Over the past four years, I've had the honor and the privilege to facilitate numerous "creativity clusters." Utilizing such wonderful books as Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, Eric Maisel's Fearless Creating, and Steven Pressfield's The War of Art as guides to the creative journey, I've been blessed to witness the (re)birth of artists and artistic endeavors over and over and over again.

Meeting for twelve weeks at a time, this "creativity clustering" allows participants to immerse themselves fully and completely into the creative process, (re)awakening not only the desire to "make art," but also allowing artists of all sorts and conditions to look at life in a different way. It also allows for a "creative crossover" between artists in different mediums: writers talk with photographers, actors converse with quilters, musicians find common ground with sculptors, and dancers are able to reflect with poets.

These people are my heroes. ...

While the creative process may demand solitary movement and work from the artist at times, there is no such thing as a "creative vacuum." Whether we realize it or not, the creative process produces an interconnected web of synchronicity and passion, restlessness and whimsy, and a constant striving to find - and share - one's True Voice. As any artist can attest to, it can be a maddening process at times, but one they can't live without. ...