CPL 25 - Creating Empowered Personalized Learning Opportunities by Design
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What if we would integrate creative expression into the learning environment? What life lessons might we learn when we begin to dialogue with our Inner Self from a young age? Listen in as guest, Kathy Magnusson shares her passion for engaging young people in creative discovery and supporting teachers and non-profits to go beyond traditional teaching methods to support kids to use their curiosity to explore new ideas.
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CPL 24 - Cheers to the Walkabout
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What happens when an artist takes on a 365 Day Drawing Challenge purely for the joy of it? Amy McNamara, Artist and Designer, shares her practice of art-making as an observer and listener in a life filled with ever-expanding connections.
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CPL 23 - Creating Without Limits and Going Beyond What We Know
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Are you a creator who's getting hung up in worry about the unknowns? Do statements like "I don't know exactly what it's going to look like" or "I don't know what to call it" or "I can't see it clearly yet" stop you from exploring what else is possible?
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CPL 22 - Start Where You Are
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What if every answer you ever needed was inside of you? When you're not quite feeling your way to getting started again, what might you do? Listen in as host, Nanette Saylor, shares how she picks up again after a break. She shares some great resources, too, for getting started in this New Year.
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CPL 21 - Let Your Curiosity Lead
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What does it mean to "let your curiosity lead"? Join Nanette Saylor, your host, as she ponders her declaration and commitment to using curiosity as the fuel for a joy-filled life. What is the official definition anyway? And what about "wonder" and "imagination"? How are those words defined? Follow along as Nanette describes how she let's her curiosity lead and then follows her heart.
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CPL 20 - The Living Art of Storytelling and the Co-Creative Exchange
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Tracy Chipman, Professional Storyteller, invites us to embrace this ancient practice to lead more fulfilled lives.
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CPL 19 - Life as an Experiment
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Rachel Schrank, Creative in Transition, invites us into the world of a Harvard-educated Wedding Photographer who is now heeding her soul's call for expression as a teacher and performance artist.
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CPL 18 - Magic and Miracles: Fun, Play and Choice with Connie Vanderzanden
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Can you imagine what life would be like if you considered everything as a choice? Today's guest, Connie Vanderzanden can! An early adopter of the tools of Access Consciousness, Connie is a curious creative who serves as a Cash Flow and Business Mentor, who has been an entrepreneurial business owner/Bookkeeper and Accountant since 2001. Listen in as Connie shares how giving her creativity attention allows her to co-create solutions for her clients and to remind her of what's possible -- anything!
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CPL 17 - Inspiration for Joy-filled Living
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Are you ready for a "lasting creative awakening"? Join Nanette Saylor, your host, on the Artist's Way journey to "retrieve your creativity," as Julia Cameron (the author) describes it. Embrace this daily practice, and you will experience the miracle of expanding creative energy and the joy of creative recovery.
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CPL 16 - Can Creativity and Discipline Co-exist?
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Does the word discipline make your skin crawl? If you're like Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + host, the answer is a resounding "YES"! Does the rebel persona match your identity more often than not? Yes, Nanette is one, too. What if having a practice, a process and/or a ritual around creating could actually support your creative work rather than hinder it? Are you willing to consider that possibility?
info_outlineAmy McNamara, Artist and Designer, shares her practice of art-making as an observer and listener in a life filled with ever-expanding connections.
What happens when an artist takes on a 365 Day Drawing Challenge purely for the joy of it? Join Artist and Designer, Amy McNamara, as she invites us into her creative process. Wondering what it feels like to discover a new doodle? Listen in as Amy describes her experience. What if you don't consider yourself an artist? Don't worry -- listen in to hear why Amy always wants to be an amateur! Where does she go for inspiration? How can being disoriented be an exciting part of the creative process? How might conversation lead to a visual art experience? It's the walkabout, Amy shares, that has to happen before the drawing. Does she ever go back to "touch up" her drawings? You'll want to hear her describe her relationship with her drawings. What about the business of art? What's next for Amy? Be sure to listen all the way to the end to join the fun.
RESOURCES:
New Haven City-wide Open Studios (https://artspacenewhaven.org/cwos-home/)
Arts Warehouse (https://artswarehouse.org/)
Arts Garage (https://artsgarage.org/)
ArtServe (http://artserve.org)
MOSS - Mom's Open Studio Series (https://www.briahluckey.com/moss)
New Haven Creative Arts Workshop (http://creativeartsworkshop.org/)
Book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (https://amzn.to/2HIVC6W)
CONNECT WITH AMY:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amoscatfish/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-mcnamara-55b51450/
Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook.
For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com
HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. An early adopter of Creativity Coaching, Nanette has distinguished herself as a thought-leader among curious creatives. She has curated a growing collection of free spirited allies who make fun featured guests adding their unique stories of nurturing their creativity and curiosity to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffees. Schedule with Nanette at http://chatwithnanette.com or http://wisewellwomen.com