From the category archives:

Tory Teaches

Creativity=Radical Gratitude, Extreme Patience and a Will of Iron

August 31, 2010

Making things involves, well, everything.
When you commit to a creative practice-
when you say ” I can’t not make things!”, and mean it-
you take on a new lifestyle.
You expand your awareness
You develop dexterity and control.
You refine your ability to focus.
(or why would so many of you request my HA on Focus?)
You cannot not grow and change [...]

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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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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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Daily Art Muse – July 29, 2009

July 29, 2009

I want to say thanks to the DailyArtMuse.com, one of my favorite art resources, for featuring me on their website. Their tagline is celebrating handcrafted excellence, and if you haven’t visited the site you should really make some time to peruse around. You can read the entire post here, or click on the screen shot [...]

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Maps + Making Things

July 4, 2009

Today’s territory:

There, Here, and the path between.
How do you get from the Idea to the Thing Done?
Mapping your path between these two is an important process.
You have a unique path, beloved by you, that takes you to the finished project.
Walk this route every day, explore new and old scenes from along the route.
Do you know [...]

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Perception And Play

June 23, 2009

Today’s territory:
This year’s
Creativity Retreat at La Cascade, France

September 24 thru October 1
“Perception and Play”

Two Basic Concepts:
What you perceive leads directly into what you create. And teaches you who you are as a creator.
How you play teaches you to experiment, learn, integrate, expand and express, without risk.
The goal of this retreat is to anchor you more [...]

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Here We Go

June 16, 2009

Today’s territory:
Hey, look!
Change is here again.
Let’s do a check: materials? tools?
purpose?
Fetch!
Is  this happening for you all too? As things start to flow more directly and smoothly, they’ve gotten quicker almost immediately. Fun, fast, full. Good thing the days are longer. Purpose, or intention, or the big ‘why am I doing this, now’ is the best [...]

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