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Welcome to Creating in Faith and episode 232 of the podcast.    The Word for this week is Loving.  Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really great to pull out your art journal/Journal and express what comes up for you either with images and colour, with words or with both. Check out the weekly and monthly video...

In today's episode of Inspirational Shorts we read a poem written by Merle Collins - You can check out some of the other poems that she has written HERE Merle Collins (born 29 September 1950 in Aruba) is a distinguished Grenadian poet and short story writer.  You can check out some of her books HERE  Her first collection of poetry, Because the Dawn Breaks , was published by Karia Press i...

Welcome to Arts and Wellness episode 230 and we get to spend some time in the studio.  On Wednesdays we focus on the Arts and how it can impact our health and well-being. I will be talking with artists, looking at activities that you can do to be more creative across the board and for those who are carers tips and strategies that you can use. I will also be sharing reviews, resources and othe...

Welcome to Episode 229 and Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself .   The word for today is 'Excited'  What is it that you can think that you are excited about?  What sparks your excitement in relation to your creative practice?  Are you surprising yourself and trying something new and stepping out of your comfort zone?...

Welcome to Season 2 of Creating in Faith Welcome to Episode 228 - I am so pleased to have you join me. Today's word is Amused Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really great to pull out your art journal/Journal and express what comes up for you either with images and colour, with words or with both. Check out the weekly and m...

Welcome to Episode 226 for Inspirational Shorts, I hope that you have been having a great weekend so far.   This week we are blessed to hear a poem written by Ntozake Shange.  You can find more about her on my Blog HERE You can check out some of the other poems that have been written HERE The Word for today is Aware and think of what the outcome was when you became aware of different sit...

Welcome to the Episode 225 of the Podcast and the Arts and Wellness Wednesdays. In today's episode we talk about some of the stitched projects that I have been working on and have a general chat - you can see the work that I share on my blog, I hope you can join me  On Wednesdays we focus on the Arts and how it can impact our health and well-being. I will be talking with artists, looking at a...

Welcome to Season 2 of Creating in Faith Welcome to Episode 225 - I am so pleased to have you join me. Today's word is Affinity Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really great to pull out your art journal/Journal and express what comes up for you either with images and colour, with words or with both. Check out the weekly and...

Welcome to Episode 224 and Creating in Faith  - Today's word is Delicious Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really great to pull out your art journal/Journal and express what comes up for you either with images and colour, with words or with both. Check out the weekly and monthly videos to help you spend more time in yo...

Welcome to Episode 223 In today's episode of Inspirational Shorts we read our final two poems by Gwendolyn Brooks - You can check out some of the other poems that have been written HERE The Word for today is Helpful, and think of a time where you gave or needed help and what the outcome was, what nuggets of wisdom did you take away from the experience. Think about the changes you would like in you...

Welcome to the Episode 222 of the Podcast and the Arts and Wellness Wednesdays.  In today's episode we talk about nurturing yourself and slow stitching - looking at a few examples that you can try yourself and add some of the techniques to your Art Journal.  Let me know how you are getting on in your creative walk. Check out the blogpost HERE to see the Stitched Meditations *************...

Welcome to Season 2 of Creating in Faith Welcome to Episode 221 - I hope that you have had a blessed weekend.   Today's word is Rapturous, is this a word that you have ever used in relation to your creativity.  Think about it for a moment, get out your art journal and spend some time thinking about the kind of colours that could be used and ways in which you can express the word in...

Welcome to Episode 220 of the podcast and Inspirational Shorts where we look at the Poetry of different artists and poets.  In this episode 220 we are looking at Poet Gwendolyn Brooks - and her poem 'Of Dewitt Williams on his way to Lincoln Cemetery. ******************************************************************************************** The best way to utilize these weekly 'Friday Shorts' is...

Welcome to the Episode 219 of the Podcast and the Arts and Wellness Wednesdays. In today's episode we talk about creativity and mental health.  You can check out the corresponding video where I show you a selection of art journals that you can work in. ************************************************************ For information on arts events in Barbados check out the Barbados Visual Arts eve...

Welcome to Episode 218 and Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself.  The word for today is 'Interested'  What is it that you are interested in?  What sparks your interest in relation to your creative practice?  Are you surprising yourself and trying something new and stepping out of your comfort zone?  Take time in y...

Welcome to Episode 217.   I will be reading the poem Sadie and Maud by Gwendolyn Brooks.  The word for today is Joyous This will also be available on video as well on my YouTube Channel HERE These Friday podcasts will be typically under 10 minutes where possible.  The best way to utilize these weekly 'Friday Shorts' is to spend time meditating on the words and allowing them to...

Welcome to the Episode 216 of the Podcast and the Arts and Wellness Wednesdays. In today's episode we talk about art and creativity, creative practice and how the arts can and do impact on our health and well-being.   Check out the blog HERE for the show notes ******************************************************************************************************* You can check me out on t...

Welcome to Episode 215  Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really great to pull out your art journal/Journal and express what comes up for you either with images and colour, with words or with both. *********************************************************************************** If you would like to support my Reality...

Welcome to Episode 214 really excited about sharing the work of my favorite Artists. Over the next few weeks I will be sharing the poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks. Today I share her poem called - A Song In the Front Yard. For more information about her visit my blog. You can also check me out on the following ******************************************YouTube www.youtube.com/amandatrought Blog - http://...

Welcome to Episode 213 of Arts and Wellness Wednesdays.  If you want to see some of the imagery mentioned on the episode you can check out my blog HERE ____________________________________________________________________________________________ You can check me out on the following platforms -: YouTube www.youtube.com/amandatrought Blog - http://realityarts-creativity.blogspot.com Twitter - w...

Welcome to Episode 212 - The word for today is Serene.  Think about what the word means for you and how you would express the meaning creatively in your art journal.  Check out the YouTube video of an art journal page for inspiration. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************...

Welcome to Episode 211 I hope you are having a blessed day so far and are getting done all the things you set out to do today.  I hope the recording blesses you as you think about stepping out and looking at the changes you might want to make in your life, start something new, look at things from a different perspective and more. Stay Blessed and be a blessing,  Amanda ******************...

Welcome to Season 2 of Creating in Faith Welcome to Episode 210 - I am so pleased to welcome you today. Today's word is Focused How have you been finding your creative walk, sometimes it can be hard to stay focused especially in times where everything around us seems to be in turmoil. Creating In Faith Encouraging Recordings are to bless and inspire you to be the best of yourself. It can be really...

What do you do when it feels like your in a disaster movie - my bad, you are - we all are.  It has been quite an eventful few days with all the changes going on around the globe.  Time for you to acknowledge those feelings and work at obtaining a normal for you.  Join me in episode 209 of the podcast For information on arts events in Barbados check out the Barbados Visual Arts event...

Welcome to today's Podcast - Episode 208, to give an insight for the weekends. The word for today is Optimistic - What does the word mean to you in relation to your creative practice, take some time and maybe do some work in your journal as you think over the word. This will also be available on video as well on my YouTube Channel HERE These Friday podcasts will be typically under 10 minutes where...