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The Creative Playground

    Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

    Pablo Picasso

    The Art of Creative Play

    When Dave and Terry created the West of the Moon Creative Retreats, it was built on the idea of using play as a way to open up creative channels and remembering the times when creating was a time of fun and play.

    Terry is now the producer and host of The Creative Playground, a monthly podcast that visits and explores creativity in a way that helps you believe in yourself again as a creative in a way where you can incorporate creativity (and intentional creative play) into your daily life.

    It’s time to play!

    The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct. . . . The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.”

    – Carl Jung

    If you’re searching for something you’ve left behind, or long to discover talents and find fresh ways to share them with the world, join Terry at The Creative Playground!

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    Listen With Your Heart

    March 20, 2015 By Dave Leave a Comment

    “The things which hurt, instruct.” - Benjamin Franklin As a boy, my one true love . . . was basketball. That’s right. Like Juliet to Romeo, basketball was the sun, only . . . okay, well, that may be stretching it a bit. But the idea of playing, the … [Read More...]

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