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ShirlBCreations: Art Without Limits

Contributed by ShirlBCreations

 

 

For as long as she can remember, ShirlB has created art in one form or another. Energized by this, it has become her passion. Her work continues to evolve with her gang of whimsical characters (which she has created over . . . → Read More: ShirlBCreations: Art Without Limits

What’s Your Passion Story?

 

As part of our inspiration exchange, many soul mates and friends of food for the soul have shared what sparks their lives (or their passion stories). For those of you who have contributed in this way, we thank you! For those of you who have expressed an interest in doing . . . → Read More: What’s Your Passion Story?

Do you Want to Go Home?

Contributed by Michael Hennessy

 

 

How important it is to have an aesthetically pleasing place to call home?

In my earlier days of life on my own, design was not even a consideration. Whatever I could get my hands on as far as furniture was concerned was good enough. . . . → Read More: Do you Want to Go Home?

Mama Knows Best

Contributed by Kellie C. Hockless

  

 

Mama Knows Best has been a project in the making for 31 years now.  Anyone who knows me knows this is exactly what I should be doing and that it is the best platform to fully display . . . → Read More: Mama Knows Best

Capturing Life … In The Moment

Contributed by Loretta Lanzisera Photography

I remember always being involved in a creative endeavor.  In high school I took art classes and learned how to paint and sketch but it was not until I found the camera that I truly felt comfortable enough to say, “I can do that!”  I didn’t . . . → Read More: Capturing Life … In The Moment

A Quest For Balance

Contributed by Jeff Faerber 

I am fascinated by the act of creation, whether in a set of beliefs or in a painting. By recreating the world—making a fake world on a two-dimensional surface—I often find a truth more understandable than that of the real world. What systems can I (we) create to understand . . . → Read More: A Quest For Balance

My Passion. Passion? What is Passion?

Contributed by Stephanie Goetsch — HerExchange.com, Founder & Editor

I passionately love green tea in the morning, Dairy Queen Blizzards and fast-food.  I’m a passionate friend and daughter, dedicated and loyal.  I have been passionate about love, falling in and out.  I’m passionate about white wine and long conversations with inspirational people.  I’m . . . → Read More: My Passion. Passion? What is Passion?

An Artist For Our Times

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”  ~Henry Ward Beecher  

Whatever the medium, looking at what someone has created, poured their heart and soul into, has the power to elicit our deepest, if sometimes indefinable reactions. Sure there are the technical . . . → Read More: An Artist For Our Times

What’s Next?

Contributed by bturner@highlightsofchicago.com

 

A few years ago I was deciding what I would like to do when I retired from my educational publishing job. One idea was to go back to school and the other idea was to volunteer at the Chicago History Museum. Little did I know, but volunteering . . . → Read More: What’s Next?

Art with A Local Flavor

 

 

“Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.” ~ Leonytne Price

 

Whatever the medium, looking at what someone has created, poured their heart and soul . . . → Read More: Art with A Local Flavor