. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? How does it affect you on a creative level? Use your artistic skills (painting, writing, baking, sewing, etc.) to best represent the above. *I’m aContinue reading “Day 61 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 54 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 54: An Artistic Spirit on Tour “You want to be one of those people walking around the back lot, don’t you?” Ah, my sister knows me so well. She could easily see the broad grin across my face as I recounted the Warner Bros.Continue reading “Day 54 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 45 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 45: Five Ways Art Can Help During Emotional or Spiritual Struggle I’ve encountered my fair share of struggles over the course of my less than 40 years of life, and endured thanks largely in part to the creative arts. Here are just a fewContinue reading “Day 45 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 40 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 40: CREATIVITY PROMPT #6 (A Little Sheep-ish) How does the image above inspire you on a creative level? Write a short story, scene, or essay…capture the moment through watercolor paint…mold the animals out of clay…or compose a children’s song. Be imaginative. Have fun. HappyContinue reading “Day 40 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 38: Un-Bridled Emotion The sun shone bright despite the shadows around her heart Anger, resentment, bitterness inhabited her soul Eating away the joy and hope that once defined her   Not once did she expect to be a jilted bride Yet the realization sunkContinue reading “Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”