Creative Spirit

Nancy Chinn is a multimedia artist who is a painter and creator of large, seasonal, and site-specific liturgical spaces. These spaces were featured in her first book, Spaces for Spirit: Adorning the Church. As a lay feminist theologian and former adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and as an artist-in-residence in various churches and seminaries, Nancy has a lot of wisdom to impart about how creativity can bring worship alive. You won't want to miss this thought-provoking interview!

Jennifer Mantle has been teaching transformative workshops since her teens and using art to enliven the process in soulful playshops for the past five years. A certified Soul Collage instructor, Jennifer also has found great meaning in art journaling, altar-making, and Goddess rosary making—and through art, has found new ways to worship. Discover new creative ideas for blending art with spiritual practice in this inspiring interview with Jennifer.

Rachelle Mee-Chapman is a spiritual director specializing in “care for creative souls.” After investing tens of thousands of dollars getting a master’s degree in Theology, fighting to get ordained as a woman, and spending 30-plus years in the church, Rachelle left the institutional church to gather the Formerly Churched—those who grew up in traditions that no longer serve them well. In this inspiring interview, find out why Rachelle believes you can write your own creed, why art and spirituality are good bedfellows, and why the institution doesn’t get to call the shots.

Liz Kalloch is an artist, illustrator, designer, coauthor of She: A Celebration of Greatness in Every Woman, and copublisher of the new magazine, Mabel, which tells "real stories about making a living and creating a life." Find out how you can create a life of creativity in this inspiring interview with someone who knows the path intimately!

Rev. Sheila Gautreaux is a minister, radical forgiveness coach, teacher, published author, retired opera singer, mother, and grandmother. For Sheila, creativity enters everything she does, starting with what she chooses to wear each morning. In this interview, you'll get some great tips for how you can live a creative lifestyle—and experience great joy in the process!  

Noah Scalin is a Richmond, Virginia, based activist, artist, and author. He is the creator of the Webby Award-winning art project Skull-a-Day, which was the basis of his first book, Skulls; he is also the author of 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. Find out how you can experience creativity as a way of life in this inspiring interview with Noah!

Britt Bravo is a big-vision consultant, teacher, and writer who helps creative entrepreneurs, social innovators, writers, artists, and healers realize their big visions for their work in the world in a fun, intuitive, and practical way. In this show, you'll learn how Britt herself struggled with seeing herself as being creative—and get some great ideas for not only being creative every day, but also having a lot of fun along the way!

Jill Badonsky, M.Ed., is an internationally recognized workshop leader, keynote speaker, creativity-coaching pioneer, illustrator, and humorist. She's the author of three books on creative spirituality, including The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence, and is currently writing her fourth, titled Finding Uber Bliss: A Wildly Creative Spiritual Journey. In this show, you'll learn more tips for how you can become "uber blissful" and "wildly creative" from this fun and inspiring author!  

Sibyl "Dana" Reynolds is passionate about making the sacred visible through the weaving of spiritual practices, prayer, and creatively inspired forms of communication. She is a spiritual director, award-winning author, and founder of sacredlifearts.com. She believes taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight, and intuition are conduits to the Divine and portals to the sacred imagination. Ancient mystical wisdom, the merging of spirituality with everyday life, and creative expression are all vital ingredients in her work—and in this show, you'll find out how you can use them too!

Rev. Stacy Boorn is the pastor, priestess of ritual, and visionary leader of her church in San Francisco (known as "the purple church" because of its color), an emerging, liberating feminist congregation claiming membership in the Christian-Lutheran denomination. As a fine arts and nature photographer, Rev. Stacy is well aware of the importance of incorporating all art forms into the spiritual journey of the individual and community. She hosts an annual conference on the Divine Feminine that incorporates many different forms of creative expression. Explore new ways to worship and create in this exciting episode of Creative Spirit!

Rev. Katherine Q. Revoir is the creative director of Center for Richer Living, a spiritual learning center in Mill Valley, California. An ordained minister in Centers for Spiritual Living, a teacher, artist, and author (Create! and Spiritual Doodles), Katherine's style includes right-brain activities and humorous cartoons that explain spiritual principles and help bring forth and nurture each person’s inherent creative self-expression. Find out how you can integrate your creativity into your spiritual life in this inspiring show!

Cat Bennett is an artist and writer living in Boston, where she teaches drawing to adults. She is the author of two award-winning books: The Confident Creative and Making Art a Practice. Cat was an illustrator for more than 25 years with clients such as The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and many others; and has written for The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, and more. Find out how you can make creativity and artistic expression a practice that feeds your soul in this informative interview!

Author and artist Danny Gregory is on a mission to help adults become more creative: "I often wonder what the world would be like if every adult was as creative and free as we all were as kids. I think it would be a calmer, lovelier, more peaceful place. And I'd like to do something about it." And do something about it he has; through his well-known books including The Creative License, Everyday Matters, An Illustrated Life, An Illustrated Journey, and Art Before Breakfast, people everywhere are learning the joys of developing the creative habit. In this show, you'll learn more tips for becoming "creative and free" from this inspiring artist.

Michael Hatfield is one of the handiest, most versatile musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to leading several bands ranging from a jazz trio to big band, from electronica to country, he teaches vocal improvisation, music theory, and the business of music. (He also happens to be music director of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco.) Despite his busy schedule, he still finds time to cultivate a sweet life with his wife, Valerie, and three kids. “At any moment, you are never more than a half step away from a right note,” Michael says—and in this show, you'll find out how you can compose your ideal creative life too!

Elizabeth Gibbons is a visionary artist and a certified Intentional Creativity teacher, as well as an energy healer and founder of the Palace of the Soul Divine School of Glitteracy. Elizabeth's unique way of teaching blends mysticism, psychology, spirituality, and energy work into a transformative form of expressive art and creativity that she calls "Glitteracy." You won't want to miss this fun and informative show packed with inspiration for how you can take a stand for your own creativity.

Artist, entrepreneur, author, and self-described "apronary" Mary Anne Radmacher is a prolific creator of inspiring products that range from greeting cards to magnets, jewelry to books, including Simply an Inspired Life, Courage Doesn't Always Roar, and Live Boldly. Find out how you can develop "the creative habit" (and what exactly an "apronary" is) in this inspiring show!

As the subtitle of her book Creative Is a Verb affirms, Patti Digh believes "if you're alive, you're creative." So if you're someone who doesn't really believe you're a creative person—or if you do believe you're creative, but are looking for inspiration for how to approach your whole life as a work of art—you'll want to listen to the wisdom of Patti Digh. She's the perfect person to conclude our monthlong look at ways to cultivate creativity!

Adriana Diaz, author of the book Freeing the Creative Spirit: Drawing on the Power of Art to Tap the Magic and Wisdom Within, has much wisdom to share as an artist, life coach, and teacher of creative expression. If you would like to be inspired and learn more ideas for how you can free your creative spirit, you won't want to miss this show!

Scott Grace is a songwriter, musician, life coach, and "modern-day troubadour" who is known for his unique ability to spontaneously create songs for individuals or groups about any topic presented. His "Song Portraits" are a unique display of creativity and always leave people deeply touched, delighted, and amazed by such an in-the-moment creation. Find out how you can cultivate your creativity and sing your unique song in this fascinating interview with a musical artist dubbed the "New Thought Dr. Seuss."

Artist, entrepreneur, and author Peg Conley was not so long ago NOT any of those things ... until she got the courage to drop her big job, big house, and big life and move to San Francisco to start a business based on her artisan stationery. Now her artwork is on everything from greeting cards to fabric, and her new book, Imagine the Life You'd Love to Live, Then Live It, is inspiring people everywhere to make a creative leap themselves. Find out how you can "live the life you imagine" in this compelling show!