by Maxima Kahn | Feb 17, 2025 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
Creating art is one of the most loving, healing things we can do for ourselves. It is a refuge in challenging times as well as uplifting times. So long as we approach our creative time in a spirit of love, play, permission, and partnership with a field of life larger... 
by Maxima Kahn | Aug 8, 2024 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
When students ask me what’s the secret to making time for what they long to do, I always answer first with this: Schedule it! I’m such a huge fan of scheduling regular time for your art or whatever gives your life meaning. When you want to make progress toward your... 
by Maxima Kahn | May 2, 2024 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
I’ve come across this term “making marks” quite a few times recently as I’ve been dabbling more in the world of two-dimensional visual art. I’ve told you about my occasional forays this year into illustrated journaling, which has provided a fun and helpful entry point... 
by Maxima Kahn | Apr 17, 2024 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
The Sierra Poetry Festival was spectacular. The power and beauty of this offering blows me away. People pour their hearts and souls openly and with great care and artistry into words, sharing vulnerably their wisdom, their fears and failings, their faith and hope,... 
by Maxima Kahn | Aug 17, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
I’ve been thinking about how artists need to train like warriors. Or like athletes. Or like monks. I was inspired by one of Steven Pressfield’s excellent posts (https://stevenpressfield.com/2021/12/training-turning-pro/). If we want to become the best artists we... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jul 20, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
Making art is inconvenient. We have to carve out time for it. We have to carve out space for it. We have to spend our hard-earned money on it. We have to rearrange our schedules, ask for time off from work, and beg out of gatherings with friends and family at times....