Linda Borromeo
7 min read
Kate Greenaway: Staying True to Your Own Style
How do memories transform creativity and imagination? For artist and poet Kate Greenaway, childhood memories created a swirl of color,...
Linda Borromeo
6 min read
Mary Cassatt and the Vanishing Mural
On a cool autumn evening in Chicago, Christie Edwards faces a life-altering decision. She is attending an awards ceremony at the 1893...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Toughness in a Tiny Package: What We Can Learn From a Kinglet
The temperature had dipped to 7° F, and I was concerned. On winter walks, I always watch for one of my favorite birds—the ones with the...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
Christmas Paintings: 3 Turning Points of Freedom for Artist Henry O. Tanner
First Freedom: Escape into the Night She prayed that the night would be kind. Touching her daughter's shoulder one last time, her...
Linda Borromeo
2 min read
"Where Are My Sparkles?" Dealing with Creative Comparisons
"Each of us has something to give that no one else has." As I took a walk around my favorite lake, I snapped a quick picture. When I...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
A Spanish Princess, a Glass Dress, and a Creative Gamble
Cinderella's fairy godmother created glass slippers with just a flick of her wand. She would have needed to work overtime, however, to...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
The Lake That Became Real: How a Place Can Empower Your Imagination
Do you remember the posters of your childhood? I especially recall the ones I saved up for with pennies, nickels and dimes earned from...
Linda Borromeo
4 min read
How You Can Break Up with Creative Pressure, but Keep It as a Friend
As I drove my car back to Portland, Oregon after a job interview, I wrestled with a decision. At each turn of the road, tall trees and...
Linda Borromeo
2 min read
The Surprising Benefits of Creative Fear
A strange thing happens every time I face a blank computer screen. A heavy weight of uneasiness settles inside me—a feeling of inadequacy...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
5 Special Places in Literature: A Sense of Place and the Imagination
The heady scents of wisteria mixed with orange blossoms in spring. .. When I opened my window as a child, these are the fragrances that...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
Hat Box Dreams: 4 Ways "Anne of Green Gables" Can Help You Achieve Your Creative Goals
On an early spring day, Lucy Maud Montgomery felt a chill when she opened the door to the clothes room. Although the frost had started to...