The Creativity Run Wild Newsletter
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December 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
New Year: Creativity Turning Point
Books I Recommend
New Work: A collage, a painting, a photo
Creative Cat: Liam Kelly
November 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Creative Drifting
New Work: Two paintings and a photo
A new poem
Creative Cat: Saki
October 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Never Apologize for Your Creative Work
New Work: Pastel, 6x6s, Acrylic
Wise Words about Creating
Creative Cats: Jasper and Topaz
September 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Creativity: Your Own Satellite Dish
Puzzling Collages
New Poem: On Seeing That Iconic Photo of the Beatles with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Creative Cat: Oz, the Wizard
July 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Pastel, Poem, Photos from the Hood
Coping with a Creative Slump
Cat Melt: Lola
June 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
New Pastels, New Poem, New Photo
Creativity and Spiritual Connection
Oz Gies in His Summer Coat
May 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Photo: Maiden in Ferns
Some Ways to Get Unstuck
Latest Bathroom Door Collage
A Poem about Science and the Law
Pub Painting
Josie, Queen of the Cat Tree
April 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Giving Up Our Excuse about Time
Photo: April Sky at Oceanside
Rick Rubin and The Creative Act
Paintings: Digital smears, The Green Quartet
Lola and the Blinds
March 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
My Poetry Collection: Married to the Muse
Photo My kitchen in the street
Poem: Janis Ian Was Right
Paintings: The Blue Quartet
Lola and Josie: Feline bird-watching
February 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
The Trap of Perfection
New collage: A Case of the Blues
A February snowstorm in Portland
A poem from my new book
Lola's first snow
January 2023 Creativity Run Wild
In this issue:
Artist or Creative?
New Collage: Homage to Odilon Redon
20-Minute Sunrise on SE Tibbetts.
Mirabai Starr on the Creative Life
December 2022 Creativity Run Wild
A Whole Year of Creativity Ahead
New Collage: Green Bird, Zen Bird
Winter Photos from the Neighborhood
A Lovely Message from Poet James Crews
November 2022 Creativity Run Wild
Keep Creating Through the Holidays
New Collage: Butterflying
Two New Photos from the Hood
Poem: "I Also Love the Little Things"
October 2022 Creativity Run Wild
Sparking What's to Come: New Creative Possibilities
New Pastel: Falling
New Collage: Nicobar Pigeon
New Kitten: Lola
September 2022 Creativity Run Wild
Fall Energy: Renewing Our Creative Practices
New Art
An Upcoming Poetry Reading on Zoom
Neighborhood Cat in Grays
August 2022 Creativity Run Wild
Creativity and Our Memories
A New Pastel
The Joy of Pastel Painting Again
My Little Pastel Studio
The Cat Days of Summer: Mr. Sam Kelly
July 2022 Creativity Run Wild
The Importance of an Imagination Practice
New Neighborhood Photos
Encouragement for Musicians and Other Creatives
Pancakes Fall, Trekker, Troutdale, OR
June 2022 Creativity Run Wild
How to Best Use Our Creative Space and Time
A New Painting and Works in Progress
10-Minute Artist Dates
Pippi Wilson, Office Helper
May 2022 Creativity Run Wild
Exploring Our Artistic Vision
New Paintings and a Process Collage
A Big Stretch with a Much Bigger Canvas
Thom Cobb and the Tractor