From the category archives:

Creative Process

Five Simple Directions Manual ready for you!

August 18, 2010

The Five Simple Directions is an interactive manual, a pdf,  that combines text, hands-on and written exercises and online resources to help you master your innate creativity, get unstuck, and get things done.
Are you ready to take action on your own unique talents?
Are you ready to find out if you really are the creative force [...]

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What Box? Five Ideas for Innovative Approaches to your Creative Business

August 17, 2010

WHAT BOX?

> Five ideas for innovative approaches
to your creative business
Last week I offered my email list a free 7-page booklet “FOCUS”
Most of this email talked about you, me, creative coaching, and four places that I had opening up in my schedule for individual work with me.
The email below was typical of those I [...]

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Are You Ready? Creative Ideas Part II

June 8, 2010

Are You Ready? Part 2
Another 32,759 Ideas for Positive Creative Change
Everywhere you look, there are people adding their inspiration, energy and ideas to the creatively developing mix of our global culture.
As one of you said in a comment on my blog yesterday “You can either see the glass as half empty or half full – [...]

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Are You Ready? 7,551 Ideas for Creative Change

May 30, 2010

Are You Ready?
7,551 Ideas for Positive Creative Change
You feeling as discouraged by the news lately as I am?  Things are a mess. Old ways of doing things, across the board, don’t work anymore. What we were promised would work has run past its ’sell-by’ date, and nothing to be done.
And you know what’s wild? [...]

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Got Meaning? Five Ways to Ground Your Art in YOU

May 17, 2010

Meaning.   Growth.   Yer Art.
Five ways to link meaning and expansion to your art.
Five ways to ground your unique perspective and purpose in your creative action.
The more personal you make these,
the more effective they will be. Look within.

ONE
• Use your creativity for a cause you personally support. Not a group action, your individual action.
Either give pieces for fundraising, [...]

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4 Actions against Creative Fears

April 17, 2010

Today’s Territory:
4 Actions Against Creative Fears

Why fears and doubts arise as you create.
What to do about it.
or:

TIGERSandMAMMALSandFEARS, oh my!

First, realize that every stable person has fears.
You are not unique, and your fears are not unique.
You are unique in other ways, but not this one. This is a good thing.

So I bet [...]

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Bing! 13 Inspiration Sources

April 7, 2010

Today’s Territory: Inspiration!

Our creative projects all spring from an original inspiration. And the more inspired we are, often the more excited and satisfied when we are through.
Here, 13 ideas for inspiration in celebration of Spring Herself.
( Thirteen is originally a sacred and lucky number, the number for transcendance and change. Did you know that? Look [...]

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Mirror, Mirror-5 Ways to Turn Away from Doubt

March 24, 2010

Today’s territory, that common issue:
Mirror, Mirror
Doubt, Self-reflection, and 5 ways to move from one to the other.
For all of us, self-doubt is challenging. For anyone who needs to have confidence in their own vision and voice, it can be excruciating. Getting lost in doubt and second-guessing can derail art-making and debilitate the artist. [...]

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Art and Life in Santa Fe

March 10, 2010

I’m Tory Hughes. Nice to have you visit!
This site is about creativity, what I do with my creative actions, and what life is like here in Santa Fe. There are links to other sites here too. Enjoy!
I am an artist, teacher and creative coach.
I make art jewelry and sculptural objects using polymer and mixed media.
My [...]

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New Classes + Great Price for 2010!

March 4, 2010

Hello you creative minds!
Lots of news from Santa Fe; in this post-
Five Directions to enhance your creativity, and a class Fee Reduction for 2010 to introduce them!

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