#feedyourcreativity

Utterly delighted if a bit bloody nervous to finally get out into the big wide ole internet....my BRAND NEW group, NOT pre-recorded e-course for just 15 people! I have been passionately cooking this up over the past few months 💡😍It is inspired by my 20 years of encounters in real life as an artist, through art education in nurseries, kindergartens, schools, colleges, community settings, businesses, museums. From babies, kids to adults, I have loved creative exchanges, nurturing curiosity to empower people to live more creatively.  I have begun that journey perhaps with you and your kids recently in Berlin or previously the UK, and now through The Slow Creativity Project, and I hope we can work together more on this for yourself, especially where may work better for you from the comfort of your own home, ( I also continue the adult/kids classes in person in Berlin if that ticks your box more.) I have created this very special experience with those in mind who perhaps are looking to re-ignite their creativity, or just get motivated to create a regular creative habit, learn how to let go, and embrace mistakes. The ideas and tasks you explore can work alone or share photo-instructions with your kids, for example. It's a group e-course for UP TO 15 ADULTS, keeping it intimate with lots of space to share our participant-centred journey in a private Facebook group. This week is the EARLY BIRD Special, until midnight Thursday 26th July. FIRST 5 to sign up get an extra special bonus with me, see the web link to find out more! 💥✨🌱 . . . #artworkshop #experimentalart #madebyhand  #feedyourcreativity #onlineartcourse #artecourse #theslowcreativityproject #reggioinspired #reggioartcourse #followyourcuriosity #artcourse #artathome #creativitycourse #groupartcourse #personcentred #feedyourcreativity #experimentalart #exploreart #thepowerofart

The journey of art and creativity across our lives, as babies, toddler, kids, tweens, teenagers,  into the many years of adulthood. We have a choice, particularly as adults, whether to feed our creativity, to slow down and notice more, be childlike again, our busy minds calming when our hands start creating. When we do we feel truly connected to ourselves,  and each other, immersed in the moment. This week I went live in my Facebook group, The Slow Creativity Project, (which was born from my revolutionary mission to transform lives, through getting people in flow, one hand made mark at a time) I talked about a study by NASA in 1968, which found that creativity DRAMATICALLY decreases across our lives. Creativity is not learned, rather unlearned. We are all born creative.  In the test in 1968, 98% of 4/5 year olds tested on the genius category for imagination in ways to look at problems with new innovative ideas. Same group at 10 years old scored 30%. At 15 years old, it is 12%, and - shockingly- as adults in a wider study, 2%. In my work in arts education across the last 20 years I have worked considerably in places where people have opted in to develop their own creativity. In my work with little art, I started off working with classes where the parents have opted in for their child to develop their creativity. And so many parents I have worked with over the years love this special time to reconnect, marvel in their child’s enjoyment of clay, paint, watching them follow their curiosity. But some have really found this a challenge to open up to, to feel creatively confident  to engage in the tasks themselves, the process not the outcome, follow THEIR own curiosity. And so started my work with adults, engaging them also in the joy of hands on MESSY play with materials, using inquiry-based person-centred Reggio ideas like I do with the kids…..to this point little art has been only operating face to face in Berlin and on Thursday, I was utterly delighted to launch the NEW e-course…more about this in the next post + Link in Bio! 💡😍🌱 . . . . #artworkshop #madebyhand #feedyourcreativity #reggioart #reggioinspired #theslowcreativityproject #simplelifehappylife

Recipe from “A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook" by Patricia Telesco Non-Alcoholic Mead (Yields about 4 cups) 4 cups water 1 cup honey 1/2 t. nutmeg 1/2 t. ginger 1/4 t. cinnamon 1 lemon, sliced 1 orange, sliced Cook’s Notes: For best flavor, use a stainless steel or non-metallic pan. Also, some find this recipe too sweet, so add the honey gradually until desired taste is reached. Bring the water, honey, nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon to a boil in a saucepan. Stir until honey is dissolved; the heaviness at the bottom of the pan should disappear. Add the lemon and orange slices, squeezing as they’re placed in the water. Cool completely, strain. Pour into a bottle and store in the fridge. Variations: Substitute 1 cup of any of the following for the lemon: Apple, for health Peaches, for long life Pears, for protection Raspberries, for happiness Strawberries, to honor Freya (Norse goddess of love, fertility, and battle, among other things) Magical Attributes: Health, love, pleasantries, prosperity, revelry Celebrations: Fall or spring festivals, weddings, an alternative to wine for children at Circles #NonAlcoholicMead #FeedYourCreativity #KitchenWitchery

Tonight's dinner: Hazelnut soup Recipe thanks to the Feast of Fiction YouTube channel (this was inspired by the Disney movie "Tangled" as, in it, hazelnut soup is Rapunzel's favorite dish) This soup was absolutely delicious. Wonderfully hearty and flavorful, with a smooth, bisque-like texture. Highly recommend. Hazelnut Soup 1 cup parsnips 1 1/2 cup butternut squash 1/2 cup yellow onion 4 T. butter 1/2 t. salt 1 cup vegetable stock 1 cup half and half 2 cups hazelnut milk Peel and chop the vegetables into small pieces. Melt the butter in a skillet on medium-low heat, add the vegetables, top with the rest of the ingredients, and simmer for 20 minutes. Pour everything into a blender and blend until silky smooth. Garnish with a sprinkling of cinnamon. #FeedYourCreativity #FeastofFiction #Rapunzel #HazelnutSoup

I'm subscribed to the YouTube channel Food Wishes--it has great recipes, and this is one of them: Homemade beef and Guinness stew. Festive and delicious. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Beef & Guinness Stew 4 strips bacon, cut into pieces 2 1/2 lb. beef chuck, cut into 2-inch pieces and seasoned in black pepper and at least 1 t. salt 2 onions, chopped and seasoned with 1/2 t. salt 2 t. minced garlic 1 14 oz. can Guinness beer 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 t. sugar 2 T. dried thyme A handful or two of baby carrots 2 stalks celery, cut into small pieces 2 1/2 cups chicken broth On medium-high heat, fry the bacon until all the fat is rendered out and it’s just crisp. Reserve the fat in the pan and transfer the bacon into a stew pot. On high heat, brown the beef in the bacon fat. Transfer to the stew pot. On medium heat, sauté the onions in the pan for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the Guinness to the pan and stir for 2-3 minutes, making sure the bottom of the pan is deglazed. Add the contents of the pan to the stew pot, as well as the tomato paste, sugar, thyme, carrots, and celery. Pour in just enough chicken broth into the stew pot to cover all the ingredients. Turn the heat up to high so the contents come up to a gentle simmer, then back the heat down so the stew is lightly bubbling. Cover and let stew for 2 hours, or until the beef is fork-tender. As it stews, take the lid off and stir occasionally. Once the meat is tender, turn the heat up to medium-high and let the stew boil for 10-15 minutes, or until it reduces and thickens naturally. Taste for seasoning. Serve with mashed potatoes. #AliciaNyblade #FeedYourCreativity #RecipesforWriters #StPatricksDay #BeefandGuinnessStew

Tonight's dinner: Beef cooked in the crock pot with sliced onion, fire-roasted tomatoes, raisins, and an absolutely DIVINE pomegranate-juice-based sauce. Seriously, this was one of the sweetest, most savory things that's ever come out of my kitchen. Pomegranate Beef 1 T. olive oil 1 yellow onion, sliced 1/4 t. ground cinnamon 1 t. herbs de Provence 1/2 t. salt 2-3 lb. chuck roast 2 t. minced garlic 1 14 oz. can fire-roasted, crushed tomatoes 1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 T. maple syrup 1/2 cup dark or golden raisins Pour the olive oil into the bottom of a crock pot and swirl to coat. Add the onion. Rub the spices and garlic on all sides of the meat and add it to the crock pot along with the whole can of tomatoes (don’t drain it!), pomegranate juice, balsamic vinegar, and maple syrup. Sprinkle the raisins on top. Cover the crock pot and cook on Low for 8 hours, on High for 5 hours, or until the meat is tender enough to shred with a spoon. Serve with mashed potatoes, with sauce from the meat poured on top. #AliciaNyblade #FeedYourCreativity

#Repost @andreagomezme ・・・ It's time! To give yourself the chance. 🔸 To explore. 🔸 To play. 🔸 To enjoy one of the thing that made you the happiest 🔸 To go back to the markers, paints and pencils. 🔸 This time, you will do it for yourself and no one get's to say how creative you are. 🔸 Inside of you, beyond those fears, your creative spirit only want you to give it a try. 🔸 • • Please support my deck on kickstarter! Your creativity is waiting for you. 🔸 Wanna know more? All the details are here: http://crwd.fr/2oRDDS4 🔸 Or in the link in my profile. 🔸 • • #creativity #beyondfear #feedyourcreativity #lifelessons #colors #makeart #aliveoraclecards #creativesoul #timetocreate #domoreofwhatyoulove #choosemust #beginnerartist #oraclecards #oracledeck #oraclecardreadings #guidance #yourownoracledeck #tarotdeck #art #bigmagic

When life gives you #lemons make #lemonade. When life gets boring, play a game. When life makes you #hungry, feed your #creativity! #foodie #cook #FeedYourCreativity #YQR #LunchIsServed #Lunch (at Regina, Saskatchewan)