# creative living (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover creative living. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Comes Before the Ah‑Ha Moment?](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/what-comes-before-the-ahha-moment) _2026-06-23 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Curiosity File #6: Exploring where creative sparks come from. ## [Signpost on Creative Sparks](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/signpost-on-creative-sparks) _2026-06-23 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Signposts #5 links for Curiosity File 6 - On what comes before the ah-ha moment ## [Life is a blip](https://www.angiemason.com/post/life-is-a-blip) _2026-05-23 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ My birthday poem… I hope you enjoy Life is a blip, slow blink your way through it. Life is a blip. Flash pan party. Blink twice and you're done. Bliptoid, freakazoid, life lived party pants, do the dance, you're done. Life is a blip. You’re here, you're gone. The world isn't watching, and you do it anyway. Trip, flip, life crumbs risk. The blinks blip, and it's over. Life is a blip, and you're… ## [Choosing to be Seen](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/choosing-to-be-seen) _2026-05-12 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Curiosity File #5: Exploring what boldness means in a creative life ## [Signpost on Boldness in Creative Life](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/signpost-on-boldness-in-creative) _2026-05-12 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Signposts #4 Accompanies Curiosity File - Choosing to be Seen ## [Time Goes by and so do I...](https://www.angiemason.com/post/time-goes-by-and-so-do-i) _2026-05-02 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ Some reflections on time as I approach another birthday later this month in May. I have been making art seriously for 4 decades. That is pretty bananas. So much of being an artist is behind the scenes. Undercover. Head down in sketchbooks, dreaming up new ideas, building them out in the dark. Then there's this moment — suspended in time, feeling like an eternity and a blip all at once — where you… ## [What Counts As Support?](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/what-counts-as-support) _2026-03-05 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Curiosity File #4: Reflections on creative lives, encouragement, and the moments that help us take a step forward. ## [A Question of Spaciousness](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/a-question-of-spaciousness) _2026-02-11 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Curiosity File #3: How environment, attention and ways of thinking might shape creative life ## [Signpost on Spaciousness](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/signpost-on-spaciousness) _2026-02-11 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Signposts #3 ## [On Memory, Tradition and Creativity](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/on-memory-tradition-and-creativity) _2026-02-10 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Signposts #2 ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/C5xEPqaS5vez) _2026-02-10 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Make Art. Especially Now.](https://www.angiemason.com/post/make-art-now) _2026-01-04 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ Make Art. Especially Now. by Angie Mason You know it. I know it. Every day, the world feels like it’s on fire and falling apart. And sometimes… well. It literally is. Sometimes it’s just you, scrolling the news, trying to get through the day without falling apart. It’s heavy. It’s dark. It can leave you questioning everything. What’s the point? Does it even matter if I’m making anything right now?… ## [The Snowstorm : a memory blip](https://www.angiemason.com/post/memoryblipexcerpt) _2025-12-31 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ Below is a story, which is included in a 28-page zine booklet download, you can get over on my Patreon if you become a paid member, or you can also purchase the one-time download here. I hope you enjoy this excerpt and also wish you a peaceful in-between and happy new year! The Snowstorm : a memory blip I was 19. It was another late night of hanging out with friends and not paying attention to the… ## [The Search for Santa](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/the-search-for-santa) _2025-12-21 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Story Cabinet #1: Every cabinet needs a first treasure. This one, written years ago for a competition I didn't win, is the first I’m sharing in this space. ## [What do orange boots, loss and an animated bear have to do with seasonal creative living?](https://nikkivallance.substack.com/p/what-do-orange-boots-loss-and-an) _2025-12-20 · Nikki Vallance · The Bold Types_ Curiosity File #2: On memory, tradition and creativity. ## [Once Upon An Art Life: The Story of Angie Mason](https://www.angiemason.com/post/once-upon-an-art-life-the-story-of-angie-mason) _2025-12-01 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ Sometimes the best way to see where you’re going is to look back at where you’ve been. Recently, I had the chance to do just that. I created a short film presentation called Once Upon an Art Life: A Creative Life in Progress. It’s the story of my creative journey so far, told in a fairytale style. This film was originally made for the Creative Collective at Scholastic, as part of their Member… ## [Battling the Comparison Monster](https://www.angiemason.com/post/comparisonmonster) _2025-10-28 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ When the Comparison Monster Shows Up Yesterday I was looking at my old work — really looking at it — and I got hit with this wave of mean clarity. That sharp feeling that creeps in and whispers, “Wow… this isn’t as good as you thought.” I started asking myself: How did I even get those art shows? Why were people nice to me? Did they just like me as a person and not actually like the work? When the… ## [MAGIC MIND - A POEM by Angie Mason](https://www.angiemason.com/post/magic-mind-a-poem-by-angie-mason) _2025-07-05 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ MAGIC MIND - A POEM by Angie Mason Magic is in all of us No wands, smoke or mirrors are needed to fuss Forget about rabbits jumping from hats Or floating while sawing someone in half Magic beans and magic tricks Never helped me worth a lick In fact, they all should be a crime When all they do is waste your time This I tell you is all true you can’t get home with the click of your shoe But you can… ## [9 Lives CatHaus Collection LTD ED](https://www.angiemason.com/post/9lives-cathaus-collection) _2025-06-29 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ I am so excited to present this new, super charming collection with you all! The 9 Lives CatHaus Collection – Limited Series of 9 Signed Charm Necklaces is perfectly imperfect, hand-made by me, Angie Mason. Introducing the 9 Lives CatHaus Collection – a very limited, signed series of nine unique art charms designed by Angie Mason. Each piece is an original wearable artwork from the CatHaus series,… ## [You’re not cooked, you might just be in Creative Hibernation in a Heat Wave](https://www.angiemason.com/post/creativehibernation) _2025-06-25 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ A reflection on the quiet part of the creative process. ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/x3NTG3a5oJAj) _2025-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [90s Web Nostalgia is Virtually Real ;)](https://www.angiemason.com/post/90s-web-nostalgia) _2025-06-06 · Angie Mason · Angie Mason | Playful Visions Art_ 90s web nostalgia is virtually real ;) I’ve been time-traveling on a special project and having way too much fun looking at old websites I designed—man, I miss the internet of the 90s. In many ways, the early web of the mid-90s was like today’s dark web— raw, decentralized, chaotic, and free. Before the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, the web felt like a digital overgrown…