Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
My Ode to The Pomegranate
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli

Eat a pomegranate, if you dare!

It's a force to be reckon with.
Burgandy juice, crunchy seeds.
It makes you slow down.

It demands your attention.


Crack it open. Savor it.


Need a break? eat a pom.

Succulent.

S-l-o-w.


Every break exposes tiny jewels of sweet goodness. A treasure hunt.


Many napkins.

What to do with all the excess juice?

Paint with it.



The apple and banana are so pedestrian compared to the beauty of
The Pomegranate.


Eat it with someone you love.


Red fades to purple.

If given the proper attention (and reverence),
it is cooperative.



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Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli, MA is The Expressive Arts Coach who uses the creative process for clarity, self-discovery, healing, and enjoyment with her clients. On December 1, 2009 she will announce her new Life Purpose EXPRESS program and in February 2010 she will be launching something really special - so stay in touch!

Twitter = @TheArtsCoach


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You will smile at this creative claymation from Italy
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
I'm in awe of this process! Hope you enjoy it too.

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What is Expressive Arts Coaching and Facilitation?
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
What is it?

Think of the process as a fusion of creative expression and personal development work. Participants may gain clarity around an issue, such as finding one's life purpose, and/or get in touch with one's creative Self. The process tends to be a place of discovery with Aha! moments peppered throughout a session or workshop.

What forms of creative expression are utilized?
This is a sample list of the different ways coaches and facilitators engage you in the creative process for clarity and self-discovery:

Visual Arts: painting, drawing, collage, clay, masks, sculpting, sand tray, mandalas, mixed media

Writing: poetry, haiku, journaling, memoir writing, creative writing, short stories

Music: drumming, singing, music-making, listening, song writing, sounding

Movement: dance, breath work, authentic movement

Drama: storytelling, theater games, role playing

Who would be interested in a workshop or session?
Anyone who is interested in one or all of the following:

  • unleashing and widening the space for their creative Self to surface
  • finding answers and exploring ideas about their careers, life purpose, self-esteem, and relationships (such as a spouse/partner, family, friends, colleague, or boss)
  • someone who currently works in the creative arts such as writers, artists, dancers, designers who are experiencing a block or who wishes to dive deeper into their art form or explore another
Why would someone choose to attend an expressive arts coaching or facilitation workshop or session?
They are ready to try something new and different, and believe that something can happen while engaging in art-making. They are excited to venture into a deeper understanding of themselves while engaging in the creative process whatever form that may be - writing, collage, drumming, etc.

Anything else?
Expressive Arts Coaching and Facilitation can be therapeutic but it is not therapy. There are expressive arts/creative arts therapists, art therapists, music therapists, and drama therapists who do some coaching and facilitation BUT a coach or facilitator usually is not providing therapy because they are not licensed nor is it the focus of their work. Coaches and facilitators do not diagnose. Some clients work with a coach/facilitator as an alternative to, or as a complement to, their traditional talk therapy.

Lastly, the client does not need to be artistic to reap the benefits of this style of personal development! The focus is on process not product.

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I'm Featured on Power of Slow blog!
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli

Christine Louise Hohlbaum is a recovering speedaholic who recognized the power of slow while one day eating ice cream with her then three-year-old daughter.

She has this wonderful blog, The Power of Slow and I'm featured with a call-in on how I find the time to do what I love which is painting:)
http://powerofslow.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/wednesday-wisdom-minute-snatching-at-night/

Essentially I talk about how I rarely paint in the day time due to parenting, seeing clients, running my business as The Expressive Arts Coach, etc. So I mostly paint from 9pm-2am - not every day and never for 5 hours straight. It's usually 2 hours about 3 times a week.

This late night creating may seem like I'm spreading myself thin but it is the opposite. Letting go in the flow reinvigorates me and feeds my soul.

What about you...when do you find the time to do what you love?
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My Creative Life Interview #12 with Fused Glass Artist Lisa Allen
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions,
with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I am honored to have Lisa Allen of Memphis, TN who creates stunning fused glass artwork. Check out the craftsmanship/workmanship of her bold, unique pieces. The way she manipulates the glass is mesmerizing. She can be found at Sanctuary Glas and also at lisa-allen.com.

1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share)
I am a glass artist and make work by fusing glass in a kiln. I make both one of a kind work for galleries and production pieces that I sell at various art and craft fairs.

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?
When I got divorced I started taking continuing ed classes at the local university. I had previously ridden horses and taught riding lessons for a living. But when I had some extra time on my hands and a need for distraction, I signed up for lots of different classes to keep myself occupied. I worked with clay, casting silver jewelry, painting and stained glass. For some reason the glass just clicked with me. It just felt like a natural fit for some reason. So I worked with stained glass for 4 or so years before taking a class in fusing. Then I was really hooked. I have since taken many workshops all over the country, read many books, and try to always keep experimenting. It has been 8 years since that first fusing class and I am still going strong.

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path?
I don't know about values I am honoring, but I sure have a list of things I am learning. Patience is a big one. Kilns are not quick. So every step in my process requires relaxing and waiting. Also, learning to see things with different eyes, so that when things don't turn out as you planned (which is often!), you can look past what you expected to see and take in what is there. And it may be even better than what you had planned! Another big thing I have learned is just to approach every situation with curiosity and a sense of fun. I think we sometimes make things too serious and there is no quicker way to kill creativity, at least for me.

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?
Challenges are varied. My raw materials as well as all of the equipment required are pretty expensive, so sometimes that can feel like an obstacle. Also those times of feeling creatively blocked are tough. But I think the biggest challenge stems from not having any formal training other than the workshops I have attended. That seems to always bring up the questions of "what am I doing?", "who do I think I am", etc. But I read a wonderful quote in The Artist's Way that helps me when I get down on myself. She says, and I am paraphrasing here, that we are all creative, that creativity is god's gift to us and our use of it is our gift back. I love that. And it really helps get me back on track when I get in a funk.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?
My advice would be to try anything that sounds like fun! You just never know what will speak to you or open something up in you that you might have never known you had. Also, make work for you, not to please others. Your creative voice is unique and listening too much to others can drown it right out of you. Plus I think the work that people are most drawn to is the work that really sings the song of its creator. Many times I think the criticisms that others throw around is just a symptom of their own stymied creativity and has very little to do with the work they are criticizing. So make work YOU love, and the rest will take care of itself.
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My Creative Life Interview #11 with filmmaker,activist Mara Ahmed
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions,
with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I'm honored to have the multi-talented filmmaker, artist, blogger, activist Mara Ahmed from Rochester, NY. She exudes kindness, concern for humanity, and the creative spirit.
Visit her film, The Muslims I Know
and her blog, maraahmed.com


1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share)
i am a filmmaker (www.TheMuslimsIKnow.com), an artist, a blogger (www.maraahmed.com), and an activist.

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?)
i have an MBA and a master's degree in economics. i worked in finance for many years, designing mathematical models for business analysis. i switched careers in 2004 and took some art classes at nazareth college. i went into filmmaking about a year later. took classes at the visual studies workshop in rochester and at RIT.

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path?
in today's world i think that we cannot help but be involved in politics one way or the other. for me that participation is motivated by my interest in human rights. living in this incredibly interconnected world, to me art, truth and politics are all intricately linked. joseph nechvatal said it best: “my deep feeling is that today art must indict, or at the very least, play the role of the jester who unmasks the unspeakable lies of the powerful. americans have been deceived and victimized by our government’s propaganda, and if art cannot rebuff and contest this grave situation by fueling the political will and imagination of resistance, I wonder why we need it at all.”

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?
my only challenge is that there are simply too many stories, too many ideas, too many media i am interested in exploring all at once. so i have a tremendous idea for an art exhibit related to the iraq war, but i also have an idea for writing a play about a pakistani woman who has been kept in indefinite detention without trial and whose three young children were "disappeared" along with her about 6 years ago. finally i am working on two documentaries - one about the situation in pakistan and another about the partition of india in 1947.
5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?
my only advice is to follow your heart (as corny as it sounds). do what you love. believe in yourself. persevere. everything else will follow.
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Sandtray Creations - The Tribal Figure
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli

Sandtray Creations are a mixture of sculpture, movement, 3-dimensional collage, drama, mixed-media art, and intuitive presence all wrapped into one powerful process.

On the face of it, it’s simple — you choose little figurines and arrange them in a box that has sand in it. Then we talk about it. On the face of it, But it’s really much deeper than that.

I've witnessed both personally and through my clients everything from subtle transformations to profound catharsis from this unique art-making exercise.

I have about 500 objects and figurines in my collection for clients to use. This little guy, the Tribal figure, only stands about 2.5 inches tall but delivers a powerful message. He is often used to describe dreams, spirituality, ancient/past life experiences, or unknown future outcomes. Since he is made of brass (I think), he is heavy for his size, therefore, at times he represents the "heaviness" or seriousness of one's spiritual quest. I call it a "he" but he's also been used as a "she." Not often, but a couple times this figure has been used to represent one's spouse or mother.

What would you pick?
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Arts Education Report Card Shows 'Mediocre' Achievement
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
This is from the awesome group, Americans for the Arts

Today, for the first time in 11 years, the federal government released a national report card on achievement in the arts among 8th graders. This long-awaited report finds that since 1997, our nation's students have not made significant progress in developing their skills and knowledge in the arts. The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in the Arts report is the only continuing, national measure of academic achievement in America's schools.

A nationally representative sample of over 7,900 eighth grade students from public and private schools participated in the NAEP Arts Assessment in 2008. Students were measured on their ability to create and respond to the visual arts; whereas, the study scaled back on music questions and only measured a student's ability to respond and identify music. Unfortunately, theatre and dance skills were not assessed at all due to budgetary and data collection constraints, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

As reported today in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and USAToday, the findings are "mediocre," "lackluster," and "may make America's arts instructors kind of blue." Not a great report card. However, new U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a strong reaction in support of arts education, "This Arts Report Card should challenge all of us to make K-12 arts programs more available to America's children ...We can and should do better for America's students."

As you may know, Americans for the Arts has been leading a national effort to increase federal funding and to strengthen the role of the arts in the classroom through legislative efforts in Congress. We have published a set of legislative recommendations that calls for changes to the problematic No Child Left Behind Act. Our schools need greater support for arts education - take two minutes to send a message to your Congressional delegation, please visit our E-Advocacy Center.
The Arts. Ask for More.To raise awareness of the importance of arts education, we have also been leading, along with The Ad Council, the NAMM Foundation and hundreds of local, state, and national campaign partners, a public service awareness campaign titled, "The Arts. Ask For More." currently airing on radio and television and appearing in print media. In the television and radio ads, the arts are equated with a healthy diet; just like kids need healthy foods on a daily basis, kids need their daily serving of the arts. Included in the campaign is a list of "10 Simple Ways," detailing how parents can get involved in their child's arts education.

Please take action on this important education effort by sending a message to your member of Congress let your voice be heard.
Help us continue this important work by becoming an official member of the Arts Action Fund. Play your part by joining the Arts Action Fund today -- it's free and simple.

Click here. to remove your name from receiving e-mails regarding arts advocacy

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My Creative Life Interview #9 with Illustrator Meghan Murphy of Kawaii Not
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions,
with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I'm honored to have Meghan Murphy an illustrator with a sense of humor! Please do yourself a favor and put a smile on your face by checking out her website at
www. kawaiinot.com. Her comic strips are reminiscent of Henny Youngman - short, simple but full of vigor.

1. What do you do? (career wise- whatever you want to share)
I am a freelance illustrator. I also produce a bi-weekly webcomic called Kawaii not.

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?)
I was lucky enough to go to an "arts" high school, so I was started on my creative path ev en before college. I went on to receive a B.A. in Visual Arts from SUNY New Paltz, and then a M.A. in Com pu ter Graphics Design from Rochester Institute of Technology.

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are
you honoring by following this path?
I'd like to think I am honoring the value of "being crazy"--'cause sometimes it is good for the
soul just to be ridiculous for awhile. It's the old idea that being a
little loony keeps you sane in the long run.

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?
I have to work to keep myself busy. I need to have a couple jobs/pr ojects/ideas going on
at once to keep my brain from rusting.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?
My best advice would be just to keep doing what you're doing. If you love it, it is worth
your time and effort. The more you do, the better you get,
and the more things will happen.
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New abstract painting finished - She's here
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
I've been working on this piece for well over a year. It seems like a long time doesn't it?
That's how some paintings come to be - a very long process. While others just reveal themselves within a week or two. I bet this happens with writers too.

Title: She's here
Size: 18x24 inches
Medium: acrylic
Date: 2009
Price: $315

Sides are painted and it's ready to hang. More photos available upon request.


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My Creative Life Interview #7 with Bach Flower and Natural Health Educator Michelle Newkirk
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions, with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I am honored to have Michelle Newkirk who helps people make educated decisions about their physical and emotional health through the use of natural products. She is a wealth of information and incredibly nice!

1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share)
I am a Natural Health Educator specializing in the areas of Nutrition and Digestion, Plant Based Enzymes, Bach Flower Therapy, and Reiki Tummo. (TheRadiantLotus.com) I work one-on-one with clients from my office on East Ave (www.HealingHavenMassage.com) in Rochester, as well as teach classes and workshops. I will also be releasing an educational CD called "The Essentials of Bach Flowers for Kids", due out next month. I continue to work as a Skilled Nurse, mostly for pediatric clients, in the home care setting.
2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?)
Being a caregiver and healer came to me matrilineally. I'm proud to be a third generation Nurse and second generation Nutritionist. There has always been a curiosity in me that strives to understand what makes us work, and how all of the parts of us work together. A traditional nurse facilitates an environment that promotes healing. I carry this philosophy with me in my work today by helping clients to become educated and aware of how their internal and external environments affect their overall health and well-being. My formal training has come from Isabella Graham Hart School of Nursing, The Loomis Institute of Digestive Health, Certified Natural Health Professionals, and The Bach Foundation.
3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path?
I am honoring my Heart. That Divine spark within me glows every time I am able to change an old, stale perspective, or renew lost hope, or empower someone to become more responsible for their health. I am so grateful to be doing what I do!
4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?
One of my greatest frustrations is having clients wait to come to me as a last resort, after trying everything else. I'm happy to help anyone who walks through my door, but there's much less pain and intervention involved in working preventatively and stepping in to balance out weaknesses before major symptoms arise. I'd like to help people realize that it's easier to pull the weeds from the garden when they're still seedlings.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?
Bach Flower Therapy is a great place to start. It is a simple system designed for the layperson. The flowers are all-natural and safe for anyone to use. You can't do harm with them, so get a copy of The Essential Writings of Edward Bach and get started balancing out emotional issues and eliminating stress right away!
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Inspiration from Goethe about taking THE STEPS
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
-Goethe

You've heard this before - this is not a dress rehearsal. What are your recurring dreams and fantasies?

Need help figuring them out and making sense of them? I may be able to help you clarify things and get the momentum started.
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My Creative Life Interview #6 with Retied Rope Rugs owner Thomas Cleary
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions, with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I am honored to have Thomas Cleary of Retied Rope Rugs where retired rock climbing ropes are recycled into rugs, dog leashes, and key chains. Truly unique items! Great gifts for the outdoorsy type:)

1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share)

In addition to being head weaver and webmaster for Retied Rope Rugs, www.roperugs.com, my primary job is science and outdoor education teacher at a small public charter school in south central Colorado. I also help my wife with her web-based info-business, www.whole-body-detox-diet.com.

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?)

I started using my old rock climbing ropes to make doormats over 12 years ago. It took many attempts to find a workable rug pattern, and then I had to find a source of retired ropes. Over the years I have added other rug patterns, dog leashes and horse leads, dog and cat toys and even Christmas wreaths, all made from recycled rope. Many of the rug patterns come from the mariner’s tradition and can be found in collections such as Ashley’s Book of Knots.

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path?

I love the creative process and am always looking for new ideas. My biggest failure was a hammock that ended up weighing 25 pounds and was so lumpy that lying on it was worse than a bed of nails! This past-time of working with ropes has helped me with practicing patience and humility, the website design reminds me that I am not in charge or in control! Working with others ropes to create a functional keepsake reminds me of impermanence. These are indispensable values in my role as a teacher!

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?

Many of the rugs I make are from ropes that people send to me for weaving. In this economy climbers are retiring fewer ropes and are less willing to send them to me to immortalize their climbing memories into a rug. I created a do-it-yourself kit for folks wanting to explore the creative rug making process themselves, and these have been very popular. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKWdf3YSsKI.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?

I encourage recycling based art and reused products. In this economic and environmental climate finding ways to turn ‘waste’ into something beautiful and useful is of paramount importance. I challenge others to create something new from something old, it is an inspiring process!

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My Creative Life Interview #5 with photographer Erich Camping
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview, with the same five questions, with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

This week I am honored to have Erich Camping, a Rochester, NY photographer. To describe his work as lovely, artistic, intriguing are all understatements! See what I'm talking about at his website www.campingphoto.com and also check out his photoblog http://www.erichcampingphotoblog.com. The photo of Erich in his studio was taken by Steve Pfost.


1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share)
I am a photographer specializing in Natural . Fine Art . Wedding Photojournalism

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?)
BA from SUNY Empire and R.I.T. l also attend yearly conferences and workshops

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path?
More than anything humor and trust define me. Keeping life real is also very important to living life to its fullest.

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any?
My challenges are balancing family life and my career. Being self employed is much more difficult than I ever dreamed.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do?
Work hard and smart. Do what you love, and develop a niche that is unique to you.
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My interview at Gus23's Blog about my artwork and process
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
Thank you Gus23 for hosting a wonderful month long series called April Art Attack!
Getting to know the many different artists and their process is a treat.

An extra big thank you for posting my artist profile!

Check out Gus23's blog!
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My Creative Life Interview #3 with music director Esther Winter
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
My Creative Life is a weekly interview with folks who are living authentically, creatively, and making a living out of their passions.

I'm honored to have Esther Winter share how she does it all. She is a gifted instructor and musician/singer. www.canalsidemt.com


1. What do you do? (career wise - whatever you want to share) I am the center director for Canalside Music Together Inc. Music Together is a research based, music educational program for children (ages 0-5) and their parents. We teach families Basic Music Competence, which is the ability to sing in tune, to keep a beat and have a great time doing it. I've been teaching MT for seven years and have been a center director for six.

2. How did you prepare for this career? (formal and informal education, books, workshops?) I've always felt that Music Together found me! I have a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University and my first love is professional theatre, which I did for about eleven years in NYC. I discovered Music Together as a mother with my then two year old daughter (now eight). I received my formal MT training in Princeton, NJ and have really enjoyed sharing this wonderful program with the Rochester community. I also take advantage of the many opportunities MT offers for continuing education about music and children.

3. Besides living according to the values of creativity and independence, what other values are you honoring by following this path? I feel I'm honoring my goal of doing something I love and loving what I'm doing with my life. Teaching a program like MT has allowed me to have fun at work everyday singing with children and their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. It has also enabled me to keep my priorities straight and be home for my kids when they get off the bus after school. Life is all about balance. I feel it's extremely important for women to have something they can call their own, whatever that is. Having something that's just yours can help you be a complete human being. And a complete woman equals a happy mother, wife and friend.

4. What struggles or challenges do you face, if any? For me, it goes back to balance. There are times when there just aren't enough hours in the day for everything I have to do as a wife, mother and business owner. When you have four kids someone always needs something!!! Obviously there are days when one job overshadows the others, but I strive to take everyday as it comes and to remember to breathe through it. My husband is also a source of constant support for me. He is most definitely a huge factor in this equation! Maintaing a steady workout regiem does wonders to clear my head when it's foggy and to get my creative juices flowing.

5. Can you give some advice to folks who would like to do what you do? Find what makes you happy and then figure out a way to make money doing it. I truly feel it's that simple. I really enjoy my job, so it doesn't feel like "work" most days. The hard part is figuring out what truly makes you happy. If you can identify what that is, and it's really the right thing for you, opportunity will find you. It doesn't have to be a big thing. Look at Martha Stewart - like her or not, she's made a fourtune out of teaching everyone how to make the perfect pie crust! Now, if that's not incentive I don't know what is.
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Vision Boards and upcoming workshop April 30
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
Vision Board Workshop April 30, 2009

Vision Boards are getting a lot of attention these days. However, expressive arts therapist and art therapists
Here's a sample of a Vision Board created by actor Donovan Keith who lives in Los Angeles. Check out his blog here.
Click on the picture for a larger view so you can see the details.

have been using them for a long time in their sessions.

They're also called creativity collages, treasure maps, or life collages, and can be created in workshops and individual sessions, either online or at the studio office.

Vision Boards are a simple but powerful tool for gaining clarity in your life and getting what you want. You wouldn't drive a long distance without a map, would you? A vision board is a visual map for your life's journey.

What happens during the workshop?
First, you get clear about all the things you want in life - career success, a house, a baby, romantic love, to lose weight, or whatever they may be.

Then the fun part - gathering images! You choose images that resonate with you and your desires. You won't believe how remarkably relaxing and enjoyable it is to rifle through boxes of pictures and to rip out pictures from magazines!

Next, you sort and adhere the images to a poster board and then add any embellishments you wish. But first you will glue a photo of yourself in the middle of the board. This is to make a statement to yourself that these are your wishes and desires - not your spouse's, kid's, parent's, or society's. These are the things you want to manifest.

Lastly, if time permits, you will reflect about the process and the items on your board by doing a writing exercise.

Once your Board is home with you, place it somewhere where you can refer to it occasionally or every day. Just like the map for your long distance trip, you wouldn't just look at it once and then put it in the trunk of your car.
You have to review it often to make sure you're on track and to get those images in your conscious and unconscious minds.

Will everything on your Vision Board come true?
It may. It may not. But at least you have established the intentions by visualizing your perfect life.

I have created several vision boards for my own life and found many of the items have come to fruition. The process of visually organizing your life like this is very satisfying. I’ve also enjoyed witnessing the "aha!" moments of others.

After taking this workshop, you may even be so inspired to create a joint one with your family or your partner!
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WOMEN: got a great product idea? submit your invention
Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
Did you know that the circular saw, fire escape, and correction liquid were created by women?

I know you've had a couple awesome ideas brewing in your head that would improve the lives of others.

Here's the Challenge: Bed Bath & Beyond is looking for innovative products or product ideas from women that are great solutions to help solve everyday problems found throughout the home. These could include products for any room in your home – products that make life easier, more comfortable, convenient, cleaner or better organized.

click here for more info and Good Luck!
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