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Jann Alexander
Jul 5, 20142 min read
Collecting Eye Candy for Inspiration—and Fun
Oysters as Eye Candy by Jann Alexander ©2014 Eye Candy. It was the way I described San Francisco, the first time I was there. Later, it...
Jann Alexander
Jun 29, 20141 min read
Ebb and Flow on the Water
Balance on the Water by Jann Alexander ©2014 Morning brings balance. The coastal Maine waters are glass—smooth, flat, and above all,...
Jann Alexander
Jun 21, 20142 min read
What’s Your Creative Personality?
Do you recognize your creative personality from among these eight types? Road Trippin’ by Jann Alexander © 2014 The Traveling Creative :...
Jann Alexander
Jun 8, 20142 min read
Why Cities Are Ideal for Creative Voyeurs
All of us who practice the creative arts are voyeurs. As writers, we use our imaginative powers to conjure up insights into others’...
Jann Alexander
Jun 5, 20142 min read
My Room With a View
Room with a View by Jann Alexander © 2014 Is is not every writer’s dream to have a room with a view? A room just for writing needs not...
Jann Alexander
May 27, 20145 min read
The Best 2014 Buzz Words in a Fable of Our Times
I challenged myself this morning to write off-topic, using a set of strictly-2014 fifty-cent and five-dollar words. Inspired by Katie...
Jann Alexander
May 26, 20141 min read
On Searching for Brilliance
A Twist on Fall Color by Jann Alexander © 2014 “The gift of an image is that it provides a place to watch your soul.” —JAMES HILLMAN...
Jann Alexander
May 19, 20142 min read
Yes, Ideas Flow from Life—And Also from Inspirational Aids
“My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” ― Anaïs Nin Anais Nin by Elsa Dorfman , c. 1970s Though she...
Jann Alexander
May 14, 20141 min read
Nature Shows Us How to Be in the Moment
Pampas Waves by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature is rarely still. Witness the waves of pampas grass, always on the move thanks to a...
Jann Alexander
Apr 29, 20142 min read
Pearls of Wisdom, in Cursive
Pearls Before Lobster by Jann Alexander © 2014 By Jann Alexander How one thing leads to another. Live and Cooked ©2014 I followed the...
Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20143 min read
The True Meaning of the Art of Letters
Farewell from Lucy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 Letters have been my passion for nearly my entire life, thanks to a few requirements. I...
Jann Alexander
Apr 27, 20141 min read
Use All The Colors
“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...
Jann Alexander
Apr 25, 20141 min read
Letters from the Past, in Upstate New York
Letters from Genesee by Jann Alexander © 2012 By Jann Alexander Letters from Genesee’s Past: It’s not often you score three times in...
Jann Alexander
Apr 17, 20141 min read
Yummy Enough to Eat, But Far Better to Collect
Austin, Texas artist Lynn Bridge says she got inspired to create mosaic plates “one day when I was eating lunch, and was thinking about...
Jann Alexander
Apr 15, 20141 min read
Have You Ever Been Possessed?
Are you possessed by color? For artist Paul Klee, the attraction to color and light was a turning point in his career. On his 1914 visit...
Jann Alexander
Apr 10, 20142 min read
Why Making Art Is Messy
Flower Child on the Porch by Jann Alexander © 2008 “Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived . . . Tidiness makes me think of...
Jann Alexander
Apr 7, 20141 min read
Color Riot on Aisle 9
Color Riot by Jann Alexander © 2014 The day may be dreary and distinctly unAustin-like, but my local Sprouts did its best to incite a...
Jann Alexander
Apr 2, 20141 min read
How Does Nature Inform Your Art?
Centering by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature inspires Being centered is the best place to be when you’re making art. Nature enlightens...
Jann Alexander
Mar 30, 20141 min read
Divergent in Photography and Thought
Choices by Jann Alexander © 2014 With apologies to Robert Frost: Two canals diverged in a field, and I – I focused on the most alluring...
Jann Alexander
Mar 27, 20141 min read
You Are the Most Important Influence for Your Art
It’s all about you. Who you are is what you make, and what you make of it. — Jann Alexander on Influences . . . . . HERE’S WHERE I...
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