Fourteen recent articles culled from the web to spark your creativity:

• Luxury miniatures.
• Nativity scene updated for the 21st century.
• Mandalas made from dots.
• The art of Christopher Russell.
• How to be more creative.
• Painting and drawing.
• That satisfying feeling when you complete a big puzzle.
• Some days you just need to hear Maya Angelou’s voice.

• I love this artist-in-training’s blog. If you like this article, you might want to check out the resources she lists on her blog.
• Before the reno—art show.
• I want to live here.
• Combining music and art.
• How random shadows inspired a filmmaker to make art.
• Pretty quilts and other interesting stuff.