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Coffee Gets Creative in Mocha Madness by Jann Alexander © 2011 “We can enhance our creative output by looking at everyday acts as...

Finding balance in the creative practice, circa 1926 Among the most thought-provoking pieces I discovered for the new feature I’m...

Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...

Get your creative mojo off the back burner  .  .  . When you’re just coming down from a huge burst of your creative output, you don’t...

We think of barriers quite literally, as physical obstacles in our paths. But barriers can be much more debilitating to our creativity...

Light meets design makes shadow creates pattern bathes piano attracts musician rides bike brings color makes music becomes art =...

So Long, 2013 by Jann Alexander © 2013 As the year ends, an unexpected prize is awarded to What’s Vanishing Next? and an opportunity...

Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...

What most creatives know about happiness is this : If they can’t create, they can’t be happy. Here’s to the thrill of the creative effort...

What a city of contradictions is Austin. Old butts up against the new, old is lamented when exchanged for new. The town’s a shiny magnet...

No matter your learning style , there’s more than one way to skin the creativity cat. Take a look at the wealth of tools offered in this...

Artist’s Poem by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ain’t no sunshine. It’s a dreary, dull, drab, gray day. A day that demands a wing and a prayer...

Is it finished?  ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit.  I’m facing that question...

Lightscapes / On the Lake, Austin by Jann Alexander © 2013 .    .    . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection....

© 2013 Jann Alexander The business world seems determined to improve its creativity. If you don’t believe it, visit Inc.com to search...

Can’t Wait for Inspiration from B.E.Awesome Ideas in my blog’s Drafts folder are growing mold , since the shiny newest thing is always...

See more photographs and paintings from Mission Mexico  HERE Shockingly, when I was 10, I wanted to be a nun. Perhaps that wasn’t so...

Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...

Success at day’s end “Like a parent with many children , I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design,...

Where are you heading? by Jann Alexander © 2013 “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” —Yogi Berra Being...