http://dayledoroshow.com/blog Zingaro - Dayle Doroshow's Inspirations in Art Sun, 04 May 2008 21:59:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm home from teaching the polymer clay guild in Colorado Springs and was really inspired by the joy and sense of adventure these ladies brought to the class. On reflecting, I can see that a sense of adventure has been an important theme in my life and art. ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/04/26/sense-of-adventure/ For me, the hardest step in my creative process is just to begin! Some days I am overwhelmed with the possibilites of what to make and I freeze up and decide to do the laundry instead. So, something that works for me is to give myself small tasks or assignments. This ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/04/11/getting-started/ I was so pleased and excited to be interviewed by Alison Lee for her Craftcast show.  It was a delight and a honor.  We chatted about lots of things with a focus on sparking creativity.  I hope you will enjoy listening here. Thanks Alison! And FYI, I just finished teaching my first online ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/03/25/craftcast-interview/ As part of my Creative Sparks seminar I talked about how words inspire my work.  Usually in two ways.  The word itself brings to my minds eye a visual image that I would like to interpret as a piece of jewelry, artist book  or something else The words themselves will serve as ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/03/14/power-of-words/ The conference was a magical and inspiring event and my hat is off to the organizers and volunteers who made it such a seamless and exciting event!  The conference allowed us to converse and think deeply about our art as personal expression. For me it is striving to find  the balance and ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/02/29/synergy-conference/ I'm often inspired to start a new project by discovering a new color combination that I happen upon in a magazine or book a piece of fabric a walk in a garden Color is one of the first ways in which we can allow our personal voice to come through our work. We each ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/02/15/personal-color/ In preparation for my Creative Sparks seminar at Synergy, I came across a book called Creative Sparks by Jim Krause. It's aimed primarily at commercial graphic designers but I did find some pearls. I often get kidded about my enthusiasm for just about everything- whether it be a 3 PM piece ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/02/01/amazement/ I'm in the process of fine-tuning my presentation for the Synergy conference next month in Baltimore (www.npcg.org). The exploration and study of what creativity is and how we can spark and nurture it is fascinating. I know for me personally, just getting into the studio, sitting down and getting my ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/01/15/sunday-am-post/ Happy New Year! I'm excited to share with you my new website and hope that you will enjoy peeking into my Journal every now and then during the coming year. My goal is to post here at least twice a month and share with you Creativity ideas News about workshops Tools and techniques ... http://dayledoroshow.com/blog/2008/01/01/130/