Creative Business with Heart

This Diary is all about Creative Business with Heart. In this Diary, we’ll dive into my favorite practical and intuitive tools to support a soulful, sustainable and successful creative business.

Video and audio content includes:
▪ Heart to Heart with Flora
▪ Live Painting with Flora: Parts One-Seven
▪ Creative Exercise: Your Creative Manifesto with Anya Hankin
▪ Couch Chat with Kelly Rae Roberts
▪ Bonus Couch Chat with Kaya Singer
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:
▪ Flora’s Top 15 Biz Tips for Painters
▪ Tips and techniques from Jennifer Lee and Alena Hennessey
▪ Resources for All Things Business
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Making It Personal

October 2016: Making It Personal

In this month’s Diary, I’m excited to share a wide range of ideas and exercises to support a more personal and meaningful art making experience. This potent topic is all about using the richness of your life and your unique experiences as fuel to fan the flames of your creative expression.

Video and audio content includes:

• Gathering Meaningful Inspiration: The Making It Personal Challenge
• Live Painting with Flora: Parts One-Six
• Reflections and Reminders
• Creative Exercise: Creating Personal Stamps with Lynzee Lynx
• Couch Chat with Orly Avineri
• Bonus Couch Chat with Lisa Kagan
• Telling My Stories Through Paint: A Personal Reflection
• Guided Meditation with Lynzee Lynx: Discovering Personal Inspiration Through
• Guided Visualization
• Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:

• Inspiration Archiving: Collecting Imagery
• Inspiration Archiving: Collecting Color
• Writing Prompts with Lisa Kagan
• A Poem: The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration by Vera Navarian
• Resources to support your journey towards Making it Personal
• Spotify Playlist of the Month

The Power of Play!

We’re exploring the Power of Play in this month’s Diary, and I’m so excited to share it all with you. If you’re ready to loosen up, explore uncharted territory, allow curiosity lead the way, and have FUN doing it, this month is for you! I believe PLAY is a crucial part of the creative process, and this month’s Diary is all about guiding you home to that place of play, wonder and discovery.

Video and audio content includes:
▪ Speed Painting: Part One
▪ Speed Painting: Part Two
▪ Speed Painting: Part Three
▪ Creative Exercise: Alcohol Inks on Yupo
▪ Creative Exercise: Art Play with Kids!
▪ Creative Exercise: Natural Brushes
▪ A Walk in the Woods: Playing, Collecting, Honoring
▪ Forest Chat with Anya Hankin
▪ Couch Chat with Stephanie Corfee
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:
▪ Introducing Squeak Carnwath
▪ Three Playful Videos
▪ Playful Prompts
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

How to Finish a Painting

For this Diary, we’re diving into a super hot topic that you’ve been asking for. The burning question is: “How the heck do I finish a brave intuitive painting?” In this Diary, I’ll share some wonderfully tangible principles to keep in mind as you’re working on bringing your paintings together.

Video and audio content includes:
▪ Heart to Heart with Flora
▪ Creating Cohesion with Color
▪ Creating Cohesion with Design Elements
▪ Adding Dynamic Pop with Contrast
▪ Evaluating Paint Quality
▪ Stepping Back and Final Touches
▪ Palette Cleaning and a First Layer
▪ Taking a Closer Look at Three Finished Paintings
▪ Couch Chat with Jessica Swift
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:
▪ I Know My Creative Project is Finished When…
▪ Resources for Finishing Projects
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Making Peace With Your Inner Critic

We’re exploring Making Peace with Your Inner Critic and this Diary is brimming with loving conversations, soul-searching exercises, personal reflections, supportive resources, and a booty shaking playlist that might just make you forget those pesky voices in your head all together — even for just a song.

Video and audio content includes:
▪ Writing Our Stories with Flora and Lynx
▪ Creating Affirmation Cards with Flora and Lynx
▪ Live Painting Layer One: A Painted Letter
▪ Live Painting Layer Two: Eyes Closed Finger Painting
▪ Live Painting Layer Three: Letting It Out + Embracing “Ugly”
▪ Live Painting Layer Four: Transformation
▪ Couch Chat with Shiloh Sophia
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora
▪ Late Night Reflections on the Inner Critic with Melody Ross and Orly Avineri

Written content includes:
▪ “A Magical Golden Key” by Pema Chodron
▪ Resources for Making Peace with Your Inner Critic
▪ Three Inspiring Talks
▪ Poetry by Marianne Williamson
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

The Art of Simplicity

We’re exploring the Art of Simplicity by looking at a wide variety of ways to incorporate simplicity into the layers of our paintings and the layers of our lives.

Video and audio content includes:
▪ Creative Exercise Part One: Eighty Percent
▪ Creative Exercise Part Two: Simplifying Tools
▪ Creative Exercise Part Three: Simplifying Shapes
▪ Creative Exercise Part Four: Simplifying Color
▪ Live Painting Embracing Simplicity
▪ Couch Chat with Robyn Kautz
▪ Bonus Couch Chat with Jen Goff
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora
▪ Morning Meditation with Lacy Young

Written content includes:
▪ Artists Who Rock the Art of Simplicity
▪ Resources to Support Simple Living
▪ Three Simple Studio Snack Recipes
▪ Poetry by Nayyirah Waheed
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Exploring Dynamic Contrast

The theme of this Diary is all about Exploring Dynamic Contrast, and it’s packed with Creative Exercises!

▪ Creative Exercise Part One: Exploring Color Contrast
▪ Creative Exercise Part Two: Exploring Value Contrast
▪ Creative Exercise Part Three: Exploring Mark Making Contrast
▪ Creative Exercise Part Four: Exploring Texture Contrast
▪ Creative Exercise Part Five: Creating Personal Mandalas
▪ Painting Session Incorporating Contrast Principles
▪ Couch Chat with Jeremy Szopinkski + the “Super Brush!”
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:
▪ More Ways to Explore Contrast: Size, Shape, Mood, Speed, Quiet + Active Areas, Materials and Scale
▪ Exploring Contrast Off the Canvas
▪ Photo Scavenger Hunt
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Collaboration

The theme of this Diary is Collaboration – one of my favorite topics! Videos and Audio Tracks include:

▪ Creative Exercise Part One: Painting Collaboration with Flora + Jennifer Mercede
▪ Creative Exercise Part Two: Mixed Media Collaboration with Flora + Lynzee Lynx
▪ Mixed Media Collaboration with Flora + Lynzee Lynx (High Speed Version)
▪ Painting Session + Live Music with Flora + Cristina Orbe
▪ Couch Chat with Cristina Orbe
▪ Bonus Couch Chat with Mati Rose
▪ Partner Yoga with Flora + Jonathan
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora

Written content includes:
▪ Creating a Strong Foundation for Collaboration
▪ Ways to Create Collaboratively
▪ We vs. Me: Collaborating in Life
▪ Resources for Collaboration
▪ Herakut: Featured Collaborators
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Finding Your Style

The theme of this month is Finding Your Style, and it’s dedicated to Frida Kahlo, David Bowie and Iris Apfel. Videos and Audio Tracks include:

▪ Creative Exercise Part One: Gathering Inspiration Via Artists
▪ Creative Exercise Part Two: Gathering Inspiration Via Photos
▪ Creative Exercise Part Three: Gathering Inspiration Via Writing
▪ Painting Session: Incorporating New Inspiration
▪ Couch Chat with Pixie Lighthorse
▪ Bonus Couch Chat with Orly Avineri
▪ Diving Deeper Podcast: Q + A with Flora
▪ Audio Lesson from Leslie Helpert, Musician and Voice Teacher
▪ Audio Roundtable Discussion with Past Workshop Students

Written content includes:
▪ My Journey + Early Work
▪ My Teachers
▪ Inspiration vs. Copying
▪ A Monthly Painting Challenge
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Staying Inspired

The theme of this Diary is Staying Inspired. Videos and Audio Tracks include:

▪ Creative Exercise Part One: New Tools New Marks
▪ Creative Exercise Part Two: Mixing Color
▪ Painting Session: Incorporating New Tools and Colors
▪ Couch Chat with Mary Beth Bonfiglio
▪ Couch Chat with Robin Jackson
▪ Diving Deeper: An hour of Q + A with Flora
▪ Live Music with Robin Jackson
▪ Ira Glass: On Creativity
▪ Audio: A Moving Meditation

Written content includes:
▪ Committing to Your Creativity + Staying Accountable
▪ Your Wonderful Wisdom
▪ Resources for Staying Inspired
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Nourishing

The theme of this Diary is Nourishing. Videos include:

▪ Creative Exercise With Tips for Painting Smaller Work
▪ Live Painting Session — Watch me Paint 15 Mini Paintings!
▪ Couch Chat with Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant of Be Nourished
▪ Diving Deeper: An hour of Q + A
▪ Gentle Nourishing Movement with Robyn Kautz
▪ Assembling Simple and Beautiful Holiday Platters with Shannon Sims
▪ Putting Together a Creative Travel Kit with Lynzee Lynx
▪ Tips for Taking Stock, Getting Clear and Nourishment Made Simple

Written content includes:
▪ Getting Clear + Taking Stock
▪ Nourishment Made Simple
▪ Variety of Nourishing Resources
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month

Letting Go

The theme of this Diary is Letting Go. Videos include:

▪ Creative Lesson: Ninety Degree Exercise
▪ Live Painting Session with Flora
▪ Couch Chat with Jesse Reno
▪ Diving Deeper Q + A with Flora
▪ Altar Making with Flora and Lynzee Lynx
▪ Yoga with Suniti Dernovsek

Written content includes:
▪ Letting Go + Letting In
▪ Practical Ways to Clear Out + Free Up
▪ Letting Go with Intention
▪ Feature Poem by Rev. Safire Rose
▪ Spotify Playlist of the Month