Creativity

LIFE 

Revamping Your Love Life, No Matter What Your Relationship Status Is

January 8, 2018January 4, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments being intimate in different rooms, being more dominant, being more submissive, blank slate, changing roles, changing your attitude, changing your love life, changing your personality, channeling your inner goddess, communicating with your partner, confidence, creating the life you want, Creativity, discovering your body, experimenting in the bedroom, fake it until you make it, get to know yourself, implement changes, improve your health, jumpstart your new mindset, keeping communication open, living your best life, Megan Stubbs, re-examining relationship, Reinvent Yourself, rekindling a relationship, relationship satisfaction, revamping your love life, sense of humor, shifting power dynamic, single during the holidays, singlehood, soft spoken, timid, trying new things with your partner, uncharted territory, wellbeing

by Megan Stubbs This is the time that people set a new course to start living their best life. It doesn’t

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LIFE 

Powerful Work From the KCAD Community Recognized by ArtPrize 2017

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Elyse Wild 0 Comments Art, Art Exhibit, artprize2017, Creativity, exhibition, Film, Grand Rapids, Heartside, Le-Andra Leseur, live art, Seitu Jones

At the 2017 ArtPrize Awards, powerful statements—artistic, personal, political, social and otherwise—took center stage, including many from the extended community

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LEARN 

Reader’s Lounge

September 21, 2017September 19, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, austin kleon, being creative, book gifts, Books, books for young artists, books on creativity, carrie bloomston, creative professionals, Creativity, Grand Rapids Public Library, ideas, ignite creativity, imagine, Kent District Library, library, read, Reader's Lounge, september 2017, steal like an artist, the creative habit, the little spark, twyla tharp, unleash your creativity, ways to unleash your creativity, WLM, your idea starts here

by WLM This month, indulge in books that invite you to participate in the pages. Nurture your creative side, grab

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LEARN 

Therapeutic Benefits of Fostering Creativity in Your Children

September 14, 2017September 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments academically, accomplishments, adapting, affirmation, anxiety in children, artistic potential, assisting with failures, athletic expectations, boredom, child behaviors, children health, childrens needs, correction, counter productivity, creative learning process, Creativity, critical thinking and creativity, cultivating imagination, developing, discovering new skills, drawing, effective learning, emerging critical thinking skills, encourage child successes, engaging, entertaining children, exercising childrens minds, experience praise, exploration begets creativity, explore surroundings, exploring, finding inspiration, finding solutions, fostering creativity in your children, free time with your kids, good intentions, imaginations, instant gratification, interject guidance, kerry hart, letting kids be bored, life lessons, micromanaging, mind is a muscle, obstructing creativity, overall health, playing to their strengths, positive attention, positive reinforcement, potential solutions, praising your child, pressure on children, self-expression, socially, therapeutic benefits, thinking outside of the box, toddlerhood, trying new things, understanding the world, utilizing electronics

by Kerry Hart, LLMFT Children are endowed with extraordinary imaginations, and it pays to foster their creativity. Encouraging self-expression will allow

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STYLE 

DIY Dresser Re-Do

September 11, 2017September 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments bench, budgeting, butcher block wood, cable boxes, casters, change of color, changing table, chest of drawers, cocktail accouterments, collectibles, craft supplies, Creativity, cubby space, cushion, decanter, decor, decorative trays, decorative trim, design, DIY Project, donation, dresser redo, DVD collection, embracing projects, entertainment, entryway decor, eye catching colors, family room, fashioning a cushion, favorite drinks, framing, furniture rennovation, gaming systems, handmade decor, house electronics, kitchen island, kitchen utensils, living, living room, living space, making a bench, matching color scheme, MCC, minor modifications, movie collection, new baby, new home, painting clothes, painting furniture, plywood, preparation surface area, removal of drawers, renovating, repurpose, repurpose dressers, revamping decor, sanding furniture, seal coating, september 2017, serving bar, serving glasses, small dresser, spare dresser, spare remote controls, stackable plastic containers, staining wood, standout item, stone, storage mecca, storage shelving, strong surface area, sturdy cutting board, television stand, transformation, upgrading design, water resistant, Wine, wine bar

courtesy of MCC One of the benefits to becoming a skilled do-it-yourselfer is the chance to embrace projects that can

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LIFE 

10 Ways to Express Yourself in September

September 4, 2017September 5, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 10 Things, 10 ways to express yourself in september, Art, Artist, Artistic, blogging, canvas, clothes, collaging, color scheme, courage, crafting, creative side, Creativity, dancing, decor, decorating your home, destressing, doodling, drawing, dreaming, DSLR camera, escape, exercise, exploring, express yourself, find your style, furniture, georgia okeeffe, get moving, Hair, hobbies, images, inner self, listening, motivation, nails, new music, Painting, Peaches McCahill, photography, poetry, recording life, self reflection, sharing ideas, sharing your thoughts, Shoes, short story', singing, starting a blog, styling yourself, taking photos, thoughts, Traveling, trending decor, writing a letter, writing a song

by Peaches McCahill There are all kinds of ways to express your inner self.  This month, try any or all

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FACES & PLACES 

What’s In a Name?

August 2, 2017August 10, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments a flower with no name, Abigail Bradley, abigail yoo, abstract art, accomplishment, adoptees, art career, art concepts, art exhibition, art history, art techniques, art-making, artist in residency, ArtPrize, artprize2016, august 2017, Awareness, be bold, beautiful me, bold, building confidence, canvas, celebration, charcoal drawing, Cherry Street, chicago fire, commercial art collections, community, community resource, complex issues, confidence, connie sweet, conquering fear, Creativity, culture, discovery, diversity, divorce, drawing, embracing heritage, ending a marriage, Entrepreneur, ethereal paintings, Festival of the Arts, floriza genautis, forest hills fine arts center, GE aviation, grand rapids artist, Grand Rapids Community College, grand rapids retail, GRCC, hertiage, host family, identity, Inspiring Women, kendall college of art and design, kim gill, korean american, learning to ski, Local Art, local artist, local retail, me and korea, midwest, mixed-media artist, multi-layered texture, NBC universal, origami cherry blossoms, Painting, photography, professional artist, publisher, retail business, Richard App Gallery, rutgers university press, self-discovery, self-portrait, ski instructor, source of joy, stucco material, Summer, the creston neighborhood art battle, the world of art, Two Eagles Marcus, UICA, UICA live coverage, west michigan artists, WISE grand rapids, women in successful enterprises, yoo meena

by Kim Gill • photography by Two Eagles Marcus  For Abigail Yoo, names have the power to boldly define who we

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FACES & PLACES 

Grand Haven High School Alum Named Valedictorian of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University’s 2017 Graduating Class

May 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2017 Excellence Awards, Art, Ashley Bryant, Creativity, Grand Haven High School, Grand Rapids, illustration, KCAD valedictorian, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, local, local artist, may 2017

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) is pleased to announce illustration student Ashley Bryant as

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FACES & PLACES 

Pursuing the Perfect Cup

May 2, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, artist kate lewis, ceramics, cook arts center, Creativity, grand rapids artist, grandville avenue arts and humanities, Kate Lewis, kim gill, may 2017, pottery, Pursuing the perfect cup, sovengard, the creative process, Two Eagles Marcus

by Kim Gill • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Believing there are many tiers of self-discovery in finding one’s life

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BEAUTY 

Sweet Scent-sations! How to Make Your Own Perfume

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 100 proof vodka, All Natural., angelica root, April 2017, balsam, base notes, bay, carrot seed, cedarwood, chamomile, citronella, clary sage, Creativity, daily scent, DIY, Essential Oils, eucalyptus, experiment, Fennel, fir needle, fragrance notes, frankincense, geranium, Ginger, grapefruit, home-made fragrance, jasmine, jojoba oil, Lavender, lemongrass, linden blossom, make your own perfume, middle note, mixtures, nutmeg, Orange, patchouli, peppermint, Perfume, personalized perfume, pine, Rose, rosemary, rosewood, sandalwood, sarah anderson, sesame oil, spearmint, tea tree, thyme, top note, unique fragrance, unscented oil, vanilla, vanilla extract, ylang-ylang

by Sarah Anderson What does 100 proof vodka, vanilla extract and unscented oil have in common? They all serve as

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