Toys: Keep Them Simple, Smarty!

Gloria DeGaetanoCreative Process

I will never forget the Christmas that brought me an unexpected gift. My sons were 5 and 7 at the time. As I watched them play with the carboard boxes that previously housed an expansive array of educational toys—carefully selected for their healthy development, I might add—I couldn’t believe it. … Read More

What Do You Love Enough to Create?

Gloria DeGaetanoCreative Process

I love this question: “What do you love enough to create?” Robert Fritz, pioneer in understanding the creative process, posed it at a workshop I recently attended. He was discussing the natural inclination of the creator to focus on her creation—not self—during any creative process. Fritz emphasizes this focus in … Read More