tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23528958241803579562012-02-22T09:18:04.550-08:00I created this blog to give people a deeper sense of what Sublime Signs creative offerings are and WHO is facilitating these processes, what my motivation is and what the results are.Amanda Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14298833647564217712noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352895824180357956.post-59802540677417655572012-02-22T07:33:00.000-08:002012-02-22T09:18:04.556-08:00

I've been thinking a great deal about intention lately.  I go through phases where I am very intentional about my actions and what I want to accomplish.  Things seem to run smoothly and I feel like I am really participating in my life.  Then there are other times when so much is going on that I have to turn on my auto-pilot in order to get everything done. I'm reduced to reacting to the events

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2012 has been a pretty amazing year so far! I've been busy at work (feels like play) painting and getting geared up for our Grand Opening (TBA) as well as workshops and classes...  which brings me to share about the first workshop in our new space and of the new year: Back on Track! Re-aligning with your 2012 Resolution by building a framework for success Sunday, Feb. 19th    *   1pm

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We opened our doors at The Studio for 2nd Friday Gallery Walk and it was GREAT!!!  Jason and I set up a fun collaborative project near the door where people could choose a color and stamp a dot (or two) using a wine cork onto a large posterboard.  The goal was for it to look something like this:                           (image from: http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/potato-print-artwork-diy/)

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There's no art on the walls yet, but Sublime Signs has officially expanded the business into the Creative Studio @ 123 E. Main street {studio 3} in downtown Norman.  I've been coveting this space for over a year!  We returned from Austin on January 2nd with 600 pounds of IKEA furniture to fill the space...which was a challenge to pack into a minivan with two adults, two kids and a dog.   

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Christmas is over and we can finally take a momentary breather...but not for too long.  On January 3rd, we are moving into the Sublime Signs Creative Studio!  Jason, the kiddos and I are heading down to Austin for some much needed R&R and will be returning with a van full of studio goodies from Ikea. Have a CREATIVE New Year!

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I have a challenge for you...or perhaps it's a way to NOT have to go to the mall again. Think craft store and hardware store {and even the thrift store}. Let me explain...I make my Christmas gifts. Almost all of them. Every year - around September - I begin scouting for ideas. I started late this year, but my saving grace has been Pinterest. Before you click on that link, just know that it

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There's been a lot of moving and shaking going on here in Oklahoma that's thrown some of us off center. The holiday season has that effect on many of us as well. It doesn't seem right that the season that reflects gratitude, compassion and connection ends up leaving us stressed and overwhelmed. My family has taken steps to minimize some of the stressors, like: we are hosting a potluck

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Over the last few years, as I have developed my business, one of my big goals has been to create e-workshops. I love the whole idea of a workshop that you can participate in from home, on your time, without having to get out, schedule a babysitter or interact with strangers. Don't get me wrong, I love facilitating and participating in public workshops...the group energy and the dynamic

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I set up a table full of fun at Norman's Gallery Walk last Friday, where we did part of last week's DREAM IT. DESIGN IT. DO IT. HAPPY HOUR activity...word collages. Those who participated got access to a super secret page on my site where they could be guided through the rest of the activity. GOOD TIMES :)

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Facebook can be a real brain sucker...and time sucker, but I have been introduced to so many fascinating things there. I've been turned on to amazing music and art, interesting quotes, under-the-radar news and insightful videos...like this one:

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I've been designing workshops for a few years now...and I make a point to go through the process myself to get a sense of what it's like from the other side of the table. I really enjoy the goal-setting workshops, but I am particularly fond of the reflective, process oriented activities. I've decided to carve out a little time each week and take part in the HAPPY HOUR: Meetup with Creativity

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Finding the time fit creativity into my day can be a real challenge but, for me, it's as important as finding the time to eat. If I don't take the time to nourish my body, I get unfocused and C-R-A-N-K-Y. As I write this, I'm scarfing down my first meal of the day, at 4pm...and I'm paying the price. When I take a little time for myself to doodle or collage, it makes a HUGE difference...like an

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As a graduate of the Creative Journal Expressive Arts and Visioning® programs, I am part of the online community. From time to time Dr. Capacchione sends out links to amazing videos and articles that relate to these methods...and she sent out a GREAT one today. It is a TED talk about the value of DOODLING, which is a completely process oriented form of expressing creativity. Sunni Brown (who

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I LOVE facilitating workshops. I love seeing participants' AHA moments, adapting to the dynamics of each workshop situation and the group discussions. But I am limited in the amount of people I can guide through the process of cultivating their creativity...so I've decided to step deeper into the on-line world with the goal of spreading the CREATIVITY word far and wide. I just created a DREAM IT.

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I LOVE it when I see people's inner Creative Selves itching to get out. I love it even more when it takes people by surprise and they just go with it. I love - most of all - providing a space where creativity can happen. A couple of weeks ago, I got to do just that at Norman's Second Friday Gallery Walk. I invited people to participate in the creative process, rather than just observe it as

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Since 2007, I've been on this deliberate course bust through the blocks I encounter that are keeping me from living the life I feel I'm intended to live...it makes me think of the trip I took to Holland 8 years ago. By my self. I'd been in such a rut that I had to do something drastic. I didn't know what it was, so I asked for a sign. The next thing I saw was Rick Steves in Amsterdam. I took

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My husband has been involved in a rather intense course of study lately. A couple of times a week, right after work, he meets with someone to help him study. When he'd come home he would tell me how it went, which would usually involve him telling me that it took a while to shrug off the work day and focus on the material. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but after a few weeks of

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(Iiris Bjornberg, Dr. Lucia Capacchione, Amanda Joy Wells, Raimoda Pironti, Dr. Marsha Nelson)Last week, I returned from Cambria, California as a certified Visioning ® facilitator! I began this training process six months ago, which prepared me to offer this AMAZING authentic vision- setting method. During the final training at Dr. Capacchione's home (creator of the Visioning® method) I developed

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I've been a muralist for a long time. I came into this line of work in my early 20's because a friend needed to finish a restaurant mural before Christmas and I needed the money. This friend and I ended up working together for 12 years. In that time, I rose in rank from lowly grunt worker, onto chief assistant and finally project supervisor. One of my favorite parts of the job was

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For as long as I could remember, I'd been in search of a magic bullet that would help me wade through uncomfortable or unfamiliar feelings...I'd work through a challenge with a new set of insights, only to discover they wouldn't work in another circumstance (sound familiar?). While going through the Creative Journal Expressive Arts training program, I learned an arsenal of amazing tools to help

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