Bright Sparks: Creative Practices to Light Your Way

Last week’s BKI 24 was my favorite space decluttering tip, giving your creativity room to grow. Now let’s learn how to declutter your art so that it becomes even more powerful! We’ve been having a fascinating conversation within BK Harp Circle about “less is more.” It’s amazing: by simplifying our a...

Let’s start our New Creative Year with a fresh creative space! In the Northern Hemisphere we’re in Harvest season, the perfect time ​to make space for the creative bounty waiting to pour out of you. In the ​Southern Hemisphere it’s Spring - think of this as creative spring cleaning time!

While the...

As creatives, we can always start again, at any point. Let’s think of September as a new creative year for each of us! And there’s no better place to start than YOUR most pressing issues: Please share: What are YOUR big creativity questions right now? Perhaps you’re stuck in a rut and need a jumpsta...

Being creative is a brave act. It feels vulnerable to be creative, to express yourself fully in this world. So it’s crucial to support our creativity with confidence. A major part of confidence is Resilience: the ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable ups and downs. Can we cultivate Resilienc...

Being kind is a beautiful human quality. Did you know being kind also encourages your creativity?

Grow your creativity with this small act of kindness today.

Hi, this is Diana. And Bright Knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. Today I'd like to tal...

One of the main desires we have as creatives is expressing our true voice. Our ‘voice’ is the authentic expression of our deepest selves.

Finding your voice in the first place may seem like a long or advanced process. Not so! The clues to your unique style surround you at this very moment.

Uncov...

Feel like adding some July juice to your Practice?

Today's super-short Instant (just over 1 min!) gives you the small yet mighty tip that sets you up for focused and joyful Practice.

Meaning, you can learn better PLUS feel more creatively inspired, all leading to greater motivation long term!

Do you feel giving & getting feedback is a bit scary? I understand. I feel the same. Yet it's a risk well worth taking, as the joys far outweigh the lows. Yes, by both giving and receiving feedback we:

• cultivate community

• accelerate our learning process

• stoke our inspiration

• identify bli...

You already know practicing in small chunks usually gets better results. But! It's easy to get caught up in the moment and practice too long, reversing your gains. Or, if you don't have a full hour at our disposal, we often don't practice at all, thinking it's not worth it!

Do you have a Practice Journal? For any art form, your Practice Journal = your personal Artistic Diary! See many examples of Journals here - you'll be able to find 1 in your space right now so you can get writing & reflecting immediately. Your Journal helps with tracking, motivation & inspiration, &...