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The Creative Process

Relationship Between Art & Life: Art'n Life - Or is it Text? by Claire Wolf Krantz, an internationally exhibiting artist, curator and a freelance critic. A series of unrelated incidents presented her with a new perspective on how the viewing of art can be connected to experiences.

Fusionart: A Journey Towards Oneness through the Splendor and Elegance of Painting in Partnership with Spirit by Yasmin A. Sayyed What does it mean to paint with brushes dipped in the love and force of Spirit, or to manifest art to connect Heaven and Earth into the oneness of being?

Helping Artists with Disabilities: Creative ARTs Program by Phylliss Steiner
Hattie Larlham's Program Creative ARTs engages children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities, regardless of cognitive or physical ability, in a variety of artistic activities.

Carol L. Douglas: The Story of Me
Carol L. Douglas writes about her life filled with creativity and challenges."My husband says that after cancer I divested myself of busy work. I also realized that if I was going to succeed in art, I needed to do it with great intensity."

Lori Landis: Rituals and Mandalas
Lori Landis presents workshops in AZ on Rituals and Mandalas. Lori sees mandalas as a way free oneself from all the distracting "chatter" encountered during daily life. "Using mandalas as a centering force allows me to be creative," she says.

Art and Love on 57th Street, NYC by Diane Leon. This is a beautiful romantic story about two art students who met at the Art Student's League 29 years ago and have been happily married and painting in NYC and Spain. The painting shown here is "Fiesta", acrylic on canvas, by Diane Leon.

On Being Taught Not to Fly by Edward Rubin. Viewing Art as a transformative experience. Ed Rubin is a New York writer and has written for ARTnews, Manhattan Arts Ezine and New York Arts. He is also an art collector and world traveler.

Jennifer Bowen and The World of Dreams and Spirit by Alexandra Shaw. Jennifer has combined her interests in art, healing, and social change.

About Unfamiliarity in Art and The Art of Michael Mulhern by Sandra Indig, artist and psychotherapist. She writes about her profound examination of Mulhern's abstract works in black, white and grey.

From Chaos to Creativity by Andrea D. LaVigne, a courageous and talented artist who has schitzophrenia. She discusses her challenges with this disease and how art has helped her overcome them.

The Written Word: Experiencing Art from the Inside-Out by Jami Taback, artist and Director of Talk Art. Her view on viewing paintings.

The Waxing Moon: An Advantage for Artists by Victoria Martin, artist and astrologer. Creative planning according to the phases of the moon.

The Artist's Vision of Self
in the Process of Personal and Professional Growth by Renée Phillips (an excerpt from her article published in Chicago Artists Coalition News)

Art for Art's Sake by Renée Phillips. About how my 9-year old niece taught me how to enjoy the creative process.

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