Like all creations on the wall of wow at the studio or at home for display on your mantle , CReATE started as an idea. 

Today it is a place that warms my heart as I hear and see a continuous stream of oohs, ahhs and giggles of proud delight in the process of each creators fostering  of their own ideas. That is true joy.

CReATE wishes you all a happy, healthy year filled with wonder and possibility with family and friends.

Happy New Year!

I hear adults say all the time “I’m not creative”, but what does that mean? The ability to call a new idea to action in the flash of an eye?

I see creativity everywhere, in everyone. Look at this little tree, no taller than my hand- completely made of twist ties! Maybe that is what creativity can be, seeing possibility. We are only a thought away from that.

This little tree can remind us all as adults raising families, creating futures and doing daily chores that we all have a spark within us. Maybe we will look at twist ties in a new way the next time we fill our bag of apples. Possibility…

The Little Tree

Kristen, Adult

Who doesn’t love a wintery snowman? Especially in sunny California.

This weeks workshop had snowmen abounding, creating chilly smiles all around. Creating one is such a simple pleasure, with a new white sock, a bit of material, a few buttons, a lid for balance, some dried beans to weight them in place and you are all set. Olivia made hers for some special teachers in her life.

They are sure to be loved.

Musical Snowmen

Olivia, 10yrs

It’s the everyday that often make the extraordinary stand out. taking something as plain as a coffee filter and converting it to a delicate butterflies wings is exactly that!

Many families joined us in creating butterflies for the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas durning the month of November and create they did using coffee filters, tape, cardboard tubes, goggly eyes, plastic containers and of course, glitter!

Creating these simple creatures reminds us of the remarkable human spirit the blossoms within each of us.

This week those beautiful creatures will make their way to Houston to join with thousands of other hand made butterflies as part of a grande display called the Butterfly Project to honor the children who perished during the Holocaust. 

To learn more visit http://www.hmh.org/ed_butterfly1.shtml