From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Cross pollination: Art begets art.

by Sandra Walter April 29, 2010

Let’s face it; if you are an artist, you are dedicated to a lifetime of learning. You’ll never reach a point where you know everything there is to know about your craft. A creative life demands a youthful curiosity, and an appreciation that art is a limitless adventure which we cannot complete in a lifetime.
When [...]

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Next Nine

by Sandra Walter April 26, 2010

If you’ve been paying attention, you’re already familiar with the hyper-charged end of the Mayan calendar at 2012. I ran across a poem I wrote in 2003, referring to the next nine years that would follow. The last decade of the Mayan calendar is supposed to be a decade of vast changes; geologically, economically, and [...]

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Recommendation for Earth Day

by Sandra Walter April 22, 2010

On behalf of Earth day, I want to encourage everyone to join a nonprofit organization today that helps the planet. My selection is the Union of Concerned Scientists. Memberships start at $25 (free mousepad at $35).
Their mission statement:
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative [...]

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Positive results from the Lake Biwa experiment

by Sandra Walter April 19, 2010

Exciting news: measurable change from the power of thought has been recorded again! Last month’s water intention experiment was set up to clean (raise the pH) of a sample of water from Lake Biwa, one of Japan’s most polluted lakes. It was hosted in conjunction with Masaru Emoto (The Messages in Water) during the Water [...]

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Creative event planning

by Sandra Walter April 16, 2010

Why are creative expositions so uncreative? I expect corporate workshops and business expos to be dull. No one challenges them to be interesting, and the status quo keeps most of the itineraries mediocre. But why is the Chicago Creative Expo so boring? The event is organized as many other “expo” type events. Several rooms are [...]

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Shamelessness at the Creative Expo

by Sandra Walter April 12, 2010

Philip Huang stirred things up at the Chicago Creative Expo last Saturday with his “Cultivating Shamelessness” workshop.  His in-your-face energy immediately primed us for an adventure. He had the entire crowd (200 people) break into five teams. We had ten minutes to raise as much money as we could from the crowded Expo floor next [...]

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Dreaming of Lilac time …

by Sandra Walter April 7, 2010

We continually search for divine intervention,
seeking higher sources greater than ourselves to guide, answer, and enlighten.
When we finally realize this power exists within ourselves,
our faith in each other will be more than enough.
- The Creator State
photo: Lilacs at Morton arboretum last Spring.
Can’t wait until they return next month!

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Empower yourself

by Sandra Walter April 5, 2010

No act of creation goes unnoticed. Whether it’s a sculpture made in your quiet studio or a monologue rehearsed to an empty theater, your  expression activates the law of attraction. Like attracts like. Your art magnetizes more creativity to your creative power with each action you take. It broadens your creative bandwidth. And what could [...]

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Why use the Creator State?

by Sandra Walter April 1, 2010

Reason #1
There is enough mediocrity in the arts and entertainment world. Show us the real thing! Good art is contagious; spread a killer outbreak of brilliance!
Reason #2
You have a unique interpretation to share with the world. You don’t know who your work will affect; art is mystical in this way. You cannot spend time trying [...]

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