Nita Leland Quotes

• Every human being has creative powers. You were born to create. Appreciate your inborn potential.

  Nita Leland

  Appreciate, Creative, Born

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.10, North Light Books

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• Get in touch with yourself. The fountain of creativity begins with the stream of conscious thought flowing inside you. Open the floodgate and creative ideas come rushing out.

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  Creativity, Ideas, Rushing

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• Collage is like a hall of mirrors. Every direction you look, you see something different and visually stimulating.

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  Mirrors, Different, Looks

  Nita Leland (2011). “New Creative Collage Techniques: A step-by-step guide to making original art using paper, color and texture [blurb] 60 projects 62 artists”, p.151, F+W Media, Inc.

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• Pay attention to the inner voice that tells you when something feels right. Much of your creative problem-solving occurs at an unconscious level.

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  Voice, Creative, Attention

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Creativity isn't magic. It's achievable.

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  Creativity, Magic

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.11, North Light Books

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• Unleash your creative energy and let it flow. Relish the possibilities.

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  Creative, Flow, Energy

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• You owe it to yourself to make your creative development a top priority.

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  Creative, Priorities, Top Priorities

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Listening to music as preparation or background for your work brings you into a creative mood... choose one type of music to calm down, another to reach a higher energy level, depending on the artwork you are doing.

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  Music, Creative, Preparation

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.14, North Light Books

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• When you finish for the day, write a note reminding yourself of what you plan to do next. This helps you to remember today's great idea when you get back to work tomorrow.

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  Writing, Ideas, Today

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.14, North Light Books

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• Smash creative blocks. Change the problem or sneak up on it from a different direction. Try something fresh - a new way with an old theme, a different point of view, unusual tool.

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  Block, Views, Creative

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Establish an atmosphere that energizes you. Some creative people flourish in confusion; others need to be free from interruption. Many prepare themselves for work by exercising to stimulate circulation; others meditate to quiet the chatter of the outer world.

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  Exercise, People, Confusion

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.14, North Light Books

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• Creativity needs to be exercised to grow strong.

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  Strong, Creativity, Needs

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.14, North Light Books

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• Take imagination breaks... Relaxed attention is one of the most important states of mind for creativity, and sometimes it has to be learned.

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  Creativity, Imagination, Mind

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.24, North Light Books

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• Color is one way the eye and the brain work together to define the external world. However, not all cultures see color in the same way, nor do they give it as much importance as in western culture.

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  Eye, Color, Giving

  Nita Leland (1998). “Exploring Color”, p.13, North Light Books

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• Positive attitude accelerates your development as a creative person. Believe in yourself.

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  Attitude, Believe, Creative

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.17, North Light Books

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• Gather knowledge... Visit galleries, museums, art and craft fairs... Read books and magazines. Take workshops. Use your senses. Experience stimulates your memory and imagination.

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  Art, Memories, Book

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Your hopes and dreams, as well as your perception of the world around you, come through in your work and make it unique.

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  Dream, Unique, Perception

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.19, North Light Books

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• If you persist in ignoring your intuition, you may find yourself stuck in a permanent holding pattern instead of taking the risks that lead to creative growth.

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  Creative, Risk, Growth

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Whatever direction your life takes, your underlying themes remain. Discover and explore your themes to open the way for rich creative development.

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  Creative, Development, Way

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.25, North Light Books

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• Creativity doesn't just happen - you make it happen. Changing daily routines is one way to access creativity.

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  Change, Creativity, Way

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Choose to give your creative art priority over other things. You can do it.

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  Art, Giving, Choices

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.18, North Light Books

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• Allow some warm-up time each day to stimulate your creative flow. A pianist does keyboard exercises. A gymnast stretches. An artist needs to loosen up, too. It takes a few minutes to shift from the real world into a creative mode.

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  Real, Exercise, Artist

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.14, North Light Books

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• Use design as a framework to bring order out of chaos.

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  Order, Design, Use

  Nita Leland (2011). “New Creative Collage Techniques: A step-by-step guide to making original art using paper, color and texture [blurb] 60 projects 62 artists”, p.150, North Light Books

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• Let yourself daydream sometimes... Allow spontaneous images to come and go. Capture one in a sketch. These images express connections with your inner self.

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  Self, Connections, Sometimes

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.24, North Light Books

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• To tap into that natural creative spirit, recapture your childlike enthusiasm for everything around you. Work with the reckless delight of a child.

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  Children, Creative, Delight

  Nita Leland (2006). “The New Creative Artist”, p.19, North Light Books

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