Donna is a life coach, writer, teacher and is currently immersed in a hundred ideas for products to help people fall head over heels in love with their lives! Donna works with women who have lost their mojo to help them rediscover their zest for life and bring the big dreams hiding in their heart out to play!
1) When did you start
dreaming about having your own creative space? Did you have one as a
child?
I did have a creative
space as a child – although I didn’t really think of it that way until I
answered this question. I had a shed that was converted into a ‘playroom’ for
me. I wasn’t hugely ‘artsy’ though – the space was filled with records, posters
and books so I could enjoy other people’s creations! For years, I thought I
wasn’t creative, and my creative space was my office, without me realising that
it was a creative space! I thought of it more as a working space until I
realised I AM creative and now I’m constantly fine-tuning the space to make it
more and more conducive to creativity.
Believe it or not, this is quite tidy for me |
I knew I wanted a light
space, a colourful space, a space with ‘space’ – storage, room to move about,
and it’s still evolving to make this space the most creative-encouraging as it
can be.
Arty stuff box |
My beads |
I want to clear up after
each project…but more often clear up daily…and sometimes when I can’t find the
table! I know I work better in a clearer space, but as I look around me now I
can see chaos…I may have to stop and do a 10 minute tidy after
this!
4) Do you have a system
to keep all your materials or do you have your most favourites always at hand?
Most of my creative work is
writing so I always have pen and paper to hand. And I’ve got a big clip to keep
all the odd scraps of paper with ideas together so I can do something with
them. I am also playing with jewellery creation and drawing/painting though so
I have a system for those materials, so I can just pull out the bead box or the
sketch pads/paints/colouring pencils.
Thank you Donna for sharing your creative space stories!
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6 comments:
Ah, I need a creative space!
These are great tips for organizing! I need to share this with some peeps! ;-)
This is great! I so need a creative space!
Ah, there'e nothing like a great space in which to be creative where no-one tells you to tidy up!
I have a small corner of our camper home and I crave for just a bit more space! Love your creative space.
Cool creative space! The arty stuff looks great :)
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