Tag Archives: Creativity

A cliffside life on a windy day…

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

Some folks seem to have bumpier roads to travel than other folks, for no obvious reason. It would be so nice to believe there is a relationship between Effort and Outcome– that it is linear, clear, understandable, even controllable. That … Continue reading →

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Why Beauty Matters, Now More Than Ever

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

“Art once made a cult of beauty; now we have a cult of ugliness instead.” – Sir Roger Scruton, Why Beauty Matters, BBC 2, 2009 I just spent a delightful afternoon watching a film made by an unexpected ally: the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Your Momentum Block an Insight

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

Have you ever purchased an art instruction book, brought it home, flipped through it admiring all the pretty pictures, then set it down to “read thoroughly… later”?  I’ve done that more times than I care to admit. Here’s my reading … Continue reading →

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In praise of weird-shaped containers

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

Sometimes all you need is a weird-shaped target area to overcome perceived obstacles. Notice I said, “perceived.” Most of time, what’s keeping us from writing, from sketching, from taking up guitar, or even harmonica is the crazy notion that we … Continue reading →

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The Greatness of Blue: a holiday season story

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and all the summer birds had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. The townsfolk were busy trying to keep … Continue reading →

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Art Therapy: A Misunderstanding

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Let’s begin to address all that is wrong in our human world. Play with this idea for a few minutes — a step-by-step guide. Think about the 5 senses of Sight, Smell, Sound, Taste, Touch. Pick one to be your … Continue reading →

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The Superpower of Now-and-Next

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

I recently returned from a four-day vacation to the coast of Maine, and realized that on vacation, it’s easy to slip into a different relationship with Time. At work, your Time is all tied up with other people’s Time. Time … Continue reading →

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Brickwork of Concord

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Do you ever stop to think about all the brickwork in your world? It’s everywhere, and yet almost invisible. Interesting facts: A standard red brick in the United States is 3.625 inches deep by 2.25 inches high by 8 inches … Continue reading →

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A piece of unexpected art equipment

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

If you’re like me and you haven’t totally divorced yourself from Amazon, you probably have received more than one piece of blue-and-white bubble wrap packaging from them. That packaging may be hard to recycle, but it’s dead simple to repurpose. … Continue reading →

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“Look at that!” said the soon-to-be author.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Bobbie Herron

I’m writing a book.  Yes, I’m as surprised as you are. I see now why, for the past two months, I have written so many blog posts about staying grounded, finding equanimity with outside distractions, and not letting your lists … Continue reading →

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