creative bootcamp

So we’ve been talking igniting our inspiration this month with the one word project. How about a little Creative Boot Camp to get the sparks flying?.

Are you ready to answer the deeper callings of your creative soul?... Are you tired of following the pack and ready to begin producing your most authentic work... Do you yearn to produce work with full of meaning and brimming with authenticity?...then Maegan Beishline of Madeline Bea Photography has designed a course for you.

Maegan Beishline says “Creative Boot Camp: Spring Training is all about artistic exploration…and through that exploration, getting to know yourself as an artist. It is all about doing the work and flexing the creative muscles in an effort to get to the place where you are producing very authentic work…the work of your soul. Each day of the two week course, there will be a different essay on creativity, an activity to go along with that essay, and some ideas for journaling or further thinking. Also, throughout the course, there will be thoughts and inspiration shared by other artists to really dive into the different mediums."

You can find all the details of the course at the Creative Boot Camp site and learn how half of the course fee goes to showHOPE: a movement to care for orphans.

I’m thrilled to give away one complimentary place on this amazing journey, so please leave a comment between now and Monday 4/25 midnight (EST), perhaps tell me what inspires you or what a course like this could do for you.


Updated - A winner was chosen randomly - Anita of goingalittlecoastal.blogspot.com - Maegan will be in touch with details.... hope you enjoy the journey.

Comments

[Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier, Photo Blog]

What a fantastic give away. Other photographers and photography challenges inspire me.

When I purchased my first DSLR, I was disappointed at how difficult it was for me to figure it out, but seeing others do it inspired me to keep going. Now I know my camera, I love it, but I found myself getting burned out on the photography business in Fall 2010 so I stopped to re-assess. What inspired me to grab my camera were photography challenges. It was so much fun taking a word and then coming up with my own, unique interpretation of that word. And then comparing (not competing) what others came up with. Everytime I finish a challenge, I'm gung ho for the second one.

Now, less than 6 months later, I see inspiration all around me and I'm so glad that I didn't give up on photography.

Good luck, All!

[Stacey H]

I have just reached the juncture where my kids are all in school, my husband travels quite a bit for work, and I need to figure out my purpose again. Sounds like a great class to flex those muscles again!

[Bev]

I began my creative journey with Meagan's first boot camp. I learned so much about my creative soul.Out of that first boot camp I became an artist, or at least I gave my self permission to say it out loud.This year has been a tough year creatively, I have had 2 elbow surgeries in 6 months on the same elbow, and have just in the last couple weeks been released to pick up my camera again. I also just upgraded to a dslr. I thought that I would just be able to pick up creatively where I left off 6 months ago, but it has been slow going for me. I think this boot camp would be just what I need to get my creative juices going again. Thanks for the opportunity to win a spot!

[beth]

It is still grey and fuzzy here. Winter still has a hold over us, though its grip is loosening. Saturday it snowed, and I desperately need a little inspiration to get me out of this dreary funk. A little Boot Camp might be just the kick I need to get me off in a new direction.

Thanks for the chance!

[Anna]

I find inspiration in color, nature, and beauty. CBC sounds like a fun venture, which I'd love a chance to be a part of!

[xo leah nicole]

Lately my 'real' job has been filling my mind and my days with planning and leading and deliverables. The precious few moments I have to myself have flown by, and I feel I have nothing to show for it. I would love to be able to spend that time inspired to return to shooting from my heart.

[Katie]

I am...
a mom to a 6 month old and a 3 year old (both boys)
a wife
a high school professional school counselor
a drivers education teacher (yep, it's true)
a student (working on my specialist degree to someday be a principal).
a sister, sister-in-law, aunt, daughter, granddaughter, and niece
a small-business owner
a photographer

I need this class to move that last little snippet closer to the top. It's really easy to be something to everyone and nothing to myself. I'd like to recharge my creative battery and do this for KATIE! :)

[Deb]

As most probably agree, I seem to have 'moments' of creativity - they seem to happen when I'm not 'trying' to create something special/unique/cool but rather, when I'm just shooting away. I can feel myself going to this spot in my brain, where creativity resides, but can't seem to figure out how to get there on a regular basis. I liken it to typing - when first learing to type, I had to think about where all of the keys were in relation to my fingers and then make my fingers work in the order needed to make the words needing to be typed. Now, after years of practice, I can type away and almost be thinking about something else - that same feeling comes over me when I shoot and have lucid moments of creativity. If there is a formula/process designed to draw on that creativity and help it flow, I feel I would benefit greatly from learning that process.

[kathryn]

what a great opportunity...thanks! I know exactly where I am creatively with my drawings but with my photography i seem to be all over the place...altho nature is definitely a constant in my work.

[shirley]

What a wonderful giveaway! I would love to participate to develop more of me as a photographer.

[Nicole W.]

What inspires me right now includes tulips and daffodils, decluttering winter necessities for crisp cotton sheets and my flowered trench coat, and eating al fresco with my family.

I am a teacher who's creative energy is running l-o-w. The gift of course would be payed forward in so many ways with in my classroom and life. I wish you could hear me yelling, "PLEASE pick me!"

[Tara]

I am inspired on a daily basis by my son, flowers, food, really the beauty of the world. I would love to be inspired and get creative!!!

[Kelly-Jo Cole]

My son inspires me and I always love a challenge-and I think this would give my brain a little more "think outside the box" juice:) thank you for the giveaway!!

[Tiffany]

I am inspired to join this course because I have reached a point in my life where I feel like my creativity is... blocked. Blocked by the daily grind, a (necessary) job that doesn't inspire, and my brand-new business that is my passion but to which I cannot dedicate as much time as I would like. I want this business to support our lives in the future, but this blockage is preventing me, I feel, from REALLY digging in. I really want to get in touch with my creative self to bring as much as I can to this new business, this passion, to benefit those who I will encounter in the future.

[Meghan @ Life Refocused]

Oh, this boot camp sounds right up my alley. My photography is inspired by the light (which I am very much missing these days) and the sentimentality of what I see.

[Gail B.]

I would love a course like this. I love photographing the outdoors, but I need some creative ways to approach it.

[Jen]

What inspires me?
Everything. reading philosophy. my favorite music. my garden. my marriage. my children. nature.

This course would stretch me to see things in a new way, consider possibilities I've never imagined, and take me to new and exciting places. I'd LOVE IT!!!

[angel]

I just got back from a photography workshop that really helped me get more technically comfortable with my camera. This course would be just what I need right now to keep me using those skills in a more creative way. Pick me, pick me!!!

[Jen]

Xanthene, I just want to tell you that something about this photo just touches me deeply.
It's beautiful.

[K]

I flit around, playing with this & that & as of yet dont think I've found my inner artist & therefore my style. I think these classes may help me find her.

[Higgins30Roberta]

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