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The call to become creative is powerful, but can be met with all kinds of limiting beliefs in our own minds, if we let it. AS powerful, ineffable force is waiting to meet us when we allow ourselves to play with the materials and create what delights our senses, for no other purpose than to connect with the simple, beauty of colour itself. Listen to this terrific episode and be inspired!

In the first episode of Creative Genius, we sit down with Amanda Evanston to hear about her own journey of cultivating creativity. She recently launched Insider’s Studio, an online community where she teaches art classes, gives weekly talks and stewards a supportive, nurturing community. 

..for a long time this broke my heart, intuitively it did not feel "right" and yet I had no answer for it. Then one day about six months ago I had one of those life changing moments - a calling, you might say -  I experienced a sudden knowing on an early morning walk with my dog in the rain - that I had to