Episode 488 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Glimmers, Glammers, Gratitudes, and Small Things
Episode 487 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — The CMP turns 17, plus index card art, a substack goal, stop justifying your art, and more.
Episode 486 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Alphabet primer and fun with the abecedary, morning stories and a window view, the illustrated journal, and more.
Episode 485 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on inviting the unexpected, wandering the library, a Julia Cameron read-along, and more
Episode 484 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on morning writing, crafting a habit stack, seeing, AI tools, looking for glimmers of hope, and more
Paint video inspiration and watercolor talk
A set of steps to help you choose a long series or 100 Day Project
Thoughts on choosing a project for #the100dayproject 2023.
Episode 482 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Journaling in winter (or December), illustrated journaling, and the inspiring When Wanderers Cease to Roam
Episode 483 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on the new year, on DNF’s, and on illustrated journaling
Questions to help you plan for a creative new year
The end-of-year sketchnote is a great way to summarize your creative year as a beautifully illustrated sketchnote.
Taking Time to Reflect on the Creative Year that Was—2022 I have been posting these questions yearly – and using them myself – for several years. By leaving the questions the same year after year, I now have a running file of answers and can see if and how my responses changed in different years…. more…
Episode 481 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — December journaling, trying illustrated journaling, and slowing down to enjoy the remainder of the year and “make a note”
Episode 480 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — December journaling, drawing ornaments, the “Year the Tree Stayed Up,” and a sweet book about ornaments
Episode 479 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — A December list of prompts for illustrated journaling
Episode 478 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, an unexpected discovery about the Christmas cactus, November light, and new awareness of “simply grateful”
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Philosophical Threads | Podcast cactus, creative life, gratitude, mindset, November, sky, sunset, timelapse
A special set of December illustrated journal, writing, and art prompts for supporters of #illustrateyourweek and the Creativity Matters Podcast December is coming! (I just watched House of Dragons last week, and “Winter is coming!” has even more meaning now than it did when I first watched Game of Thrones.) December is coming! Actually, it’s… more…
Episode 477 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, the blooming of a Christmas cactus, appreciation for changed perspective and slowing down
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Philosophical Threads | Podcast cactus, creative life, gratitude, habit, mindset, November, sky, timelapse, watercolor
Episode 476 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, a timelapse of the sky in motion, the gratitude lens, and remembering we have to individually make the choice each and every day
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Light | Philosophical Threads | Podcast creative life, gratitude, habit, mindset, November, sky, timelapse
Episode 475 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, gratitude mindset, and a gratitude shield
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Light | Philosophical Threads | Podcast creative life, gratitude, habit, Harry Potter, mindset, November
Episode 474 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Day-by-day gratitude tracking in November, gratitude mindset, and the sometimes uneasy fit of it
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Light | Philosophical Threads | Podcast creative life, gratitude, habit, mindset, November
Episode 473 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Ushering in a month of November gratitude
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Gratitude | Light | Philosophical Threads | Podcast gratitude, November
Episode 472 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Closing out October drawing and permission to “stop” a project that isn’t working
Episode 471 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Urban sketching, Inktoportraits and October drawing, and maybe a bird or two
Episode 470 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Letting yourself begin, being a beginner, beginner mindset, the importance of repetition, and a bird story.
Episode 469 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Mindfulness, slowing down, finding your voice, and a review of Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Maricle.
Systems of accountability and accountability partners for creative people
Episode 465 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Planning for a summer series, Index-Card-a-Day, enjoying and finding your creative lane, and more
Episode 464 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Are you waiting for someday rather than living your best creative life right now?
Amy
Creative Journey | Featured | Lists | Mindfulness | Philosophical Threads | Podcast aging, book club, drawing, illustrated journal, list, memory, mindfulness, waiting