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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


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


Where All Threads Meet: A New Chapter in Creativity, Communication & Cultural Learning
Discover how Louise Sommer blends art, education, psychology, and cultural storytelling to create a unique, creative consultancy for today’s learners, educators, and creatives. She says: "My work has always centered around one essential question: How do we communicate knowledge in ways that resonate across backgrounds, intelligences, and cultures?"

Louise Sommer
Apr 192 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


Duck à l'orange & Big Dreams: How Rachel Khoo’s Little Paris Kitchen Changed My Creative Life
Once upon a time, in a tiny kitchen, in the heart of Paris, a woman named Rachel Khoo stirred up a sauce and created magic.

Louise Sommer
Mar 273 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


5 Fun Ways to Reignite Your Blog Mojo (and fall in love with writing all over again)
But here’s the good news: your blog mojo isn’t gone—it’s just waiting for a little spark. Try one of these five FUN ways to bring the magic.

Louise Sommer
Jan 313 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


Simple steps to turn Your Blog into a Beacon of Meaning: How to Educate, Empower & Create Impact with Soul just like Oprah
In a world buzzing with clickbait and chaotic content, your blog can be a lighthouse of meaning. A place where people can breathe and feel.

Louise Sommer
Jan 293 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


Culture: A Living Narrative of Collective Memory
When I speak about culture, I refer to this collective experience that defines, influences, and enriches us all. We are not isolated beings.

Louise Sommer
Jan 206 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
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