Hello there! I love sharing my secrets on how to enhance creativity. Today, I want to shear how to keep finding new inspiration by simply intentionally making mistakes as a way to explore a new style. Embracing Mistakes, failures as opportunities for growth and creativity. Every… Read More
How to stay creative Today I am happy to introduce you to the artist Bonnie-Britt Görcsös . I recently found her amazing art blog and I just love her work. And guess what – She has just been to my favorite region the Côte d’Azur, France and painted some lovely paintings. See her sketchbook under. Tell… Read More
How to stay creative Today I am happy to introduce you to Carolina Russo, who that I found on WordPress back in 2015 when I first started my blog, Since then I have following her artistic journey. Caroline is very creative in lots of different ways which make her special and interesting to follow.… Read More
Katarina Grønmyr on how to be creative. Today I am presenting my dear, creative and artistic friend Katarina Grønmyr. I got to know her when we both went to ESMOD fashion school in 1992. After she graduated she has been working in Paris, Brussels and Oslo. She was lucky to get to work for… Read More
4 Steps to a successful morning routine Rise and Shine Everyone! Create an easy morning routine to boost your creativity for the whole day! A good healthy breakfast, Yoga, write some “morning pages” or spend 5 minutes in your Sketchbook. I am not exactly a morning person because when the alarm goes off I will just stretch a little and… Read More
This is Bente working in one of the studios in Matisse`s “Villa le Reve” in Vence France during my art retreat last spring. Talking creativity with Bente Helstrøm This time I am delighted to talk to fashion designer Bente Helstrøm. I first heard about Bente when I went to art college in Oslo. Bente arranged… Read More
I found a new app that I just love In two days I have discovered amazing artists from around the world and connect with them on other social networks. ohh WW. I am so happy to share this with all of you! I downloaded the app Sktchy about 2 days ago. I am always looking… Read More
We have a new artist in our studios. Hi, Today I have a new Artist interview with Gry Hege Rinaldo about creativity and her thoughts about the inner constructive critic versus the destructive inner critic. As you know my blog is about creativity and what is better than to get the advice of a professional… Read More
Here is a little peek into my moleskin sketchbook! I recently filled all the pages in my moleskin sketchbook, I have had so much fun working on the theme “Fashion Illustration”. I don’t always have a lot of time to draw and paint so I found some ways to challenge myself to do more sketches,… Read More
How to stay creative BENEFITS OF MIND DUMPING Hello Everybody! how are you? Hope your week is going well so far! Mind dumping will clear your mind, capture your thoughts and your ideas. The best thing is that it can make room for creativity and art and helps you relax. If you read the first… Read More
A simple way to clear your mind to make way for creativity. I do sometimes find it difficult to concentrate, and to focus, or even have time to think! I find myself lying in bed sometimes with my head going around and around making it hard to sleep. Or during the day, I have… Read More
Make a sofa studio Hello there! I love to share my secrets about how I find time to be more creative. Today I will tell you how I prefer to arrange my art materials at home, just for the one purpose of making art every day. This is not my biggest secret anymore because my post… Read More
How perfect life is, when you just have a little bit of summer and some time off. I need to just relax and do nothing. The smell of the sea, the feel of the sand between my toes, the gentle breeze and I know that I am on the beach. It hits me that I am actually finally relaxing. I can’t… Read More
How to find time “How am I spending my time?” Are you one of those people who has a full-time job or is busy with your family but wants some time to make art? I often hear students talking about how to find time for making art. A lot of us are busy all the time and… Read More
Today I am excited to share an interview with my friend and colleague artist Gunn Tjensvold! We will discover how she stays creative as a professional artist and she will share with us her favorite tips. But, before we hear what she has to say, let me give you a little background. Gunn´s art story… Read More
10 ways you can to stay creative and maybe even when you don’t feel like it? Hey, guys! I am now taking time off from the studio, for fall is so beautiful and my exhibition is on, and now I have much more time to share my tips on creativity on here on my blog Over… Read More
Hey everyone!Well.. just the other day I made a silly mistake. I pushed “publish” before I intended to and the post went out. Sorry about that!I saw what I was doing, but a 100 Milli sec to late. I tried to stop it…… but I had send it to all my mail subscribers. In art we… Read More
The author, Liz Gilbert, wrote a new wonderful book named Big Magic last year.(She is already famous for her previous book “Eat Pray Love”) On Saturday I came across a TED talk where she shares her best pieces of advice for living a meaningful creative life. I was truly inspired and it didn’t take… Read More
David Bowie’s ‘cut-up’ method of writing lyrics. David Bowie will be remembered for his music, being a singer, a songwriter, musician, record producer, painter, actor. For me, it was his dedication to creating art and for being avant-garde artist who has already impacted several generations and created new genres of fashion, music, and culture. Bowie almost single-handedly created the category… Read More
January is a dark month for those of us in the northern hemisphere. But the days are getting longer and, although it is still cold and getting colder, Spring is on the way. I had some news that made me feel warm inside yesterday. A while ago, I was interviewed for this GREAT blog all about creativity… Read More