Creative Collaboration
Collaboration is a skill. Like other forms of creativity it is essential to our growth and survival as humans. What is beautiful about...
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Nov 3, 20222 min read
Arts Education for All
While you may not live in California, a fact like this should hold pause for all: a recent study discovered that only 11% of California...
Jun 2, 20222 min read
Art > Paper
Art is so much greater than paper or even the visual arts. Most adults know this logically and yet many of us can still fall into the...
May 20, 20222 min read
Texture of Tenacious
We each come into this world with a natural tenacity. As babies and children, we voraciously consume the world and our experience of it...
May 4, 20222 min read
Colorful Imagination
The transformative power of the Elements of heART program— and really any learning opportunity— lies not only the principles it's based...
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Earth Day Art
For as long as I can remember, I've been drawn to the idea of creative reuse. My mom likes to remind me that I was "up-cycling clothes...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Linear Attention
When I first set out to add 'teaching art' to my list of freelance business activities, I had no idea that I would go on to design an...
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Creativity and Character
Creativity— and specifically a commitment to the practice of developing it— is the most powerful tool for human development. Uncovering...
Mar 17, 20222 min read
The (Play) Blended Curriculum
Children play like it’s their job because it is. Once in school, there are so many foundational skills they must acquire just to be ready...
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Learning Adventures
For true learning to take place, it has to be meaningful, motivating and relevant. The material presented needs to fall into the...
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Beautiful Oops
There's a kids book by Barney Saltzberg called Beautiful Oops and it's a game changer for art teachers or parents who want to instill the...
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Social-Emotional Learning Through Art
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which people (of all ages) develop the fundamental skills for effective...
Feb 10, 20223 min read
Elements of HeART
Every person is an artist at heart. When we broaden our definition of art to encompass creating an expression of beauty or a moment of...
Jan 28, 20222 min read
ART= Arrange Reality Tastefully
My mission here at the Center for Conscious Creative Change is to inspire and empower you to connect to your creativity and to understand...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Creative Callings
Our dreams are a calling on our spirits to fulfill a unique purpose. Sometimes they whisper, sometimes they scream, sometimes they do...
Oct 19, 20213 min read
Creative Rotation
Humans are multi-faceted creatures. We are incredibly complex, unique, and yet we are also stunningly similar and simple. Yup, we're...
Oct 14, 20214 min read
Intuition: 5 Steps for Inviting It
What is your relationship to intuition? The process of developing intuition is about honing our receptivity to internal wisdom while...
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Where You Are
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would have done almost anything to obtain it? On some level, we all know this feeling...
Sep 9, 20212 min read
What is Wonder?
If you've spent much time around children, it's easy to see that their experience of the world is often wonder. Curiosity and questions...
Aug 19, 20212 min read
A New Social Contract
Social contracts shape our lives in profound ways. From the daily norms and expectations of behavior to laws and regulations, social...
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