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May 2003
     Feature Article: Stages of Change
     Books:  James Pennybaker. Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions
          Lane Arye. Unintentional Music: Releasing Your Deepest Creativity
     Energy Management: What's a Good Stress?
     Links: www.innovationtools.com
              www.galleryguide.org

June 2003
     Feature Article: Mapping your Workspaces
     Books: The Breakout Principle. Herbert Benson
               Fruitflesh. Gayle Brandeis
     Energy Management: Steps in the Creative Dance
     Links: www.folkstory.com
              www.nmwa.org

July 2003
      Feature Article: Marketing or Feedback
     Books: Prayers from a Non-Believer. Julia Cameron
               Turn: The Journal of an Artist. Anne Truitt.
     Energy Management: Quick Goal Choices.
     Links: www.artisthelpnetwork.com
              www.artsjournal.com

August 2003
      Feature Article: Have it Your Way
     Books: Bellwether. Connie Willis
               No More Second Hand Art. Peter London.
     Energy Management: Quick Goal Choices.
     Links: www.alexanderalliance.com
              www.hilarypfeifer.com

September 2003
      Feature Article: Visual Journaling
      Books: Spirit Taking Form: Making a Spiritual Practice of Making    Art. Nancy Azara.
               How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal. Claudia Nice.
               Learning and Teaching Mind Mapping. Nancy Margulies.
               A Field Guide for Using Visual Tools. David Hyerle.
     Energy Management: Using Both Sides of the Brain.
     Links: www.dailywriting.net/VisualJournal.htm
                 www.surfacedesign.org

October 2003
      Feature Article: Composing the Time of Your Life
     Books: Timeshifting: A revolutionary new approach to creating   time in your life. Rechtschaffen, Stephan. 1997
      Thriving in 24/7: Six Strategies for Taming the New World of Work. Helgesen, Sally. 2001.
      Energy Management: The Forest and the Trees
      Links: www.simpleliving.net/timeday.htm
             www.vikingop.com

November 2003
      Feature Article: Working with Outer Critics
     Books: Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers. See, Carolyn, 2002.
      Don't Take it Personally: The Art of Dealing with Rejection. Savage, Elayne,
      Energy Management: Tend and Befriend - The Woman's Stress Response
      Links: www.apa.org
              www.works-consulting.com

December 2003
      Feature Article: Those Tyrannical Visions of Sugarplums
     Books: Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. 1996.  
      Robinson, Jo & Staeheli, Jean Coppock. Unplug the Christmas Machine. 1991.
      Energy Management: Flow – Getting in the Zone
      Links: www.touchdrawing.com

January 2004
       Feature Article: Fresh Starts for the New Year
      Books: Freedman, Neil. Focusing: Selected Essays. 2000.
      Kabat-Zinn, Jan. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. 1995.
      Energy Management: Multi-tasking Doubts?
      Links: www.handsofalchemy.com
                   www.umassmed.edu/cfm

February 2004
       Feature Article: Do You Have Artist Identity Syndrome?
      Books: Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth. 1988.
      Olsen, Marti. The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. 2002.
      Aron, Elaine. The Highly Sensitive Person. 1997.
       Energy Management: How Can I Go to the Opening When I Don't Like Crowds?
       Links: www.fine-art.com  
                   www.hsperson.com

                  www.artlex.com & http://en.wikipedia.org

May 2004
        Feature Article: Night Vision
       Books: Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit. 2004.
       Johnson, Robert. Inner Work: Using Dreams and Creative Imagination for Personal Growth and Integration. 1989.
       Energy Management: Active Imagination
         Links: www.mageist.net    

                  www.asdreams.org

June 2004
        Feature Article: In Search of a Deadline.
       Books: Fritz, Robert. Creating. 1991.
       Loehr, Jim & Schwartz, Tony. The Power of Full Engagement. 2004.
       Energy Management: Pressure vs. Momentum
         Links: www.PowerofFullEngagement.com          

                 www.artdeadlineslist.com

July 2004
        Feature Article: Summer Rhythms
      Books: Louden, Jennifer. The Comfort Queen's Guide to Life. 2002.
      Lundstrom, Meg. The Power of Flow: Practical ways to transform your life with meaningful coincidences. 1997. ’
       Energy Management: Cycles
         Links: www.comfortqueen.com  
                 www.robertfritz.com  

August 2004
        Feature Article: Creating from Your Strengths
      Books: Seligman, Martin. Authentic Happiness.  2002.
      Bolles, Richard. What Color is Your Parachute - 2004 Edition.
       Energy Management: Creativity Itself as Strength
         Links: www.authentichappiness.com.
                   www.jobhuntersbible.com

September 2004
        Feature Article: Goal Setting from the Right Brain
      Books: Nemeth, Maria. The Energy of Money. 2000.
      Bolen, Jean Shinoda. Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives. 1985.
      Bolen, Jean Shinoda. God in Everyman Reissue: Archetypes that Shape Men's Lives. 1990.
       Energy Management:
         Links: www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk
                   www.energyofmoney.com

October 2004
        Feature Article: Naps as a "soft addiction"
      Books: Wright, Judith. There Must Be MORE Than This: Finding more life, love, and meaning by overcoming your soft addictions. 2003.
      Richardson, Cheryl. Take Time For Your Life. 1999.
      Smolensky, Michael. The Body Clock Guide to Better Health. 2001.
         Links: www.theremustbemore.com
                   www.cherylrichardson.com  

November 2004
        Feature Article: Channel Surfing
      Books: Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan. Women Who Think Too Much. 2003.
      Cloth, Paper, Scissors. Magazine.
         Links: www.roches.com
                   www.lalasland.com

December 2004
        Feature Article: Self Coaching
      Books: Grant, Tony & Greene, Jane. Coach Yourself: Make Real Change in Your Life. 2003.
      Blanchard, Scott & Homan, Madeleine. Leverage Your Best and Ditch the Rest. 2004.
         Links: www.leverageyourbest.com
                 
January 2005
        Feature Article: Going for the Happy in Happy New Year
      Books: Jamison, Kay Redfield. Exuberance: The Passion for Life. 2004.
      Baker, Dan & Staub, Cameron. What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness
      Can Change Your Life for the Better. 2004.
      Maisel, Eric. Fearless Creating. 1995.
         Links: www.howmuchjoy.com
                      www.painterskeys.com

February 2005
        Feature Article: Procrastination
      Books: Tracy, Brian. Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating.   2001.
      Hoff, Benjamin. The Tao of Pooh. 1983.
      Lively, Lynn. The Procrastinator's Guide to Success. 1999.
         Links: www.ucalgary.ca/~steel/procrastinus

March 2005
        Feature Article: Finding and Expressing Your Voice in a Visual Medium
      Books: Kemp, Martin. Leonardo. 2004.
                Rilke, Rainer Maria. Rodin. 2004.
      Links: www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/
                  www.archipelagobooks.org

April 2005
        Feature Article: Distraction or Creative Gift?
      Books: Sark. Make Your Creative Dreams Real. 2004.
                Solden, Sari. Women with Attention Deficit Disorder. 1995.
      Links: www.singingquilter.com 
            www.additudemag.com
May 2005
        Feature Article: In and Out of the Comfort Zone
      Books: Weihs, Karen M. Out of My Mind: The art of creativity. 1999.
                Solden, Sari. Nepo, Mark. The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an     Authentic Life. 2004.
      Links: www.heartmath.com
                  www.weihs.com  
 June 2005
        Feature Article: Running a Household or Running Off to Dinner
      Books: McMeekin, Gail. The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women. 1993.
                Robinson, Roxana. Georgia O'Keeffe. 1989.
      Links: www.pegseeger.com 
                 www.reillyandmaloney.com    

 July 2005
        Feature Article: Growth Spurts
      Books: Burns, David. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. 1999
                Vitali, Julius. The Arttist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion. 2003.
      Links: www.suite101.com/article.cfm/action_kidsart/112444

              www.snac.ucla.edu/pages/Resources/Handouts/HOSelfTalk.pdf

 September 2005
        Feature Article: In the Grip
      Books: Williams, Heather C. Drawing as a Sacred Activity. 2002.

 October 2005
        Feature Article: Where is Your Art Going?
      Books: Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa. 2005.
               Links: www.prosoponschool.org and www.iconarts.com
                             www.google.com  > Images

November 2005
        Feature Article: The Right Tool for the Job
      Books: Kallos, Stephanie. Broken for You. 2005.    
               Links: www.rosebudus.com/ball
                             www.nomhrf.org
                             www.nojazzfest.com

December 2005
        Feature Article: Checking the Mail
      Books: Sollins, Susan. Art: 21. Art in the Twenty-First Century. 2001.
                Storr, Robert. Art: 21. Art in the Twenty-First Century 2. 2003.
                Sollins, Susan. Art: 21. Art in the Twenty-First Century 3. 2005.  
               Links: http://conceptart.org/forums/; http://accessarts.org/critique; www.art-     newsletter.com/forums

 January 2006
        Feature Article: Slipstreaming Your Goals
      Books: Loori, John Daido. The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating your Artistic Life. 2004.
                Collins, Judy. Morning, Noon, and Night. 2005. 
               Links: www.johndaidoloori.org

 February 2006
        Feature Article: You Are Here . . .
      Books: Segal, Marci. Understanding and Inspiring: The Many Voices of Creativity. 2001.
               Links: www.buffalostate.edu/centers/creativity/index.html
                          http://www.amcreativityassoc.org/

March 2006
        Feature Article: Mise En Place
Books: Segal, Marci. Understanding and Inspiring: The Many Voices of Creativity. 2001.
                Lang, Cay. Taking the Leap 05. 2006. 
               Links: www.artsystems.com
                             www.collectify.com  

April 2006
        Feature Article: Getting Along with Your Tribe
Books: Bradberry, Travis and Greaves, Jean. The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book. 2005.
             Links: www.ndm.si.edu 
                       https://www.pilatonthenet.com/360/pilat_ft/emotional.pdf 
                       www.marketingartist.com

May 2006
        Feature Article: The Back Story, by the Artist and the Viewer
Books: The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. (Complete). Leonardo Da Vinci and Richter, Irma A. Oxford World’s Classics. 1999. Paperback.
             Links: http://www.worldstadia.com/ws/show-page.php?menuCommand=stadium&menuData=827 

June 2006
        Feature Article: Good Art, Bad Art
Books: Smith, Constance. Art Marketing 101. A Handbook for the Fine Artist. 2004.Smith, Constance and Greaves, Susan. Internet 101 for the Fine Artist. 2004.
Talbot, Jonathan. The Artist’s Marketing and Action Plan Workbook. 2005.
             Links: www.jonathantalbot.com
                   www.annenilesdavenport.com
                   www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/509/168/

July 2006
        Feature Article: A Sense of Possibility
Books: Edwards, Betty. The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. 1999. and Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors”. 2004.
Nicolaides, Klimon. The Natural Way to Draw. 1964.
             Links: www.drawright.com 

August 2006
        Feature Article: A Sense of Possibility
Books: Martin, Valerie. The Unfinished Novel and Other Stories.
            Rucker, Rudy. As Above, So Below. A Novel of Peter Bruegel.
             Links: www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mmdi-re/mmdi-re.htm

September 2006
        Feature Article: Mental Toughness
Books: Orland, Ted. The View from the Studio Door: How artists find their way in an uncertain world. 2006.
      Links: www.flylady.com 

October 2006
        Feature Article: Mental Toughness II
Books: Smith, Anna Deavere. Letters to a Young Artist. 2006
Berg, Elizabeth. The Art of Mending. 2004.
      Links: www.artsandcivicdialogue.org
            http:/healthyartist.com

November 2006
        Feature Article: Focal Points
Books: Perrella, Lynne. Artists’ Journals and Sketchbooks: Visual Journaling by 39 Artists. 2004.
Gregory, Danny. The Creative License. 2006.
      Links: http://painting.about.com/library/blveinac.htm

December 2006
        Feature Article: Battery Chargers
      Links: www.nanowrimo.org
                http://home.att.net/~kareyb/Journal-Quilts06.html

January 2007
        Feature Article: No Pressure
Books: Hodgkinson, Tom. How to Be Idle. 2006.
        Links: www.idler.co.uk

February 2007
        Feature Article: Welcoming the Unthinkable
Books: Cameron, Julia. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance. 2006.
        Links: http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2006/05/ever_heard_of_t.html

March 2007
        Feature Article: Bring It On Home
Books: Gould, Stephen Jay and Purcell, Rosamond Wolff. Crossing Over: Where Art and Science Meet. 2000.
        Links: www.bennettbean.com/adirector.htm

April 2007
        Feature Article: Words and Pictures
Books: Vreeland, Susan. Life Studies. 2005.
            Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004.
        Links: www.edwardtufte.com

May 2007
        Feature Article: Not Just a Pretty Picture
Books: Duncan, David James. My Story as Told by Water. 2001
        Links: www.skagitcounty.net/museum

June  2007
        Feature Article: Discounted Strengths
Books: Zelinski, Ernie J. The Lazy Person’s Guide to Success. 2002.  
        Links: www.ComfortQueen.com

July  2007
        Feature Article: Hank Williams to Michelangelo
Books: Quinn, Robert. Change the World: How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Results. 2000.
        Links: www.deepchange.com

August  2007
        Feature Article: Pushes and Pulls
Books: Audette, Anna Held. The Blank Canvas: Inviting the Muse. 1993.
        Links: http://www.museonorberto.com
            http://membres.lycos.fr/amerghada

September  2007
        Feature Article:  Stopped but not Stuck
Books: Bailey, W. H. Defining Edges: A New Look at Picture Frames. 2002.
            Rich, Lani Diane. The Fortune Quilt. 2007.
        Links: www.ericmaisel.com  

October  2007
        Feature Article:  Meandering Paths
Books: Cameron, Julia. Floor Sample. 2006.  
        Links: www.eomega.org 
               www.soundstrue.com

November  2007
        Feature Article:  Framing and Reframing
Books: Heath, Chip and Heath, Dan.  Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. 2007.
        Links: http://www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp17article1.php

December  2007
        Feature Article:  I Don’t Know …. Yet
Books: Robinson, Jo & Staeheli, Jean Coppock. Unplug the Christmas Machine: A complete guide to putting love and joy back into the season. 1991.
        Links: http://www.annegeddes.com/

January  2008
        Feature Article:  New Year Wakeup Call
Books: Brizendine, Louann. The Female Brain. 2006.
        Links:  http://harbaugh.uoregon.edu/Brain  

February  2008
        Feature Article:  The Power of Naming
Books:  Godin, Seth. The Dip: The Little Book that Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Quit). 2007.
        Links:  www.surfacedesign.org  

March  2008
        Feature Article: Spring Patterns and Elements 
Books:  Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, construction. 1977.
Alexander, Christopher. The Timeless Way of Building. 1979.
Easton, Valerie. A Pattern Garden:The Essential Elements of Garden Making. 2007.
Hemenway, Toby. Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. 2000.
        Links:  http://www.edwardtufte.com