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Make Something: Pens

June 2, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Making something with pens is easy for a writer. But today I felt more like playing than writing. Plus, I have a brand new package of fine-tip Sharpies. What better […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Ten-Word Love Story

May 21, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

At last! Three weeks into the year of making things, I encountered a storytelling assignment. “Write a ten-word love story,” prompts Noah Scalin in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. I […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Before Breakfast

May 9, 2013by bethnyland 2 Comments

Oh, Noah Scalin, you are hitting all my sensitivities so early in this year of making 365 somethings. For this 9th day, the creative journal suggests making something with your […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Old Book

May 8, 2013by bethnyland 3 Comments

Today’s marching orders were to “transform an old book into something new by cutting, folding, gluing, and so on.” I know about altered books. I’ve seen  beautiful examples, and I’ve […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Reflections on a year of daily practice

December 31, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

My year of poetry is complete. What next? I’m inviting family, friends, and “strangers” (is there any such thing, really?) into Just 99 Days of experimenting with daily practice. Will […]

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Just 99 Days, Life & Work, Poetry

Nice

December 17, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 351 prompt: The Letter N (a haiku) nimble needle nods noodling Norma’s nifty novel narratives

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Poetry

Abstract

December 13, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 348 prompt: Abstract in the visual arts painters have latitude to merely suggest an idea no need for realism or true perspective or accurate depiction writers strive for more precision telling […]

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Poetry

Unleashed

December 3, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 338 prompt: Letters in Nature (an acrostic poem) Nature’s Artful Textures Unleash Rejoicing Everywhere

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Poetry

Primary Painters

November 14, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 319 prompt: Primary Colors primary colors may be few only red and yellow and blue even five-year-olds will hush given just these paints and brush mixing up these basic three […]

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Poetry

Happy Heart

September 6, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 250 prompt: The Letter H (a haiku) happily honing her heart’s habitual hum: humorous haikus

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Poetry

The Arts

August 31, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 244 prompt: The Arts Dancer Muscle and rhythm And space to let them move Carver Chisel and knife And block to cut away Painter Brush and color And surface to […]

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Poetry

Contemporary

August 18, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 231 prompt: Contemporary (a haiku)   bold and minimal once snubbed as cold and sterile now sublime order  

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Poetry

Grapefruit Sky

August 17, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 230 prompt: Pastel suburban evening running errands driving toward the sunset small, clear voice from the back seat observes the sky brushed in broad strokes of pastel at the stoplight […]

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Poetry

Garden | Paul’s Vision

July 31, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

Paul, our wood carving brother, brought thought and ideas to our discussion of the prompt “garden.” “When I think about garden and my carving, I go right to a Grinling […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Garden | Norma’s Words

July 31, 2012by bethnyland 1 Comment

Garden Gift My parents gave me a garden. The plot by the door of daily passage Became my floral cutting bed. My parents bought me books, Containers, Floral frogs and […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

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