The Creative Journey of Nourishment & Becoming In the last two blog posts, Nourishing the Creativity of Your Inner Artist and The Cycles of Creativity I talked about the special properties of this dark time of year, a season that seems drab and dreary and moribund, but is paradoxically anything but. This is a […]
Nourishing The Creativity Of Your Inner Artist
Journeying Into The Labyrinth Last week’s blog post, Cycles of Creativity, touched upon the ideas of creativity, reflection, and the special potency of this dark time of year in the northern hemisphere. This is a time of paradox, of contrast between the inner and the outer experience. What could be a time of moroseness and […]
The Cycles of Creativity
We are approaching a special time of year, a time of happenings both celestial and cerebral. As most everyone knows, this is the time of year in the Northern Hemisphere where the days are shortest and darkest. It is also a time of internal reflection and outward ceremony, and I believe this is related […]
The Artist’s Journey Creativity Surprise
The Artist’s Journey Creativity Surprise Awaits You In my blog post last week The Adjacent Possible: Making Room For Surprise you may have wondered why I talked about my partner Dr. Bruce Sawhill’s experience of finding a book on the ocean floor while swimming the frigid waters of the Pacific in November. It might have seemed tangential, […]
The Adjacent Possible: Making Room For Surprise
The hero’s journey, the adjacent possible and the mathematical concept of zero to one show up in surprising ways in art, life & creativity Dr. Bruce Sawhill, my partner, had an astonishing experience that combined the hero’s journey, the adjacent possible and the concept of zero to one while swimming recently in Santa Cruz. This […]
The Artist’s Journey: Say YES To Your Hero’s Journey
Speaking On Stage At Author Advantage Live This summer I was one of four authors selected to speak on stage at Author Advantage LIVE in Austin, Texas, a gathering of over 400 independently published authors. I wrote my best selling, award winning book The Artist’s Journey after discovering Chandler Bolt’s Self Publishing School. I spoke […]
The Artist’s Journey, Creativity & The Adjacent Possible
The Artist’s Journey Retreat & Workshop A dream of mine came true last week: The Artist’s Journey Retreat- a workshop where we explore The Artist’s Journey, Creativity & The Adjacent Possible. Eighteen amazing creatives and artists came together for a week of opening creative channels in their painting. At the deepest level, The Artist’s Journey […]
Behind The Scenes #1: The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Retreat & Workshop
Preparing for The Artists’s Journey 5 Day Workshop I’m excited to share with you the experience of planning and orchestrating The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Workshop and Retreat at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California October 20-25, 2019, an abstract painting workshop and retreat. These are behind the scenes images of how I construct an […]
Best Creativity Books: The Artist’s Journey
The Artist’s Journey made it to the Best Creativity Books of All Time I’m happy to announce that my book, “The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity”, made it to BookAuthority’s Best Creativity Books of All Time. BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to […]
The Artist’s Journey International Book Award Winner
The Artist’s Journey by Nancy Hillis, MD Wins Silver Medal in Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards Snag your copy HERE. Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest recognizes “The Artist’s Journey” by Nancy Hillis in its annual international book award contest, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/0999750410. The Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest (Press Release) The Reader’s Favorite […]