Category Archives: Travel

Apr27

Creative Juice #91

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #91

Spend the weekend reading to inspire your art.

Beautiful paintings.
Photo essay about Nara, Japan.
Beautiful tangles.
I love reading an artist’s story.
Quotes about reading and thinking. When was the last time you read an article that included the work peradventure twice?
An encounter with gorillas.
Lessons in creativity.
We all have bad days. We need to develop resiliency to hang on during difficulties, learn the life lessons therein, and move on to the next thing with a little more wisdom.
Someday I’m going to take some of these free online courses from Ivy League universities.
What it’s like to be a graphic designer.
Pre-drone aerial photographs taken by German pigeons in World War I.
Ways to prod your creativity.

Apr20

Creative Juice #90

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #90

Imaginative creations by artistic people:

You may never have seen some of these animals before, and there is a reason why—they’re on the brink of extinction.
Altered cats.
Pretty tangles.
Venice or Shanghai?
Traditional quilts you can make—six free patterns!
Common phrases that have nautical origins.
I love the work of illustrator Helen Cann. What an interesting life she’s led!
If I’m understanding this correctly, these mylar balloons are not balloons but flat paintings.
How graphic design shapes/reflects Canadian identity.
Prize-winning short story. It’s not what you think.
New directions in stained glass.
These photographs would be beautiful if they weren’t garbage.

Apr13

Creative Juice #89

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #89

Just in time for weekend reading:

Embroidered portraits.
What can you learn from Mozart?
An interesting science connection to Van Gogh’s Starry Night.
Life advice from an old barber.
I can see me living in this houseboat.
I thought maybe it was the mushroom, but that’s not what the mantis was high on.
For anyone who shudders at the thought of public speaking.
How to get stuff done. I’m fascinated with this guy’s daily schedule.
Kyoto, Japan, seen through an artist’s eyes.
Gorgeous tangles.
Lovely sketchbook.
Take a bird’s eye tour of Shanghai.

Feb9

Creative Juice #80

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #80

A baker’s dozen of beautiful things to inspire you:

A photographer who specializes in hummingbirds.
Artist creates realistic drawings with an ordinary ballpoint pen.
Beautiful Birmingham, England.
Watercolor sea creatures.
What you may or may not know about Klimt’s The Kiss.
6 creativity exercises.
Coincidental photography.
Beautiful quilts.
Writing tips from Ursula Le Guin.
Questions to ask your significant other that will deepen your relationship. I think there was a Big Bang Theory episode about this.
Truth expressed in Venn diagrams.
You have just enough time to make some of these lovely Zentangle valentines!
And if you are industrious, you might be able to make someone a quilted Valentine’s Day project before Wednesday…

Feb2

Creative Juice # 79

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice # 79

Recharge your creative battery by reading these dozen articles about pretty and interesting things.

Travel watercolors.
More American Ancients.
What is your story?
Here’s a cute Valentine project for children or adults—allow a few days to make it.
Symbolism in Raphael’s painting.
I never knew Ken Burns collects quilts.
These photographs of snowflakes look like jewels.
Remarkable 16th century map of the world. (Unicorns located in northern Siberia.)
I didn’t know this about Rodin’s The Thinker.
Pretty Valentine quilts. Some of these are small and simple; you might still have enough time to make one…
A technology story with a happy ending.
Medieval clock still works today.

Jan19

Creative Juice #77

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #77

Art and photography and books and sketches and a workroom and music and travels and the aftermath.

Amazing photographs of murmurations.
Interesting reading list. I’ve only read five of these, but they were so good I’m tempted to read the rest.
Breathtaking, colorful glass art.
How to make a pop-up book for adults. Watch the second video.
Pretty artist/writer workspace.
A testimonial to the Blues.
The American Ancients, part II.
Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. One of my favorite bloggers, Narami, was without electricity for 130 days.
You don’t have to be young to benefit from this free ebook for young writers.
I love this artist’s sketches.
Silly pet photographs.
About the artist who painted The Great Wave.

Dec8

Creative Juice #71

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #71

Your weekend dose of inspiration:

A different kind of travel photos.
Amazing photographs of spiders.
Surreal murals.
25 free quilt patterns.
How and why to read daily.
Artist workspace.
An orthodontist who’s also a very successful cartoonist.
What to read next?
Symbolism in a Renaissance painting.
Unbelievably beautiful photographs submitted to National Geographic contest.
Lovely Christmas ornaments to make by hand. Gift idea!
A federal program to give work to artists? What a revolutionary idea!

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