If you’re like me, you get exasperated when you fail to come up with fresh and interesting ideas for your next creative project. I love to think about this as being like ‘writer’s block’ – any creative person can also get in a rut and run out of creative ideas. Recently, I have been in the rut and have been searching for techniques to kick-start my creativity again. You could be interested in what I found at infoandarticles.net – a great web site for humanities and crafts.
firstly , I stumbled across The Artist’s Way review which I read with amazement and then proceeded to buy the book. I had heard of this book before but had dismissed it. I’m glad that I’ve now read it as it has utterly modified how I believe about creative capability and capability. After working my way through the varied exercises, I discovered some long forgotten interests that when i did them again I gained enormous pleasure. I found myself asking why I had stopped doing those things.
The other surprise from the site was the DVD Rubber Paper Scissors with Judi Watanabe review which also led me to buy and I’m so satisfied I did. For those that don’t know, Judi Watanabe is a veteran in the rubber stamping industry. You will have seen her recently on CraftTV doing super scrapbook-related episodes. For some time now, I had been craving a comprehensive instructional DVD on rubber stamping. You most probably guessed that I used to be a rubber stamper, but still set in all the old techniques. It is now time to bring myself recent and this DVD is chock-full of step-by-step instructions to help me. I also must complement the great video and audio production.
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