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April Creativity Central brings Colorful Creations!

At our April Creativity Central session, our creative group added color to the sculptures we had created in the March session.You will see there is no shortage of creativity in this group!   Here are some photos from both the … Continue reading

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February Creativity Central has us making Garden-themed Sculptures!

At our February Creativity Central we had great conversation and crafted sculptural masterpieces having a gardening theme – we made everything from flying hearts, a humorous worm in an apple and a happy ant, to a perfect garden pixie and … Continue reading

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Bra Fundraising Fun at January’s Creativity Central

It’s that time of year again – when our fearlessly creative Creativity Central team makes bras to be auctioned off at the Gala to help support women who cannot afford their cancer-related medical services.  While last year’s bras were hard … Continue reading

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We had a jewel of a time December 2013 making “Dutch Diamonds!”

We had a jewel of a time at Nicole’s December 2013 Creativity Central making “Dutch Diamonds!”  Here are some pictures of our fun Creativity Central: Sherri and her ‘gems’! Another of our talented ‘Jewelers’ shares her creations Our Collection of … Continue reading

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October & November Creativity Central set the table for a Happy Thanksgiving!

At the October Creativity Central and at the November Creativity Central we made table decorations for Thanksgiving, and we had a great time! Here are some photos from these two extra special Creativity Central sessions: We created placemats during our … Continue reading

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September Creativity Central ROCKS!

At our September Creativity Central we had a fun musical treat – live rock ‘n roll music generously and superbly performed by Kenneth G. Halverson Jr.  That means we got to jam as we created to some great music – … Continue reading

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Recent Creativity Central Sessions create Fun and Beauty!

Give our talented Creativity Central group a stack of papers, a glue gun, some flower wire and a few beads and colored markers and you will get… ROSES!  Here are some photos from this wonderful April 2013 Creativity Central: Hard … Continue reading

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March Creativity Central visits Outer Space!

Our March 26 Creativity Central was truly a blast from outer space, as we created clay objects for our space themed project!  Here are some photos of our fun evening, ENJOY! To see more pictures, please visit the official Creativity … Continue reading

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Creativity Central has been busy “busting” loose for fundraising for breast cancer!

January 2013 Creativity Central was full of fundraising creativity – we created bras for the silent auction and center pieces for the upcoming gala, called the CMH Gold Dust Gala, on March 23rd 2013, that raises funds for uninsured and … Continue reading

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First Night of Exciting Collaboration in Art Therapy Begins!

Recently Nicole was honored to be asked to serve as the Art Therapist for teenagers for a monthly event created by an exciting new collaboration among the Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara, Landon Pediatric Foundation, Ventura County Medical Center’s Pediatric … Continue reading

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-of Fancy Pens and Pretty Papers

At last night Creativity Central, first we enjoyed a sneak peek of our now completed and assembled (but not yet framed) last Creativity Central project, entitled “Sea Scape”: “Sea Scape” by Creativity Central  Many thanks to all the Creativity Central … Continue reading

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Beautiful Work by a Beautiful Team

Last night’s Creativity Central was filled with wonderfully whimsical colors and also real treasure – the “treasure” are the happy smiles we all shared.  -But we can’t minimize the great work!  Carol’s beautiful sculptures from last week, like the mermaid … Continue reading

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Creativity Central Goes Beneath the Sea Last Night!

Last night we had an incredibly creative time – and thanks to Allyson, even modern technology made an appearance!  Allyson shared images on her smart phone to help the group create more realistic sea images – and the results are … Continue reading

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We Created More Grocery Totes!

We had both new friends and old friends at our May Creativity Central – and we had a magical, peaceful time – along with a few laughs and even some impromptu dancing!  Here are some of the photos of the … Continue reading

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A very GREEN Creativity Central!

Thanks to the wonderful fabric paints generously donated by iLOVEtoCREATE, we were able to create our own one-of-a-kind, earth-friendly reuseable grocery totebags!  No more plastic bags for us!  I was absolutely wowed by the beautiful creations of CreativityCentral last night … Continue reading

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Life is like Knitting – and cozy fun at last night’s Creativity Central!

Last night’s Creativity Central creativity therapy workshop centered on knitting – knitting using a new way. Creating this knitting adventure for my creativity therapy group reminded me of a poem I had written about knitting, and life, some years ago, … Continue reading

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS & Cozy, Fun Doings!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY!  In the holiday spirit. our creativity therapy group  created the “most beautiful ever” gingerbread house at last night’s Creativity Central – and that was by unanimous vote of all of us! Powered by Kathleen’s homemade pumpkin bread … Continue reading

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Inspiring Escapes

Here are some lovely photos from our October Creativity Central, where we worked more on our dioramas and shared some of our past projects. Each diorama represents a secret haven for each participant, that we can visit just by opening … Continue reading

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September’s Creativity Central a “Blast-Off”

Last night we had creative fun brainstorming for our diaramas and making 3D sculptures – between us we made an airplane, matillija poppy, two trees, ballet slippers, coffee mug, and much more. Here are some pictures: Please join us for … Continue reading

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August Creativity Central “Constructive”

                      We started working on wire sculptures, covered in clay, and had a great, very “in the moment” time: Here are some more pictures from this very “constructive” Creativity Central, … Continue reading

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