“Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.” – Albert Einstein
Thought for Today
“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse
Oh yes it does. All those scary thoughts that run through the creative mind like, “Am I doing this right?”, “People will laugh at me”, “I’m not good enough”, “I didn’t go to art school” or one of my favorites, “If I don’t give this up I’m going to starve.”
It takes a lot of courage to tell all those doubts and fears to just “shut up” and go on with life and art. But remember, creative people are the brave ones, we can do it.
Thought for Today
“Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.” – Julia Cameron
I love this from Julia Cameron. My artwork never turns out quite like I see it when starting out. Sometimes it looks nothing like my original idea. But I’m okay with that. I love those surprises!
Today’s art is called Quilter’s Burnout. I because extremely frustrated with the black and white blocks and threatened to burn them. Well that actually seemed like a good idea, so I actually did do a controlled burn in a sink with lots of water (don’t try this at home.) I actually liked the finished piece and called it Quilter’s Burnout.
Thought for Today
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Thought for Today
“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.” — Rosa Parks
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“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright
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“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” —William James
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“Take the attitude of a student: never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” —Augustine Og Mandino
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Thought for Today
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
An Oldie but Goodie
Copyright 2010 by Rogene A. Robbins
Genie’s Note: This is an oldie by goodie from July 20, 2012.
You may recognize the title of this post as words from the Bible (Psalm 8:3 KJV). Looking up at the night sky has inspired poets, artists, philosophers, theologians, musicians, scientists and other dreamers since time began. Technology now lets us see the stars in a way we never have before. Need a little inspiration? See the universe through the lens of the Hubble Telescope.
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