Yesterday my kids and I watched “My Kid Could Paint That.” It’s a documentary by Amir Bar-Lev about the 4-year-old painter (now about 10) who set the art world abuzz with her abstract paintings. In the midst of the documentary filming, “60 Minutes” broadcast a piece, which called into question who was responsible for the [...]
In a response to a TwitterMoms Target contest, asking “What was the most surprising gift you’ve ever received?” I started thinking about creative gift giving. While I’ve had some great gifts in my life, nothing surprised me more than a gift from my soon-to-be in-laws. Celebrating the holidays in the snowy Virginia mountains a few [...]
Trying to get inspired about making marketing materials for my upcoming creativity coaching workshops, I ran into a little snag. I had pulled out watercolors to “doodle” with the paint, to get some ideas and just play. Then my children spotted me. “I need to paint,” my daughter wailed. Normally a big sharer, I hesitated [...]