The Creative Life A thru Z ~ F is for Fun

The Creative Life A thru Z

 Week Seven

F is for FUN!!
~
Yes, Fun!, Of course it could be for Films, Foreign Languages, Food, Future, or even Five minute vacations.  
Let's shift our mind set to fun first. 
What is fun?
 Some people think fun is reading, being outside,
 or cooking in the kitchen. 
It's a very specific activity to you. 
What you think is fun someone else may not. 
I think anything that makes time go by quickly,
 something you are enjoying, you are having fun at. 

I like process. 
I believe my purpose is creating processes to get to destinations. 
In that thinking I like lists. 
I find lists help me be proactive, not reactive in my life. 
Life is suppose to be enjoyed, fun, and filled with love. 
I do activities which help me reach those goals. 

Benjamin Franklin said, and I quote,
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." 

 In the pursuit of fun, wonder, and play. 
Let's get started.

Gypsy Women  (~jean)

"I'm see a fun activity coming your way."

Journal Writing Assignment: 
What will you do today that will make you happy in your tomorrow life?
The Future is in Your Hands
1. Write 8 questions about your life? 
 Relationships, passions, health, prosperity, desires,adventure, lifestyle, spiritual life. 

2. Make a paper " Fortune Teller", if you don't remember how to make these from your childhood, here is a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4SnzwjriGg

3. Decorate your Fortune Teller, place numbers on the outside tabs, 
on the inside choices use shapes and colors. 
On the hidden inside, write your questions. 

4. Play the game. Pick your squares. 
Now take a few minutes to sit still and meditate on this question. 
After you have meditated write down your thoughts about your future. 
Knowing full well that you are planning your future your way. 

I know that being in nature helps clear your mind and heal your body,
 sit in nature and meditate. 
Two Minutes in Nature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXI8pDK22wA

5. Is there a active step you can take today for your life tomorrow? 

Five minute Vacations. 
Do you want more adventures in your life? More travel? 
I can't always go where my imagination takes me. But, since YouTube is only a few keystrokes away, 
I can go all over the world in minutes. 
I look up places in the world I would like to visit and watch these videos. 
Just watching them transports me to new places. 
It really feels like I have taken a five minute vacation and then I'm ready to get back to work. 
Let your imagination take you away!!

Art Assignment:
FABLES!
If you haven't yet read a fable, google one up. There are lot's to read and they are usually only a few paragraphs, and they all have a moral lesson. 
They are fun!!
1. Read a fable, and draw a picture of it. 

Jax Cat, thinks your doing well. 
As always, Have FUN  with this. 
Like, leave a comment, share. 

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The Creative Life A thru Z - D

The Creative Life A thru Z

 week Five 

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D is for Donuts N Drama

"Delight in the Little Things." 
 Rudyard Kipling 

Years ago I found myself teaching in a preschool.
Each morning the children would come in, hang their coats, and sit at the table for breakfast. 
One of the best memories I have of one of these many breakfasts the school severed was homemade donuts. 
Warm and sugary straight from the kitchen. 
I'm not sure if this was teaching any of us about healthy eating or good nutrition, but those donuts were certainly a delight. 
You can make these wonderful delights as long as you have biscuit dough handy. 
So, that's what I did!
I invite you to make donuts too. Easy recipes are found on the Internet. 

Homemade Donuts, Delightful

glaze

shape the donuts

fry the donuts

toss them in the glaze 

                                         This was the first batch, since then I have gotten much better shaping the donuts and

 I'm working on a maple glaze. 

DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA

No, I'm not talking about personal drama here. 

I'm talking about PLAYS, Drama Theater 

Have you ever read a play? 

The format is different then reading a book, and interesting how the set is put together, and the actors directions.

I love live theater, if you have a chance to see a play performed on stage, GO!

 You can find live plays on YouTube. 

That's were I watched Neil Simon's play "Rumors."
The very first play I read when I was in theater was Neil Simon's "Star Spangled Girl". 
They made a movie of it too. 

This weeks assignment:

1.  Go to the library and pick up a play to read. 

2. Check out the plays on YouTube to watch.

3. Go to a live theater and see a play.

Journal Work:

Draw

1. Draw a one line drawing design . 

Lay the pencil down on the page and 

do not lift it again until you are done with your design. 

2. Make your own Logo Design with your initials 

Use the whole page and let this logo express who you are. Paint it, color it, glitter it up. 

If you need to be still and 

breath deeply before creating 

Two Minutes in Nature
is a good way to relax. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXI8pDK22wA&t=41s

As always have fun, like and share. 

Check back often as I found I'm always adding things to this list as I develop the curriculum.

Be Inspired,

~jean

The creative life A thru Z

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Jean with her certificate in "Healing With The Arts"

The creative life 

A thru Z 

Welcome to this new workshop. 

I have just received my certificate in 

"Healing With The Arts"

from the 

University of Florida.

I have put together a curriculum for this class along with positive psychology, happy fulfilled living, life experience, and  many art class, to come up with a creative way to help express ourselves through the arts. 

Hi, let me introduce myself.

I live in Northeastern Nevada, where we experience all four seasons of the year.

I love art, cooking, walking, doing 5k's, traveling, and my cat Jax .

I'm a bit of a messy painter,

 but I'm learning to keep the paint on the canvas.

I have been an artist for over 15 years.

I've stated to declutter my whole house, 

it's better that way.

I can now find what I need when I need it. 

I love coffee, baked papaya, and pistachios, I have them in bowls all around my house.

I love to draw on paper cups and make them into prosperity banks.

The snow has melted, it's spring where I live so I can walk everyday. 

I have 4 cats, but Jax is the studio cat. 

He mostly eats, sleeps, lays around, and hunt birds. 

My hair drives me crazy. Sometimes it's short, long, brown or blonde. 

All my clothes have spatters of paint on them. 
On the next blog we will go over the materials for this workshop. 

My name is

~ Jean 

Nice to meet you. 

Certificates I have earned:
College Degree
Great Basin College, Elko, Nevada, AA, Bus, Art, Child Ed. 1993

• Coversations The Inspire: Coaching Learning, Leadership and Change, Case Western Reserve University
• Healing with the Arts, University of Florida
• Positive Psychology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  
• Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management of Personal and Professional Productivity, UCI Extension Coursera
• A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment, Indian School of Business 
• Introduction to Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh
• Best Artist Readers' Choice, Elko, Nv
• 2013- Silver
• 2014-Gold
• 2015 Bronze

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Be Inspired,
~jean 

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To start again

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein

Oh, that painting did work out, or the project that looked so good in your head didn't exactly turn out. 

It happens.

But don't give up.

I paint more paintings that no ones sees then the paintings that I put out here.

Every painting is a learning experience.

Keep the things that did turn out right, and lose the technique that didn't.

No, it's not fun, but it is the process.

It's never too late to start again.

Be Inspired,

~jean

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Jean Hart Artwork Fall edition

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This weeks Art O Mat blocks. 

I have started my Fall editions.

If you see anything you like and would like me to paint a larger painting please contact me.

I'm happy to take commission work.

Please like and share

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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The Tomato Bowl

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Drawing What You See

Drawing is an interesting practice.

We all see things differently.

If I were to put a bowl of tomatoes on a table and ask ten people to drawing what they saw.

The bowl, the tomatoes, the table would all be different. 

WHY is that. 

It's because we all have a stylized ideas of what every object we see looks like. 

We are drawing from our minds and not from our eyes. 

I think that's FANTASTIC!!

That's would make your work original.

Artist Tip! 

"Throughout the drawing and painting process, hold up your work in front of a mirror. This can help you see and correct inaccuracies in the proportion. "The Daily Book of ART 

Just get started. 

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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Summertime art

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Art O Mat Block

Welcome Summer.

I just love summer. It's a time to sit outside and soak up the sun.

Now that I have my studio redone, it's been a pleasure to get in there and paint.

Here are the latest blocks going out to

Art O Mat 

Be Inspired,

~jean

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I feel Spring coming

Art O Mat blocks I've been working on 

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Fine Art For The Finer Things In Life 

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I just love daylight savings. 

"Any little bit of experimenting in self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us. "

~Julia Cameron

It's feeling a lot like spring where I live.

Spring Cleaning.....Yes, Yes, Yes,

Open the windows and let some fresh air in.

Part of being good to yourself is finishing what you start.

Basically, it comes down to finishing your chores.

For a very long time I never finished my laundry.

I would gather up the clothes, seperate them into darks and lights, put them in the washer, change them to the dry....and then go off and do something else.

They seemed to never come out of the dryer. I just could never complete this task.

It's a good metaphor for what was going on in my life.

I would start something, get busy, and not finish.

Needless to say, this led to a very unorganized studio.

So, for March my motto is 

"Clean up and Clear out and finish up"

I'm in the process of redoing my studio.

I'm sending most of my art supplies, paintings, and odds and ends to the community center. 

Tearing up the carpet, painting the walls.

I have a new goal.

My new art goal is to paint Art O Mat Blocks,

work with Zazzle to make fashion Designs, 

and prepare for retirement. 

Which means more travel.

What have you put on your vision board this year?

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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These are my 

Inspirational quote 

Sunglasses 

Designs by 

Jean Hart 

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100 prints

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One print for 100 days for $10.00 each. 
All artwork is done by Jean Hart. 

Each day I will upload a new print of my artwork . The challenge was given to me to post a print of my artwork for 100 days.
These prints are 5" x 7" and will sell for $10.00 each. 

Starting Sept 1 , 2015
If you are interested in buying one of the prints just message me here. Be Inspired, 

~jean 

Hello July

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Hello July

I've been waiting for you.

It has been so hot where I live. My instincts tell me I need to paint water.

Please enjoy my new summer paintings.

These are all acrylic, 6" x 8" 

$40.00 each

By Artists 

Jean Hart 

Summer Clouds

Summer Wave

I invite you to check out my new designer watches.
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Be Inspired,
~jean 

Mail art letters for Dave

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June is coming up quickly and I have many new projects that await me.

I love to do mail art projects. 

I love to write.  This next project fits me to a tee. 

I invite all storytellers to join in .

I'm not sure what he plans to do with the letters he gets. But, not to worry, all my news will be fictions and the names will be changed so as not to embarrass anyone. 

Be Inspired,

~jean 
P.S. please feed my fish, they're hungry

Letters for Dave

Ruud Janssen at Mail Art Projects - 2 months ago

Letters for Dave Dave Tuck wants your mail. As an introduction to Mail Art please send him a nice newsy letter in a decorated envelope. And he will send you a letter in return. Dave Tuck Flat 55a Huntington Terrace Rd Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, England Ws11 5HB Deadline July 1st, 2015