Hi, Creative Friends,
Who’s enjoying hints of spring this week? Perhaps the flowers are blooming, the sun is glowing and if you are a bit like me, Spring is an amazing time to renew the mind with creative ideas.
This week, in the spirit of Spring, here are 3 things that inspire & renew creative thinking:
Take in a good book about empathy and renewal, as you soak up the sweet spring sunshine and read “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. ” by Lori Gottlieb. This book offers an interesting perspective on what really drives the behavior of others and their struggles through the lens of a therapist. If renewing a sense of childhood creates joy, the book “Charlotte’s Web" By E.B. White, is a classic. Not only did my 7-year-old find it lovely, but it also provided a renewed sense of friendship and empathy that carries through and speaks to adulthood.
Spring days are longer, which means we spend more time outside soaking up the sunshine. The time to make dinner is now limited. Here is a secret, simple recipe that will create so much joy even when the sun has set and bedtime looms. Cacio e Pepe, the simple Roman pasta dish appeared centuries ago among shepherds tending their flocks in the spring and summer. Read all about the history of this amazing dish here: “Cacio e Pepe: Italy’s Beloved 3 Ingredient Pasta Dish.” at BBC Travel. Make this dish tonight with 3 simple ingredients and my favorite Cacio e pepe recipe found here.
Spring landscapes all but call us to go out into nature and sketch what we see. This is a great weekend to dust off the old sketchbook or pick up a Stillman & Birn Zeta Series field-sized sketchbook and a package of Markart Colour Charcoal Pencils and head outside to just breath, renew and sketch the spring world around us.
Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or something that renews you.
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Keep going, creative friends!
xoxo,
Andra
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