#creativtyUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Passing Time, Inflation and the Price of ArtSince we just had the turn of another year, I've been spending a little time looking over my stock of items that we take to shows, as well as the items I have had listed for sale…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • yesterdayArt and Creativity Journal: Last Week I Painted — Week Two, 2026Welcome to the Week Two recap of my new work completed during the previous week. These are just pictures of the stones just painted in "raw" format, before they get their…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: A Quick Beach Trip!As I have mentioned, I was getting somewhat need of new ”raw materials” to paint stones on. So, when my wife decided to go use our neighborhoodalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 27 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Another Show Season Comes to a CloseThe final day of the final event of the 2025 arts and crafts show season has come and gone. All that remains now is to finish unpacking the show bins, organize and put away all…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • last monthArt and Creativity Journal: The Unexpected Evolution of Stone PaintingThe whole idea of painting on stones has undergone quite an "evolution," since I first started doing this, some 15 years ago. In the beginning *alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 23 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Holiday Lull and Creative BurstsAs we enter the last couple of weeks of 2025 I also find myself in that interesting period that I think of as a bit of a "no man's land." What I meanalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 13 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Departing Thoughts for 2025As I had hoped, this past week I have been able to spend a fair amount of time taking it easy and working on painting projects. That seven-day "dead period" between…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: This Week I Painted — Week One, 2026Decided that every Monday I'm going to post (mostly as a record for my own benefit, but also to share) a recap of my new work completed during the previous week. These are…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 7 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The Patterns are EVERYWHERE!Been thinking a lot about inspiration lately, and where it comes from. When I was about five years old, my parents let me have a tiny corner of their extensive vegetable…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 6 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Not Exactly an Admission of Defeat!A couple of days ago, I wrote a post that seemed a bit like an admission of defeat in the face of art and creativity. I've been thinking a fair bit about that and came to…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • last monthArt and Creativity Journal: Holiday Show Season Begins!Holiday show season is upon us! In fact, this coming weekend we have our first event of the season. In actuality, tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon we will be going off to set…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 6 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Maybe "Relentlessness" is the Answer?There's a fellow artist and friend whom I admire, and who — about 18 months ago — made the decision to be a full-time artist and attempt to "make a living" exclusively from…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 6 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Finally a Couple of Steps ForwardOne of the things I have learned about myself — when any sense of creativity just completely leaves me — is that I can always do something to get organized. ![20250717_222342.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt And Creativity Journal: Finally Some New Work!As I wrote last time, I am putting a bit more effort into painting these days, and I have decided to focus a bit more on painting larger stones... which suits me just fine…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Learning From Studying YourselfLately, I have been continuing with the long and rather tedious process relisting all my available stones from various online sales venues to my shop on Etsy. ![AS24-043a.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The "Free" DilemmaOne of the hard-learned lessons I have worked my way through over the years is the inconsistency of people who (allegedly) purport of be admirers of art. Maybe this is…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The Evolution of Spiral StonesIt is no secret that my stone designs — at least in part — draw inspiration from one of my favorite childhood toys: the Spirograph. Although I wasn't particularly interested in…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Etsy Store Redesign Taking ShapeWell, it finally feels like I am experiencing a bit of "forward movement," here. After a bit of uncertainty and doubt, and some deliberation, I am moving ahead with some…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The World of Minor Re-DesignsI suppose it would be a pretty standard assumption to conclude that when an artist has "finished" a piece, then that piece is done, and it will never change. Things are…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Drilling Holes in (Extremely Hard) Stone!Some years back, my wife suggested that we take some of the thinnest and the lightest stones we find when beach combing — mostly in smaller sizes — and drill holes in them so…
