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Where Art, Education & Imagination Intersect
This blog explores the role of art in education, creative intelligence, and cultural storytelling. Blending research with reflection, each post offers an inspiring pause; a connection to art, memory, and meaning across time and place.
Here, you'll find reflective essays on art in education, on what inspires us, creative living and on being an artist.
Let each entry be a spark for your thinking, educational journey and art.
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When New York Created Icons: Cultural Innovation and the Creative Explosion of the 1980s
Creative Innovation & Cultural Identity: 1980s NYC. A professional exploration of how 1980s New York shaped global identity, media, and creative leadership through icons like Madonna, MTV, and subcultural movements.
Louise Sommer
May 193 min read
Gertrude Stein: Lessons from Paris’ Most Fearless Muse & the Golden Age of Creative Living
There are cities you visit, and there are cities you live in. And then there is Paris; a place you inhabit with your soul.To walk the cobbled streets of Montmartre or the Left Bank is to wander through time, brushing shoulders with the ghosts of artists and writers who defined entire epochs. One of the most iconic of them all, in my opinion, is Gertrude Stein.
Louise Sommer
May 53 min read
Strike a Pose & Express Yourself: Five amazing things Madonna taught us about Creative Living
When Madonna stepped onto the scene in the early ’80s, she didn’t just release pop songs. Madonna unleashed an entire cultural movement!
Louise Sommer
Apr 284 min read
Jonna Jinton: The Power of Authentic Living and the Creative Dance
In an age of fast-paced digital consumption and curated perfection, there are rare artists who remind us of the unfiltered beauty of life.
Louise Sommer
Apr 243 min read
The Pelican, the Beach, and the Beauty of Everyday Magic
Quirky, grand, slightly awkward, and entirely majestic, the pelican never fails to make me smile. This week, I released a new artwork.
Louise Sommer
Apr 104 min read
My Top 5 Steps on Art, Courage & coming out as an Artist
This is the kind of creative courage Madonna embodied. And it’s the kind of creative courage I’ve been learning to live. Here's my TOP FIVE
Louise Sommer
Mar 254 min read
Top 5 Fun and Fearless Essentials for Creative Blogging in 2025
Turn Up Your Influence, Visibility & Creative Magic. “Girls just wanna have fun!” and bloggers just wanna create, shine & express themself.
Louise Sommer
Feb 103 min read
Beyond Entertainment: How Foreign Films and Stories Train Our Cultural Intelligence
Watching foreign films, TV shows, and reading books from other cultures is a way to train, expand and broaden our cultural intelligence.
Louise Sommer
Jan 305 min read
From Art to Action: How Culture Shapes the Way We Communicate
Culture is a powerful lens through which we view the world. It shapes our language, values, even how we communicate and understand others.
Louise Sommer
Jan 264 min read
The Queen who saved the Grail Legend; A story about Creativity & Power
From European medieval times to the captivating adventures of Indiana Jones, the Grail has remained alive in our hearts and imaginations.
Louise Sommer
Nov 28, 20244 min read
Wonderful Life Lessons from Julie and Julia on Creativity & Authentic Living
The movie 'Julie & Julia' offers a delightful exploration of the birth of blogging and the parallel creative stories of two passionate women
Louise Sommer
Nov 14, 20245 min read
Exploring the Living Narrative of Human Existence
We are the sum of every struggle, every victory, every story that our ancestors experienced. Culture is the living narrative of these ...
Louise Sommer
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Creative Intelligence; Unlocking Your Power of Creativity
Creativity is the lifeblood of innovation, the spark that ignites new ideas and the driving force behind every great endeavor.
Louise Sommer
Sep 20, 20243 min read
Creative Storytelling that Weaves the Fabric of Connectivity & Life
Stories are the threads that weave the fabric of our identities. They shape our understanding of the world, our place within it, and ...
Louise Sommer
Sep 13, 20245 min read
From Paris to Tuscany: How Living Fully Fuels Creativity and Authenticity
When we embrace life's journey with open hearts and minds, our creativity flourishes.
Louise Sommer
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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