by Carrie Brummer | Featured Contributor When you introduce yourself to people, what do you tell them? What is the first thing you talk about when you meet new people? Can you guess what most people discuss? That’s right, their jobs. Do you know who you are? I mean, really know yourself? Are YOU your job? Have […]
Author: Carrie Brummer
Carrie Brummer is an artist educator nomad. Teaching and leading in school systems for 9 years in the USA and the Middle East helped her see the gap in education that prevents people from accessing interests they love. She has tired of the countless stories from people all over the world saying, “I’ve always wanted to learn how to draw,” or, “I wish I could write a novel someday.” It’s become her mission to share her passion for the arts and encourage everyone to take creative risks in their lives.
Carrie’s current creative baby is to encourage creative play for adults; everyone can use an opportunity to slow down from their hectic lives. Creative play is not only important for children, it makes adults happier, healthier, and more fulfilled human beings. Say yes to creative play and learn more here. Carrie actively exhibits her artwork worldwide and teaches courses in art history and the arts.
When Carrie isn’t painting, doing yoga or baking chocolate chip cookies, she is playing board games with her husband, looking for new learning opportunities, or planning their next trip. You can read more about her adventures in travel and the arts on Artist Think.
Do You ALWAYS Feel Like You Should Be Working? by @ArtistThink
by Carrie Brummer | Featured Contributor When you are working for yourself and are caught up in an engaging project, it is really easy to lose yourself in the flow of your ideas, enthusiasm and motivation. In the zone, feeling your flow, you keep going without realizing you’ve skipped lunch. Then, all of a sudden, […]
Do You Have Creative Regret? by @ArtistThink
Someone I was friends with found out they were dying. I won’t lie, while I appreciated their humor, I knew they weren’t the easiest person to get along with; many colleagues struggled to work with them at their job. I enjoyed their company but I also knew it was an acquired taste. I was thinking […]
80 Ways to Enjoy Creative Release
by CarrieBrummer I want to reach as many busy business women as I can to share a message of self-love and self-care. This message is often at odds with our actions. (I mean, shouldn’t our children/spouse/family/friends always come first?) The arts are a release and opportunity for self-care. I’ve asked you in my previous […]
Be Selfless, Not Selfish: Take a Break by @ArtistThink
by Carrie Brummer | Featured Contributor One of the largest obstacles I hear from people interested in trying the arts is a lack of time. They are wrong. It’s not that we don’t have free time, it’s how we choose to use it that’s the problem. We feel guilty and selfish if we take time for […]
Do You Want Burnout or Balance? by @ArtistThink
by Carrie Brummer | Featured Contributor The Struggle to Find Balance: How Creativity Can Help When I taught in schools, art was my release. I could go home after work, take out some paint and lose myself. I escaped from the tedium of teacher meetings, an angry parent, or from the frustration that comes after […]