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
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
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.
Episode 468 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A continuation of the discussion on loosening up, staying loose, and balancing the loose and the tight in your art, sketchbooks, and creative processes.
Episode 467 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Thoughts on loosening up, staying loose, and balancing the loose and the tight. (Part 1 of 2)
Systems of accountability and accountability partners for creative people
Episode 466 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Cleaning out the trunk, finding a “lost” notebook cover (when I wasn’t looking), and thinking about why we make and keep art
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
Episode 463 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Creative nudges, a list for April, and some regular spiraling creative life.
Episode 462 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: An artist? Not an artist? The value of doing the work and doing what you love.
Episode 461 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Some thoughts on the 100 day project, finishing the 100 day dress challenge, and a series of inspiring quotes
Episode 460 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Continued discussion of the stitch journal embroidery project, choosing an icon a day, and similar approaches in a sketchbook or journal
Episode 459 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A morning parked by the ocean, a stitch journal embroidery project, and an icon a day
Episode 458 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A Mysterious Delivery, Reading a Magical Book, Some New Year’s Reminders and Nudges for Keeping a Journal, and More
Questions to help you plan for a creative new year
Year-end review to reflect on your creative life as the year draws to a close.