by Gretchen | Nov 7, 2010 | Creativity & Edges
Over the last couple of days, I used Art Every Day as an excuse to decorate a planner as a gift for my academic coaching mentor, Beth Samuelson. (Note to Beth: Surprise!).Last week a colleague sent me an email with some amazing National Geographic images. I printed...
by Gretchen | Nov 4, 2010 | Creativity & Edges
On Day 2 (yesterday), I felt like playing with the texture of the paint. Hence, the yellow splotches around the baby. I don’t love the effect, but luckily Art Every Day Month lasts for a whole month. I’m sure I’ll find a way to tweak it into...
by Gretchen | Nov 2, 2010 | Creativity & Edges
I got home at 10pm from academic coaching, and I thought: “Shoot! It’s the first day of Art Every Day Month and it’s too late to do any art!” Thank god for the email from fellow Art-Every-Day artist Emma, who commented on my blog...
by Gretchen | Oct 31, 2010 | Creativity & Edges
My identity as an artist has morphed over my lifetime. In my preteen years, I was a ballerina. Then my teacher told me that I “don’t have the body of a ballet dancer,” and so I became a “theatre person.” (Interestingly, I never called...
by Gretchen | Jun 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Entrepreneurship, InterPlay, Random Stuff
As an academic coach, I end the school year by meeting with parents to reflect on the ways their children have grown — and to identify goals for the next year. Recently at the end of one of those meetings, a mom sighed and said, “My daughter is...
by Gretchen | Apr 15, 2010 | Creativity & Edges
Pop Quiz: Do you value play, creativity, and connection? Have you been curious about how to teach/coach online without sacrificing these values? Do you know other creative people who are ready to dive into work with virtual clients? If the answer to any of these...
