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Let’s face it. Whether you are a professional artist or someone just beginning their creative journey, we all have something in common…. we are ALL busy and have WAAAY more to do in a day than we have time for. It is so easy to fill up creative time with other people’s needs, new priorities, >>Read More
I was on Pinterest (my new outlet for collecting all things that inspire me) and I found this picture from tumblr.com: Now let’s get something straight. I don’t believe there isn’t anything *wrong* with copying a master, adapting someone else’s idea, or doing something creative just like someone else. I LOVE taking art classes to >>Read More
Sometimes we just get stuck. We adopt attitudes or beliefs that keep us in a place of indecision. Or we adopt some perfectionist tendencies to justify our fears. Maybe we are in full on avoidance mode and never show up. Sometimes we doubt our ability or challenge ourselves to even wonder why the heck we >>Read More
DO’s Do trust in yourself Do know you are a creative spirit Do believe your creativity matters Do enjoy creating just for the sake of it Do surround yourself with supportive people Do take risks and say “YES” to opportunities Do grow with each mistake, failure, setback or obstacle Do find mentors who will inspire >>Read More
Oh yes. Routines, schedules, process, systems, and steps are very important to our logical, left brained world. These keep us on task, focused, and committed to what we need to do. YET…sometimes a bit ‘o challenge to our routines provide us insights and opportunities for creative expansion. Take a usual routine and change it up. >>Read More
As I excitedly prepare for 2012, I am visioning what I want to create over the next 12 months. As I do this and think about all the areas of my life, what I want to create, and why….and I begin to formulate a single word that I can use as my guide throughout the >>Read More
In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you’re strong enough to care. ~ Victoria Pratt How important is your creativity to you? Enough that you will take risks, expose your inner fears, and champion your creative spirit? Are you willing to risk it all because >>Read More
As you more deeper into your creativity, it is inevitable that sometimes you will feel like a failure, or your creative work will. I’m here to tell ya, that’s a GOOD thing. In these moments when you feel like you are ready to give up, this is when your commitment, dedication, and persistence need to >>Read More
Recently I have been blessed with a NEW, spacious, light filled studio. (Yipee!!!! I can hardly contain myself!) I am “in process” of creating my rockin’ new space in which I will, well…… create. So this got me thinking about how important it is to have space in which to create and space that matches >>Read More
So here’s the thing. Even as a creativity coach who knows about creative challenges, has powerful tools to overcome obstacles and blocks….. there is still one area that, I too, struggle with at times. This is the area of facing MY inner creative critic, my gremlin, who wants to keep me from embracing and living >>Read More
Marianne Mullen is a "cultivator of creativity" and dedicated to awakening creative potential in every person. 
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Isn’t that what you want? Results? In one form or another, we all have creative intentions for which we want results. When you ask yourself …what do I want with my creativity (art, innovation, ideas, etc..)? What is YOUR answer? Those are the results you want. I know when I show up at my studio, >>Read More
