Get your Creative Juices Flowing

Expert and Award-Winning Artist Offers Tips as Creative Beginnings Month in May

HOLLISTER, CA (PRWEB) April 18, 2005 -- The creative arts enhance our lives in countless ways. They make us think. They inspire us. They make us feel a part of something that goes beyond the same old work-a-day world. But according to Shannon Grissom, too many people think they aren't the creative types - and she believes they are wrong.

"Everyone is creative," says Grissom, award-winning painter and host of the television show, Give Your Walls Some Soul. "The worst thing is the fear of creating: the anxiety about the empty page. We all have that beginner's mind every time we have to face the start of another project."

According to Grissom, most people just need to overcome the mental blocks and unleash the full potential of their minds. "One of the best ways to bring out your creativity is to do semi-mindless tasks. They allow your mind to wander, and can result in creative ideas and thinking."

May is Creative Beginnings Month, and in honor of the month, Grissom offers the following ways to start getting the creative juices flowing:

1)    Drive or ride in a vehicle.

2)    Exercise.

3)    Do routine tasks, such as house cleaning or gardening.

4)    Take a shower or bath.

5)    Take a nap.

6)    Go for a walk.

7)    Doodle.

Grissom reminds people not to dismiss any ideas that pop up while doing a mundane task. "Knock that nay-sayer right off your shoulder. Don't let go of any idea that you get, even if it sounds silly at first," she says.

For more information, contact Shannon Grissom at 831.638.4928 or shannon@shannongrissom.com.

About Shannon Grissom:

Shannon Grissom is an acclaimed oil painter who has been nominated for an ARTV 2005 award, the first televised art awards show in the country. Compelled by a single note of color, her paintings use vibrant hues to express the relationship between color, her subjects, their environment, and the ever-present music she loves. Grissom's artwork can be seen and purchased at several galleries on the west coast.

Since August 2003, Grissom has been the host and producer of the award-winning television show Give Your Walls Some Soul, where she shares tips and techniques about painting and creativity.

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