Creative Spirit Riyo of Talk to the Sun

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Riyo / Talk To The Sun is a self taught stamp maker and artist who lives in Yamaguchi, Japan. Her love for handmade and crafts turned into her full time work with a warm support of her family and friends. Her lifetime goal is to live simply. Carrie:  Welcome to Artist...

Creative Spirit Lanie Smith

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Lanie Smith, MPS, ATR is a Registered Art Therapist and owner of Integrative Art Therapy as well as co-founder of Matters of the Heart Retreats for couples. Lanie has a true passion for combining art and nature to help others connect more deeply to themselves, others,...

Creative Spirit Michelle Endersby

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Inspired by a vision of a light-filled rose garden she experienced on awakening from a coma following emergency brain surgery, Michelle Endersby is an international rose artist who paints stylised portraits of roses on circular canvases. Michelle’s paintings encourage...

Creative Spirit Danielle Krysa

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Danielle Krysa has a BFA in Fine Arts, and a post-grad in graphic design. She is the writer/curator behind the contemporary art site The Jealous Curator. In 2014 she published two books, both with Chronicle Books, titled “Creative Block” and “Collage”. Her third book,...

Creative Spirit Carrie Hilgert

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Carrie Hilgert is a priestess of paint and the lens. Sometimes she uses paint and ink, sometimes a camera, and sometimes words. She always, however, strives to capture the everyday magic and connections she sees in the world in the most honest way possible. She is a...