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Welcome August
Picture: This is
a Kamikaze Collage entitled "Imaginary Friend". A collage
we engage in at Mortals Who Collage with the Muses at Art Unraveled this
year.
"Yet
it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth comes to the
top."
~Virginia Woolf
Dear Creativity Seeker and
Friend,
Thanks for clicking in. This month's Muse-letter
takes you into a lull, on to an archaeological dig, and through a looking
glass. Summer's not over yet, it may inspire postponary (for instance this Muse-letter). That's okay ONLY if you
don't beat yourself up about procrastinating. Letting go of the
process can unearth a simple small step that has been waiting
for the pause it needed to get your attention. That small step can
unveil a world that will engage you in an unexpected exploration. Joy is
in there somewhere too. Consciously letting go of perpetual motion clears
a space that your Muse might find irresistible to fill. (perpetual procrastination requires creativity coaching,
however) As one of my yoga teachers said, "The struggle
is optional." Surrender the struggle, embrace the space between the
worlds. Clear your head to prepare for receptivity:breathe in receptively
and stare into the following lull of empty space for a moment (exhaling is
also encouraged).
stare here
Go back one "space" if you
stared less than 15 seconds. *
Okay, now- consider a Lull journey. Imagine coming to the edge of your
existence as you currently know it, as if coming to the edge of a bustling
metropolis. Come to a space, a void between your current life situation and
what's next. It's a clearing - designed for reverie - you may
hear distant music.. a flute, violin or a single beautiful voice. Listen. A
breeze washes right through you. Your favorite soothing colors and visions
transport you to stillness.
Option One: Pick up a
favorite pen and some big paper and begin fluid,
uncensored writing (no stopping to think). Begin with this
sentence:
In the space between my worlds.....
Option
two: Flip through magazines and let your intuition pick images to
build a collage titled The Space Between My Worlds.
Option
three: Take a day off from checking emails, watching TV, and
engaging in whatever it is you do that feels like
mental/emotional/spiritual clutter. If terribly addicted to these things..
take a deliberate hour off (a day would be better), lay in a comfortable
place outside (preferably not the middle of the street) and stare into the sky. Have a stare contest with a
cloud. Imagine the sky were trying to tell you something.. but don't
control it too much.. just be receptive like receiving an inhale. Enjoy
the space between your ears.
* I know, I might
have stared less than 15 seconds too. We get stuck in this
think-we-have-to-go-fast mode and it can be detrimental to finding those
creative-laden spaces between the worlds. So, just to experiment with
rebelling against being stuck in a
fast-paced-MASS-current-of-consciousness and with inventing your own
rhythm - REALLY pause for a moment and let it feel awkward if it does and
let it invite possibilities if it will. Thanks Signed The Muse L u l
l
"It takes a
lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing,
really doing nothing." ~Gertrude
Stein
subscribe to future issues of Muse News or
subscribe a friend and pass the word
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Muse Workshops and Classes
EVERY TUESDAY AT NOON Drop-in Creative Writing
Workshops at E Street with Jill Badonsky and Jennifer Farr-Jones.
http://www.estreetcafe.com/
Just bring pen and paper. Drop-in any time. Inspiration is
provided, writing becomes easy as we use prompts, prods, lists, unfinished
sentences, muse-gimmicks and caffeine to start the flow for two or three
writing pieces. All levels, creative boosts for all kinds of writing. No
critique, creative freedom.
AUGUST 14- 20, 2006 PHOENIX for
ART UNRAVELED
Art Unraveled it is filled
with lifetime memories and creative expansion. Join me for the
conference opener on August 14 at 7 pm: Preparing the Envelope to Be
Pushed: Permission to Creatively Unravel with Wild Abandon .. or for
these workshops: http://www.artunraveled.com/MuseintheHouse.htm
http://www.artunraveled.com/MortalsWhoCollage.htm
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16th on the phone in the comfort of your own home. 5pm pacific, 8
eastern
with Marney Makridikis and Jill Badonsky
I'll
Have My Cake and Eat Two is an hour on-the-phone workshop all
about rewriting and re-patterning whatever you've heard from "grown
ups". This could refer to messages you heard when you were growing
up, or the conforms from "grown-up" society. Throw out
conventions in the way that only stubborn kids can, and write your own
rules http://www.artellawordsandart.com/ecourse.html#cake
And the link for last months Squinting recording:
http://www.artellawordsandart.com/ecourse.html#squinting
THURSDAY AUGUST 17th 7-9 pm at Book Works Third
Thursday Drop-in Writing Workshop this month with guest,
the clever and endearing, Jennifer Farr-Jones. Two hours of writing and
laughing and charging creative juices. Flower Hill Mall, Del
Mar FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9, 2006
Hiawatha, Iowa
...Prairiewoods Retreat Center Presents JUICE, SPARKS, AND
BUBBLES: A Creative Workshop with Jill Badonsky
Friday, September 8, 5:30 - 8:30 pm includes a dinner party
Saturday,
September 9, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm includes lunch
Juice, Sparks and
Bubbles is a weekend set on the beautiful retreat grounds of Prairiewoods
Spiritual Retreat Center. It is designed to stretch your imagination,
impart new creative tools to foil fear and self sabotage, and to liberate
you to express yourself at a deeper creative dimension. You will be
spiritually fortified and amusingly inspired with presentations by Jill
Badonsky, Sue Messer, and Megan Froelich. Be ready for workshops, journal
writing, movement, Muse readings, entertainment with a ventriloquist and
storyteller, and the construction of a Spirit House. Register now at
http://www.prairiewoods.org/scripts/events_details.asp?Events_Id=68
SEPTEMBER 10th, 2006 Unity of Cedar Rapids
Talk and
Afternoon Workshop with Jill Badonsky Nine Anti-aging Potions (and
a Spot-Remover)
Learn about ten concepts in the guise of
metaphorical potions that contribute to staying, thinking and feeling
younger. An afternoon workshop lets us experience the power of the potions
in action. http://www.unitycr.org/ SEPTEMBER 21-23,
2006 UNLEASHING CREATIVE BRILLIANCE: KAIZEN MEETS THE
MUSES ONLY A FEW SPACES LEFT FOR THIS EVENT Come to San Diego for
a two day in person workshop: Doubletree - Del Mar (special rates)Jill
teams up with UCLA's author, psychologist and international seminar
leader, Dr. Robert Maurer (www.scienceofexcellence.com) to present a dynamic
one and a half day workshop on Kaizen-Muse techniques to break through
creative blocks. This is the Muses latest state of the "arts"
ingenuity in what truly works to make creativity an effortless life-long
habit. You will establish new appealing ways to help banish the fears,
overwhelm, lack of focus, and perfectionism that frustrate you in the
creative process. Additionally, Dr. Maurer will be doing a three-hour
workshop on Overcoming Self Sabotage, there will be a guided imagery
intensive, a like-minded tribe member idea exchange . Registration is
limited for this special event so register early. Click here for details
or request info from info@themuseisin.
OCTOBER 4 -
9 Join me at Art and Soul Retreat in Portland Oregon,
Art & Soul is a paper, fabric, beading and fiber arts retreat taught
by internationally recognized instructors. We are thrilled to bring such a
wide variety of skills and artistic talent together for a 4th year! This
time with a Parisian theme. http://www.artandsoulretreat.com/portland-artists.php#BadonskyJill http://www.artandsoulretreat.com/portland2006.php
NOVEMBER 1-4, 2006 Muse Facilitator
Training at Petite Auberge in San Francisco
Muse Group
Facilitator training -take your own creativity deeper in this four day
intensive as well as receive step by step instruction on how to spread the
joy of creativity and add a new stream of income by leading dynamic,
playful classes and workshops. Included in the cost is a private room and
a full breakfast each morning at a French bed and breakfast in the heart
of San Francisco. This is an experience that will last a lifetime.
High caliber Creativity Coaches in training are now taking clients for
low cost sessions. Don't miss this opportunity to explore moving forward
in a way that respects the resistant nature of the creative person and the
non-linear nature of the creative process unlike life coaching or
self-berating tactics. Break through blocks, self-sabotage,
procrastination, frustration in not getting to your dream, fear and low
self-confidence with Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching - Every phone call is
a designed experience one small step at a time. For a free e-letter
on what Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching is and whether it is
something that might help you stay true to your dream,
please email info@themuseisin.com .
January 16 - April 18th, 2007 Next Kaizen-Muse Creativity
Coaching Training
http://themuseisin.com/coaching.html
Beam yourself here for updated classes
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Inspiration Archeology: Excavating Ideas
Hmmm! It's August 9th already.. hmmm, she hmmmed again.
I'm seem to be a little behind with the August issue here. Art
Unraveled 2006 is opening in Phoenix next week and I've been
putting off doing the Muse Letter because obsessive preparation for AU's
theme, Pushing the Envelope, has pushed Muse-letter intentions into past
due (or as Spills the Muse would say, "a different time-line than was
expected"). Muse-letter inspiration obscured by the urgent task of
preparing Muse house instruction, imparting unique techniques for building
collages, and getting fuchsia paint out of my hair and off my cats.
Which made me muse
about how to excavate lost inspiration? Is there a way to dig through the
restless mind chatter to dig-up the soul's hidden treasures at will? Can we
unearth ingenuity toward our passion when we are buried under work
pressures? And why am I talking in all these archaeological metaphors
anyway? Here's why: I've been cutting up my boyfriend's Archeology
magazine and in the process, dug up some parallels between archeology and
retrieving the creative process, (shhhh, if Ron finds out I've been
cutting up his Archeology magazine I'll be "ruined"). And as you know*, paying attention and focusing
on creative possibility is often rewarded with serendipities from the
Inspiration Dispatch Centers of the Universe. (IDCU). I found myself in
what I like to term as "a space between the worlds," when I finished my
art and tried to switch gears to writing. So using the vast and holy
creative resource so-named Google, I looked up "space between the worlds"
and uncovered a site
about artist Nathan Olivieira (whom I had never heard
of). Here's what it said: "Since the early 1970s, the
subject of the artist's monotypes has been "Sites". In discussing Nathan
Oliveira's work, curator Susan Landauer states:
Oliveira has always understood that art, like poetry, lives in
the ellipses–the space between the worlds, the space that induces the
viewer to fill in the blanks. The idea is ancient and universal...The
'Site' paintings and monotypes, just as their name implies, suggest
archaeological digs. Oliveira offers clues to the locations–places the
artist has visited...The smoky atmospheres of these works add to their
sense of mystery. And, as always, the identities of the objects in the
pieces are withheld. By presenting fragments of what might be tribal
artifacts and relics such as amulets, vessels and tools, Oliveira seems to
be asking his viewers to engage in an imaginative excavation
and reconstruction."
"Aha," I said in a rather nasal voice, the discovery of
inspiration is once again possible by venturing out of my own world and
into another I might not normally explore. With an excavated
Archeology magazine at my side and the chance discovery
of the above description giving me ideas for prompts, playing was once
again validated as a way to explore what raw material can be connected to
an idea. Making the world of information is a idea playground for a
creative person to dig for connection.
Collage is an
avenue of excavating images. In doing so we destroy an existing
structure-a magazine, card, photograph, old painting, etc. A healing
transformation then takes places when we reconstruct a new image in a way
that gratifies us, meets our needs, or brings order to chaos (or in some
cases, brings a more agreeable chaos to an old one). For the writing realm
I looked in the Archeology's text for words and phrases.
Any publication (especially one outside your usual world of interest)
is fertile ground for inspiring our writing if we excavate words and
phrases and then reconstruct them into our own poetry, prose, story, or
even creating ramblings that are filled with just the pleasure nonsense
built from preexisting coherent meanings.
Creativity is often
easier when there's a vessel, a container with which to begin. In other
words, as Landauer says above, filling in blanks rather than starting from
scratch. In writing - using unfinished sentences, a list of words,
or describing a visual can begin a flow. In art, using an example of
someone else's composition, colors, or subject can give us the structure
to start our own very unique work.
My writing excavation with
Archeology magazine involved scanning the pages and
picking the words and phrases that felt like good raw material according
to my quirks and sparks. Find a magazine and choose your own words and
phrases or construct writing based on the following from
Archeology (adding other words as you need) - create poetry, a super
short story, a stream of consciousness, an opinion.
halt,
collapse, open, I turned my attention, diverse places, high altitude, door
hinges, open, feature, join, white, fragment, rectangle, flower bed,
particularly intriguing, by coincidence, bag, looking a bit
closer *(as you know, if
you've read my book – now available directly from my website - soon to be
reprinted with a CD from the Muses), http://themuseisin.com/book.html
Undated columns are at Creativity Portal on the
15th of each month
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Through the Looking Glass - More
Prompts
Through the Looking Glass is a place where
writings from readers responding to prompts and challenges are published.
Next challenge: Acronyms and poems for September, writings or jpg.s
of art prompts in this issue.
Prompt: Write a
different kind of haiku. Instead of 5-7-5 syllables, use this formula of
words: one word, two words, a sentence of any length, two words, one
word.
Here's mine from yesterday's E Street Cafe Writing Workshop
Caffeine
Double cappuccino
Usually coffee makes me write real good.
Not today.
Surrender.
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Acronyms and August Poems
Mary Gray Poem
Nothing but hot days
Draw the curtains and retreat
Tidewater
summer
Arlene L. Mandell: Inspired by the mid
month Einstein article:
(you receive mid-month Muse letters if you
hit the frequent flyer option on your subscription or if I put you there
in a fit of mischieviousness)
The silky white shelter cat
knows
to wake me at four a.m.
when his bowl is empty
then rub against
my ankles till,
stumbling down the dark hallway,
eyes still
filled with sleep,
I follow his ghostly form.
When the
dried food rattles
into his bowl, some lands
on his head, but
Gatsby's
too busy to notice my lack
of refinement.
Apara Kohls
A
Unicorn Grazes Under
Star-lit Trees
A really silly and
Unusual
looking poodle-snake
Growled and hissed
Unleashing his pent up
Sexual
energy by
Teasing the nearby cat-lizard
Lisa Miller
An
Undulating Grill Upset
the Shishkebabs Today.
Amoebas Under
Grandma's Ultramicroscope
Silently Tango.
two
strung together!
Anna (who still didn't have a
boyfriend at 18)
Understood (the mysterious workings
of the)
Great (and terribly confusing)
Universe (for exactly one)
Second
(maybe less)
Today (as she packed her suitcase and
walked to the train station)
And
Unexcitedly
Greeted (the)
Unknown (as)
She (left for a
new)
Tomorrow.
Nicky Pitman
Aunt Uma
Grilled Unbelievable
Steak Tartar
Another Unannounced
Good Urge Struck
Today
Jeanne Hillson
Although Unrecognized,
Great Undertakings
Shimmer Transcendently.
Anne Uttered
"GO!!!" Until
She Triumphed.
Act
Undauntedly. Give
Unconditionally. Simply
Trust.
Prompt: The following writing
and prompts are from a recording I did for Artella a few months ago.
http://artellawordsandart.com/. Barbara sent in her
result. To do this yourself, before reading her response, look at the
lines that Barbara underlined. These are your prompts. Continue with them
for one or two minutes then go on to the next
sentence.
"A Journey to What I
Figured Out" by Barbara J.
Gewirtz
(Inspired by Jill Badonsky's Artella
recording) From an
opening guided imagery:
I'm melting tension, softening my jaw and
brow. I see swirls of color breathe through my pen. This is the
first writing I've done since
April 1st. The underlined phrases were oral writing prompts. (Also, I changed the last line, the only revision in this
"free writing"
exercise.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------
It wasn't supposed to be that way. Life turned out to be a
long,winding road of gravel shifting beneath my feet. Slowly, my feet
could no longer travel and carry me freely.
The other thing
that happened was that I lost my wings -- my magical means to fly with
others. I was lost in a human flock. There were supposed to be clouds to
shelter me and cool rains to refresh me.
But I didn't care
because I was living unaware. I was living on top of gravel and below
the clouds, suspended anonymously.
The thing that bothers me
the most was my loss of self-vision. I could only witness the
reflections of others. As for myself, I cast no visible shadow.
But
what I figured out is a shadow had cast within me, blinding me
to life's precious
holdings and to being one among a flock of creative, living souls -- each with unique
wings.
I find it easy to reflect back and feature myself
amid the night stars. They are twinkling and shining way above the very ground I have
tread upon for too
long.
What I figured out is that the glimmer comes from
within.
And one last thing I'd like to say is I readily
rely on new light, each day's sun, the communal flicker of candle flames,
the gleaming glow of an orange-skied storm to lead me through paths unfolding ahead of me...my
new dawn. © Barbara J. Gewirtz June 5, 2006
One of my favorite poets
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Summer and the Muse Lull: by Muse Child,
Jordan
Pictured: Jordon in Wonderland, my Muse
child, biological child of Jennifer Farr-Jones of Mira
Mesa "To do great work a man must be very
idle as well as very industrious." -Samuel Butler Jordon hasn't contributed a column for awhile perhaps due
to some philosophical angst or perhaps a lull, so I was real glad when her
mom forwarded this. Jordan is one and a half years old, she's my Muse
child. A Muse-child is like a God-child but instead of being responsible
for her religious growth, I'm responsible for her creative growth. Her
mother is actually one of the most creative people I know so this kid
doesn't need a lot of help, but I figured it would be a creative challenge
for all of us for me to figure out what to do as Muse-mother. Maybe
Muse-motherdom will spread and more people like you will help little kids
value creativity. Jordan will be about 25 years old before I can really
make a difference because I'm not too good with kids under that age. So
far I've sent her art work, a dress with matching socks and encouraging
letters that are on about a master's degree reading level - I'm confident
she will appreciate them soon. Today, as you see in the picture, I've sent
her to wonderland via the looking glass of Photoshop. She liked
this. From
Jordon:
Hello Muse Mom, Here's my report about Lull. This is my
second summer and I appreciate Lull's gifts of pause, diversion and
gratitude.
I rarely fall down anymore, but I willingly lay
down all the time. A horizontal pause on a sidewalk, store floor, or
airplane isle, really changes my situation. The exception to the rule is
laying down on a changing table. When my Mom wants to put a diaper on me,
then it's time to run. Which leads me to my favorite soothing activity-
walking slowly through a sheer curtain.
I may be one and a
half, but I think I have mastered Lull's second gift, that of diversion.
My legs are only nine inches long so I notice things when I go for walks.
I go beyond noticing things. I love to rub jade leaves between my fingers.
My neighbours have a Jasmine bush that smells lovely, even when I'm
smelling it standing under their sprinkler. I love the sound my feet make
walking over sewer grates and other metal covers. .. makes me laugh..
Speaking of grates, I'm grateful walking back to our house. That
break helps me come up with new ideas. Instead of my usual "let's put
dog food into the water bowl, I start asking, "how can I make a tower
using household items that will sound like thunder when it falls?"
I'm also grateful to have my Muse Mom inspire me to teach me how
important the creative process is in my life.
~signed,
Jordon {I thought I'd
leave in this bottom part of the email from her mom cause it was so funny
and so-1 1/2 year old).
Hi Jill,
I have to take this kid
out now, she's covered herself in teddy bear stickers and getting into
everything.
Jennifer
alice gets around
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KMCC COLUMN
KAIZEN-MUSE CREATIVITY
COACHING:
Reaching Your Dream One Small Step
at a Time The
next 14-week Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching certification training program
runs from January 17th to April 18th. The KMCC training program is an
accelerated program for with experience in coaching, therapy or human
relations as well as in their own creative process. The program is taught
by Jill Badonsky and Dr. Robert Maurer. For more information or to apply,
please write info@themuseisin.com The Kaizen-Muse partnership takes Kaizen,
rooted 2,000 year old wisdom that employs a one-small-step-at-a-time
tactical approach to resolving the neurological and psychological
realities of the mind and combines it with Muse 'Technology', a whimsical
but profoundly practical way of liberating creativity and awakening
slumbering talents. Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching is the brainchild of
creativity experts Jill Badonsky, M.Ed. and Dr. Robert Maurer of UCLA
Author of: Kaizen – One Small Step Can Change Your Life:The Kaizen
Way.Currently, high caliber KMCC coaches-in-training are accepting clients
wanting to to break through frustrating habits and GET TO their creative
passion for four Kaizen Muse creativity coaching sessions at a reduced
cost. For a free e-letter on what sessions are like, please e-mail
info@themuseisin.com Recipients of Kaizen-Muse Creativity
Coaching experience:
~ The unlocking and rejuvenation of the creative
mind and the child-like spirit.
~ A greater ability to cultivate
intuition, imagination, ingenuity through in-session experiences as well
as the prescription of simple and clearly defined tools for soul
fortification, fuel of for the imagination and the amusement needed to
stay interested.
~ Less frustration and more ease in achieving
previously unattainable or seemingly elusive goals.
~ Success
oriented habits that make approaching creative endeavors more comfortable
~ Embracing new territories, discovering that creativity has no
ceiling, discovering creativity as ever-new joy.
~ Moving past
obstacles once felt as insurmountable – lack of focus, self-sabotage,
perfectionism, procrastination, low self-confidence, comparison to
others.
~ Liberation from the resistance experienced in returning to
creative or significant endeavors
~ A life-long adaptation of
creativity as the joy, reward, and higher purpose it can
be. If you are a life
coach or counselor, you might notice your approach with creative clients
needs to be different or else you lose them. Many creative individuals
rebel. Rebellion and resistance are natural parts of being creative.
Unfortunately, sometimes these dynamics work counter to the intentions of
creative individuals as they rebel against or sabotage coaching.
Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching takes into account the dynamics of
creative individuals and the creative process - resistance to authority,
high-sensitivity, the avoidance necessary for incubation, patterns of
self-sabotage when success is experienced, an indirect approach to
setting goals (setting goals can actually block a creative person), the
need for breaks and downtime (a whole week for incubation and daydreaming
can sometimes result in more output than productivity related results ),
the need for nurturing, focus on past creative successes, etc. This
program can empower your life coaching practice with integrity, magnetism
and a sustained relationship with clients.
more here
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Events by Trained Facilitators in Houston,
Denver and Mountain View, CA
Denver, Colorado with
Muse Facilitator and Kaizen-Muse Coach, Laurie Hawley
Unleashing Your Creative Brilliance!
September 23
(Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) In this fun but life-changing workshop,
Laurie Hawley will provide potent tools and exercises for unleashing your
creative brilliance and overcoming obstacles on the path to your creative
dreams. $48/$50, plus $6 materials fee. For more information, please
contact Swallow Hill Music Association at 303.777.1003.
and
October 10 - December 12
(10 week Muse Group, Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Igniting Creativity!!!
Laurie's 10 week class
takes you deeper with your creativity, help you break through frustrating
blocks, bonds you with like-minded tribe members and helps you make
creativity a life-time habit. $250 if payment received by September 27;
$275 thereafter; $50 materials fee. For more information, please contact
Muse Mystique at 303.322.3562 or lmhawley27@msn.com
Houston
Texas with Muse Facilitator and Kaizen-Muse Coach, Lisa Eubank
Wednesday, August 30 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Houston, TX
From
Cowardly to Courageous
· Stop worrying about the opinions
of others
· Break free from creative insecurities and misgivings
· End relentless self-criticism
Liberate yourself with
Audacity, Muse of Courage and Uninhibited Uniqueness, and:
· Step
into your personal power
· Gain the confidence and courage to
pursue your creative dreams
For more information, contact Lisa Eubank
at Lisa@createinspire.com or 713-907-1423.
www.createinspire.com
Mountain View,
California with Muse Facilitator & Kaizen-Muse Creativity
Coach,
Laurel Aston
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2006 Group INTRODUCTORY CLASS:
Thursday evening, August 31, 7 - 9:30 pm
$30. ($15.
applied to enrollment for Fall)
Send RSVP to creativity@sparkingart.com
Muse Journey Class Series: A Journey with the Muses
starts early September - day or evening class series!
Tuesday day-time: 9/5 (or 9/12) through 12/5
Thursday evening: 9/7
(or 9/14) through 12/7
Private Introduction with
Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching:
Appointments available
August 28 - September 1 and
Saturday, September 2, all day
(For
individuals and/or small groups) For more info,
http://www.sparkingart.com/programs-creativity.htm#muses
Sparking Art Studio: Sparking the Wonder Within
Note
to: Muse Facilitators and KMCC coaches: please get me your information on
the 29th of each month for publication in the Muse Letter. Thanks,
team.
updated information on classes
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Good-bye for Now
Picture: Cloud woman by Jill Badonsky
Thanks for joining me this month. Hope to see you or hear from
you soon,
Just Floating,
Jill
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| Anti-aging Potions:
Defying Age with Creative Thought and Action
There is a fountain of youth: it is
your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the
lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will
truly have defeated age.
--Sophia Loren The Secret Society of Anti-agers is
coming together in the Muse Labs for a debut later this year. For more
regular updates .. because after all it IS a Secret Society, go here
http://themuseisin.com/newsletter.html and add yourself to the Anti-aging
Potions newsletter option.
Anti-aging Retreats with the Muses for
Awkening Creative Thinking and the Child-like Spirit are being planned for
Sedona and in 2008, Greece. Be watching. Save your
pennies.
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| Picture of the Anti-aging
Potion Called Mind Expansion
The Mind Expansion Anti-aging
Potion helps us meet our mental potential and keeps our brain alive with
reading, creating and musing.
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| Making Muse
Houses
Come to Portland in October and join me in making a hanging
wood Muse House (6" by13" ) with a little visual journal as a
door. Papers, paint, pine and passion come together for something you can
hang. You can add little visual collages, quotes, writings, doodles to the
visual journal door all year long.
Click here and sign up today. Portland is filled with creative
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Rexroth
"Against the ruin of the world,
there is only one defense, the creative act." ~Kenneth
Rexroth
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