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 One
of the glorious things about living with a toddler is
the ongoing adventure of creative linguistics. This plays
itself out in many ways. Sometimes, it's you trying to
explain everyday phrases, like the meaning of "tickle
your fancy" or "under the weather", LOL.
Other times, it's clarifying misunderstandings that can
be both touching and hilarious.
For example, last weekend, Kai and I were making art,
and we were working with a large set of colored pens.
I instructed him to carefully pick out one colored pen
at time to work with, and then put it back before getting
another one. At one point, Kai tried to pull a pen from
the package, and a bunch of purplish pens accidentally
fell on the floor. I said, "Oh, all the purples!" and
bent down to pick them up.
Kai got a very apologetic look on his face, and said, "No,
not on purples...it was an accident! " :-)
Doing something "on purpose" may have worrisome
connotations for a toddler, but the truth is that when
it comes to our creative dreams, purpose is everything .
There is an undeniable symbiotic relationship that
exists among these three intentions: knowing your
purpose, living your purpose, and loving your
purpose.
Equalizing the time and energy directed toward all
three gestures is very often the "missing link" in
truly living the lives that we were born to live.
These three efforts are like musical notes: on their
own, they are "nice", but it is when they
are mixed in harmony that they really become beautiful.
If you're interested in exploring the concept of your
life purpose in more depth, there are a few announcements
below that might be of interest to you. We're taking
applications for the Spring 2011 Session
of the ACT through April 18, and there are
lots of free downloads to explore what ACT is all
about and help you see if it might be in line with your life
purpose. And this coming Thursday, I'll be the special
guest in a complimentary teleclass called "The
Passion and Purpose Pathway with SARK: Exploring
and Discovering What You're Meant to Do & What
You Love to Do" which is going to be
an awesome time! You can find all the details with
the other fun stuff below.
For those short on time, to simplify this week's
Artellagram, here are some ”quick links” to
the highlights in this edition. You can simply follow
the links that you're interested in and go directly to
that section.
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1. NEW!
Complimentary teleclass with SARK and me!
This coming Thursday, April 14, I'll be the special
guest of Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (aka SARK) in
an inspiring, complimentary teleclass of hers called "The
Passion and Purpose Pathway with SARK: Exploring and
Discovering What You're Meant to Do & What You
Love to Do".
We'll be sharing creative
techniques and tools to shed new light on your life
purpose...how to find it AND how to live it. You
can get all the details and sign up here.
 2. Spring 2011 ACT Session
Applications due April 18! We are now taking
applications for the Spring
2011 ARTbundance™ Certification Training ,
which begins at the end of April, with applications
due April 18, 2011.
If you are considering applying for the Spring
2011 ARTbundance™ Certification Training
Program , or if you'd just
like to learn more about the ARTbundance™ Philosophy
and ARTsignments, here is a whole big bundle of fun
freebies for you:
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Listen to Audio ACTimonials ! The Audio
ACTimonials are a consolidation of about two
dozen ACT Graduates sharing their personal experiences
with the program. The recording is approx 24 minutes.
. .so you can feel free to dip in and listen to a
little, or a lot! :-) Listen
to your recording, here!
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NEW! Download your free copy of "ARTsignments
in Action"! This TeleParty took place
this past Thursday, and it was SOOOO much fun, so
we really wanted to share it with you! Simply go
here to download your own copy of
the recording and follow-up ARTsignment™ Workbook!
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Download your free copy of "Discover
Wonder Woman's Greatest Superpower! " --
Earlier this month, over 1,000 people signed up
to learn how to Lasso Love to Get Things Done in
this fun ARTbundance™ workshop, featuring special
guests Kathy Cano-Murillo (aka The Crafty Chica)
as well as several graduates of the ARTbundance™ Certification
Program. Download
your copy, here!
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NEW! Free ARTbundance™ Community Events
Series! As part of their Certification
requirements, our current group of training ARTbundance™ Practitioners
will be presenting free teleclass
events to the Artella Community,
and they all come with a big bundle of free thank-you
goodies! See
the descriptions of the current events and sign
up here!
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Get a Free ARTbundance™ Coaching Session! We're
also once again accepting volunteer clients to work
with our talented Coaches-in-training in the current
group of trainees in Artella's ARTbundance™ Certification
Training Program. ARTbundance™ Coaching Session! You
can get all the exciting details and sign up for
your complimentary session, here!
If you think you might be interested in applying for
the Spring 2011 session of the ARTbundance™ Certification
Training (ACT), note that applications are
being accepted through April 18, 2011, including those
applying for a Lonnie D. Kliever Scholarship, through
the fund we created in memory of my father. You can get
full details about ACT and request an application at: http://www.artellaland.com/ACT.html
3. NEW
in the Artella Store! We've added some great
things in the Store this week, including...
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 Three
NEW volumes of "Digital Art DO-torials",
Artella's collections of digital art tutorials that
are especially suited for digital artists who love
that "mixed media" look!
See
the new volumes here!
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Four NEW volumes of "Picture Prompts",
Artella's collections of illustrated prompts, suitable
for both art journaling and traditional written journaling. See
the new editions here!
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 NEW
Studio Kits: Including "Four Seasons" and "Vintage
Photo Album"
 4. Join
the Affiliate Program! Join Artella's generous Affiliate
Program and enjoy all the new
affiliate tools that we've recently added! You
can get more info by clicking here.
 5.
Interested in Becoming Part of Artella's Team? We
are expanding our team for all the exciting things we're
working on this year, so if you're interested in becoming
part of the Artella Team, check out this
page for details.
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For today's "In the Studio" Interview, I'm
delighted to present Mikell Worley, who is currently
completing her requirements to become a Certified ARTbundance™ Coach
and Practitioner. Mikell has such a strong sense of her
own life purpose, and helping others find theirs, that
I knew she would be the ideal coach to interview this
week!
Enjoy getting to know Mikell!
Artella:
What led you to become a Certified ARTbundance™ Coach?
Mikell:
I first heard Marney speak when I was
taking SARK's Dream Boogie. I was very impressed, visited
Artella, and was thrilled with the quality of products
and Marney's professionalism and creativity. I listened
to a couple of the sessions featuring information on
ARTbundance™ and knew it would be beneficial. The
program has far exceeded my already over-the-moon expectations!
Artella:
How has your ARTbundance™ training affected your
work and/or life?
Mikell:
In a nutshell, my confidence has increased,
I am more productive and creative in every area of my
life, I live with more peace and joy, my involvement
with the ARTbundance tribe has allowed my to develop
some of the closest, most nurturing relationships of
my life. As an added bonus, we are not just close, but
we are like minded. Interacting with other right-brained
creatives has increased my confidence and ultimately
my left-brain skills have improved!
You
can read the rest of Mikell's interview, here
A
new session of the ARTbundance™ Certification Training
Program (ACT) is starting April 25! Applications are
now available, and will be accepted through April 18,
2011. For more information and to download an application, simply
go here !
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As I was writing about Kai's misunderstanding of the
word "purple" to be "purpose", I
remembered an ArtSplash that I did for one of Artella's
early e-zines, back in 2004. It's called "Painting
Over Blueprints" and it expresses how it's never
too late to change our plans...OR even change our purpose!
For this week's creativity tip, I invite you to create
something in response to the topic: "painting over
blueprints".
It could be:
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a piece of artwork (a collage, sketch, ATC, painting,
art journal spread, etc. )
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a piece of writing (poem, essay, short story, written
meditation)
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a dance or free-movement piece
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a musical piece (instrumental or with lyrics)
You may way to explore these questions as you create:
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What do "blueprints" mean, in your life?
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What might "painting over blueprints" mean?
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What might "painting over blueprints" look
like?
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What might happen if you "painted over blueprints"?
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How is "painting over blueprints" related
to your life purpose?
Have fun! I'd love to see what you come up with! Share
your creations with me at marney@artellaland.com!
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This Quotz Crystal is a high-resolution jpeg image, suitable
for printing. I invite you to print it out and hang it
up to inspire you to stay true to your purpose...
~Loving 's life purple,
Marney
Artella Founder, Mango Lover, Hula Dancer
Artella Land ~ the creative isles of words, art, and
spirit
Artella 9090 Skillman #182A-116 Dallas TX
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