You searched for creative — EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ words and images for mindful humans Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:36:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png You searched for creative — EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ 32 32 Three phrase philosophy for hosting quality community events https://www.emmpress.com/three-phrase-philosophy-for-hosting-quality-community-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-phrase-philosophy-for-hosting-quality-community-events Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:14:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=20000 And defining some roles while I’m at it. Every large-scale event has a producer. Producers are people who brings teams together, pays artists, hires contractors, handles grounds, fencing,…

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]]> Passion, Practice, Project https://www.emmpress.com/passion-practice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passion-practice-project Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:25:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19849 How to create measurable success when your midlife situation or livelihood gets badly busted. I’m in midlife, and apparently, most people are doing this sh1tshow better than me.…

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]]> Sex & Death in the time of Kali Yuga https://www.emmpress.com/sex-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sex-death Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:43:39 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19297 I have 20 minutes to write this, so lucky for you, it should be short. When I was around 15 years old, my mother announced one random day,…

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]]> Website Use: Terms & Conditions https://www.emmpress.com/website-use-terms-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=website-use-terms-conditions Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:54:05 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?page_id=18611 emmpress.com Last update: July 31, 2026 This document contains the policies that govern emmpress.com (the “Site”). The Site is a personal creative work owned and run by Elizabeth…

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]]> Creative Process: how accidents can become art https://www.emmpress.com/creative-process-accidents-as-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-process-accidents-as-art Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:35:17 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18902 Bringing the unintentional into light by making art of findings. I enjoy altering standard practices in essay writing, so be warned if you find yourself frustrated while following…

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]]> Making a statement https://www.emmpress.com/making-a-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-a-statement Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18747 I love this concept. And I’ve seen the power of making statements play out for those who know the power of words and also carry good character and…

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]]> What I know about social storytelling online https://www.emmpress.com/what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:37:11 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18339 Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…

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]]> Taking time… https://www.emmpress.com/taking-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-time Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:35:34 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18269 On “taking time for oneself,” rest, idiomatic expressions, etymology, and art from this week. I occasionally steal time to do things like watch movies, walk in nature, write…

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]]> Maker Feature: Toland Colorscope https://www.emmpress.com/colorscope-feature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorscope-feature Sat, 23 May 2026 10:58:29 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17846 Includes notes on creativity, ai, and inventing new languages with symbols. The Toland Colorscope system reflects an individual’s labor of love, and showcases people, color, astrology, metaphysics, history,…

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]]> Now https://www.emmpress.com/now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=now Tue, 05 May 2026 19:33:39 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?page_id=17777 What I’m up to [updated June 22, 2026] Idea suggested by Derek Sivers.

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]]> Name-work, paper-work, and identity reboots for language-minded ladies https://www.emmpress.com/name-work-paper-work-and-self-understanding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=name-work-paper-work-and-self-understanding Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:46:34 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17533 Today I needed to fill in some paperwork to pick up an official birth certificate for my youngest child and was struck how, as a woman, I’ve needed…

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]]> covering: artist’s statement https://www.emmpress.com/covering-artists-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covering-artists-statement Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:47:57 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17478 I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, and include collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as images in…

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]]> Hope in coping mechanisms https://www.emmpress.com/hope-in-coping-mechanisms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-in-coping-mechanisms Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:39:52 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17144 Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

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]]> Contact | Account Support https://www.emmpress.com/contact-account-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contact-account-support Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:41:37 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?page_id=16602 Subscription Support: you may manage your subscription directly here. Please, no worries if you need to cancel or downgrade, things change and I understand. I appreciate all you’ve…

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]]> weaving the www https://www.emmpress.com/weaving-the-www/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaving-the-www Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:31:53 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16356 With the wild west, a personal party, and thoughts on the web as a woman’s medium. Women’s work, I’ve been told by more than a few wise souls,…

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]]> A Visual Peace: Art as Alchemy https://www.emmpress.com/a-visual-peace-art-as-alchemy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visual-peace-art-as-alchemy Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:50:09 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15324 Creative work is alchemy. It is an honest process, that sometimes culminates something that can touch the honest places in other people too. Art, music, poetry, and stories…

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]]> Long a$$ rambling tax ‘tip’ https://www.emmpress.com/long-a-rambling-tax-tip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-a-rambling-tax-tip Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:07:44 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15059 Hi Friends, DISCLAIMER: This is not financial advice. I am not a tax expert, and the post below is not to be considered professional advice. It is a…

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]]> Why try bird’s eye? https://www.emmpress.com/why-try-birds-eye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-try-birds-eye Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:47:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14951 On the art & science of mapping, and our physical positioning in relationship to the places we depict. Maps may have come about, in part, to verify that…

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]]> Perspicacious: a term of endearment https://www.emmpress.com/perspicacious-a-term-of-endearment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspicacious-a-term-of-endearment Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:19:05 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14585 I heard this word for perhaps the first time in a podcast, and fell in love. The word delighted me because it condensed into one word what I’d…

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]]> Ai Ai (for now) https://www.emmpress.com/ai-ai-for-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-ai-for-now Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:42:55 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14588 [Update 12/21/20255] I’ve stopped using AI as an administrative tool, because, it is has been more trouble than it has provided innovative solutions, AND it uses ridiculous amount…

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]]> Life is a feeling https://www.emmpress.com/life-is-a-feeling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-is-a-feeling Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:44:18 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14518 One of my teachers said the title of this post with great authority, and it gave me pause. How could life be a feeling, I wondered, isn’t life…

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]]> Road Songs, Libraries, and Hard Work Hassles https://www.emmpress.com/road-songs-libraries-and-hard-work-hassles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-songs-libraries-and-hard-work-hassles Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:22:12 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14295 After dropping my 15 year old at drivers ed, I drove around listening to classic rock and landed at the library. Before I forget, Bob Seeger is an…

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]]> Here’s my story (and I’m not sticking to it) https://www.emmpress.com/heres-my-story-and-im-not-sticking-to-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-my-story-and-im-not-sticking-to-it Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:50:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14214 I’ve been in between things for some time now. Like in my career. And it is glorious. I mean, literally glorious. Each day feels like an adventure, my…

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]]> Polarity: a mechanism of expansion https://www.emmpress.com/polarity-a-mechanism-of-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polarity-a-mechanism-of-expansion Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:42:30 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14191 My father, a man of few words to me, once said our culture was bipolar. His colleague provided a wide-eyed surprised look and consenting chuckle. I remembering witnessing…

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]]> What changes when you have kids https://www.emmpress.com/what-changes-when-you-have-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-changes-when-you-have-kids Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:46:31 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14119 So yeah, this avant-blog has the word “mom” in it, which probably makes you think that somehow it’s going to be all beautiful beige housekeeping tips, photos of…

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]]> Culling, destruction, and birth by menopause https://www.emmpress.com/culling-destruction-and-giving-birth-through-menopause/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=culling-destruction-and-giving-birth-through-menopause Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:51:33 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14036 I am experiencing menopause. And also a deep gleaning of my business ventures, clients, relationships, subscriptions, and some obligations too. And, I think these processes go together: bodily…

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]]> Matchy matchy branding is going, going … https://www.emmpress.com/matchy-matchy-branding-is-going-going/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matchy-matchy-branding-is-going-going Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:37:38 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13926 I only have a few minutes to write this. Remember when the sign that a business was “official” was that all their social channels, their website, their email…

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]]> Mother of https://www.emmpress.com/mother-of/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mother-of Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:38:22 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13891 I was out late last night at a concert with my teenager. Total bonding experience, and great to see how even punk and goth music can still send…

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]]> The Helpers https://www.emmpress.com/the-helpers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-helpers Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:15:08 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13683 On building trust and hope in a world we cannot control. Mr. Rogers said, when you are in crisis, look for the helpers. This is a good strategy…

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]]> Emergence ⟺ submergence https://www.emmpress.com/emergence-%e2%9f%ba-submergence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergence-%25e2%259f%25ba-submergence Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:45:46 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13557 Acknowledging your submerged self, the media you choose to portray it, and The Beatles. Have your ever felt that you are emerging from something? If so, where are…

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]]> The gift of unfinished business https://www.emmpress.com/the-gift-of-unfinished-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gift-of-unfinished-business Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:36:27 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13616 [Originally published by email for subscribers] Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a pile of books, only to realize, you may never finish them all?…

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]]> Concise https://www.emmpress.com/concise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concise Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:04:58 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13488 I made a short 16mm film named Concise. It could be called an avant garde film and it was engrossing to make. I made it as a follow…

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]]> Believing, Knowing and a Timeless Smile https://www.emmpress.com/believing-knowing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=believing-knowing Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:56:03 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=13449 The power of acknowledgement & questions for deep, time-released understanding. Sitting outside at a small red cafe table on Laguardia Place in New York City, Jim Smith looked…

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