Artist Strong Blog
Enjoy interviews and articles about creative process and our inherent creative spirit.Creative Spirit Nicola Wise-Sturt
Nicola is a graphic designer who helps female entrepreneurs discover and define their unique and magnetic Visual Style in the areas of Work, Home and Fashion. She takes away the ‘fear of doing it wrong’ and brings in an element of fun to creating your personal and...
Fresh start, new beginnings – the story behind Artist Strong
Times of pain and struggle can be definitive moments. They are moments of choice: how will I choose to react to this situation? Will I let the pain and struggle define me, or rise above? Unfortunately I cannot divulge the entire story to you of why I had to change my...
Top Ten Takeaways from Big Magic
The book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert is a must read for anyone with any kind of creative interest. Every person, even those who don’t describe themselves as creative, can learn SO much from this book! Today I give you ten takeaways from this amazing text....
Creative Spirit Debra Broz
Debra Broz began falling in love with small, unusual things while growing up in rural central Missouri. She received her BFA from Maryville University - St. Louis in 2003. She then moved to Austin, Texas where she worked as a mixed media artist, ceramics restorer, and...
‘Tis the Season for Creativity
It’s that time of year again: full of holidays, end of year reflections and new year’s resolutions. Family. Friends. Gratitude. Giving. Love. All of these things are wonderful, but can also keep us quite busy and get us even a bit stressed out. That’s why this holiday...
Creative Spirit Tracy Verdugo
If Tracy Verdugo was given the opportunity to coin a term for a new art movement based around what she teaches she might call it “Curiosity and Wonderism”or maybe “Loosen-upism” or “Endless possibilitism.” When she is not hanging out with her family in their artsy...
Do You Feel Guilty Making Time for Your Art?
It’s that time of day. You finally have a moment to catch your breath. Maybe the kids have left for school, or you finished most of the house chores, or your kids have moved out and now you have a bit more time for you. That’s when it starts. “I should spend more time...
Creative Spirit Sharon Blair
Sharon Blair is a multi-award winning mixed media artist. Her pieces are intuitive, inspired by imagination and a deep connection to nature. The result is a Contemporary Abstract style that offers a rich visual experience capturing the essence, spirit and feeling of a...
10 Ways to Turn On Your Trickster
Can successful art be joyful? Some of my most recognized work is work created during a time of pain. I’ve shared this story before: how I painted two artworks just before a major surgery. The artwork was about that surgery. It was a way to digest and process what was...