Piet Mondrian is known for De Stijl paintings

The Great Creativity Illuminator

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The Great Creativity Illuminator

Curious? Crack your openness to experience and let the light shine in!


Imposter Syndrome

Mark Coleman

Imposter Syndrome

Quieting the voice of self-doubt.


Daily routines of famous creatives

Donald M. Rattner

Designate a Creative Space

Establishing place.


Joy Sikorski

Joy Sikorski

Whimsical drawing lessons

From How to Draw a Clam and Squeaky Chalk.

Mondrian and the artists who shaped modern design


By Chris Dunmire | Posted 4/3/26

Each time I watch Green Acres, my eye catches the Mondrian-style painting hanging on the wall as Lisa "adores the penthouse view." The square-and-rectangle piece hanging in the living room is undoubtedly a less-expensive prop than a multi-million dollar Sotheby's piece and a fascinating thread into how design movements rise. More …


Duology bookset by D.L. Taylor

On discipline and the quiet work that turns ideas into books


By Chris Dunmire | Updated 2/25/26

I had the pleasure of attending a book release party where I met two standout YA fantasy authors, D.L. Taylor and Logan Karlie, celebrating the release of the second installment in Taylor’s duology The Beasts We Bury and The Beasts We Raise. More …


Dear Muse typewriter letter

How collaboration and focus help you finish what you start


By Susan M. Brackney | Updated 2/15/26

Dear Muse,

My creative energy is like a Ping-Pong ball bouncing off the walls, and there are not enough lifetimes for me to accomplish all of my goals. I'm very frustrated, because I can't seem to concentrate on one project at a time or even place them in any order of importance. More…


Art

Marjorie Sarnat

Are You a Closet Creative?

Creative people have an ability to identify and solve problems.

Counting on numbers

Creativity 1-2-3

Counting on numbers

Where does the stream flow?

Perfect Personal Essay

Nancy Slonim Aronie

Crafting the story only you can write

Write in a way that moves, connects, and resonates.

A Piece at a Time

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A Piece at a Time

A book written in 30 days.

Bird

Joy Sikorski

Draw a twitter bird

From Squeaky Chalk.


Symbol of Shadow

Modern Day Muses

Shadow

Step into the dark side.


Dream

Molly Anderson

The Dream as muse

Dreams contain riddles, hints and clues.


Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Genius habits: Dimostrazione

Leaping into your experiences.


Creative Outlets

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Creative Outlets

A lifetime of creative opportunity.


Collage

Jill Allison Bryan

Reframing a tangled mess to meditation

Reframing is a liberating technique to take a challenging situation and put a different spin on it.

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