The Artella Staff has voted on their favorite post for Blog Topic #4, on the topic of "Creativity and Depression".

 
In addition to voting for a post by non-Artella staff, they also voted on an "in-house" favorite post by a staff colleague.  Both winning posts win the prizeEach favorite post over the next few weeks will receive the honor of hosting best-selling creativity author Eric Maisel when he comes to the Artella Café in March as part of his “virtual tour” for his new book, Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person’s Path Through Depression.  That means that Maisel will be coming to YOUR blog to talk about his work and share his fabulous insight and inspiration, and you'll also get a FREE copy of the book!  Plus, the favorite post will also be featured in The Artella Daily Muse. 

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I want to thank everyone who posted on this topic.  This topic is particularly intimate, private, and emotional, and all of them spoke so honestly and from-the-heart.  Thank you for sharing.  Be sure to keep reading this thread to get links to ALL the posts that were shared on this topic.

The favorite posts are:

Bo, for her post, Art is More than Just a Pretty Picture in her blog, Be-Bop Bo.  Here are a few comments about Bo's post from Artella staff Members:

"All posts were so compelling, but this one struck me as the most powerful."

"I connected with the writer."

"I was touched and sympathized with Bo. I really feel like her sometimes. She found the way out to the creativity within so desperately yearning to be seen."

Also, be sure to also read the Comments left for this post to see how many people were inspired by Bo's story and the way she shared it!

The favorite staff blog post was by Fancifalls, aka Karen, for her post Creativity and Depression in her blog Fancifalls Fancies.  Here are a few comments about Karen's post from Artella staff Members:

"Karen has taken something that could be destructive and used it in a positive way. I appreciate this."

"Karen's piece just struck a chord with me!"

"Her insight of depression is very deep and can be related to by many." 

 
Be sure to scroll down to see links to ALL the responses to this topic - they are ALL wonderful!

And, keep checking the Blog Topic of the Week for new topics and posts!

Hi, Bo here.

My blog is BE BOP BO

and the post is "Art is More than Just a Pretty Picture." 

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/bo_bop/archive/2008/01/22/art-is-more-than-just-a-pretty-picture.aspx 

Linda Williams 

 QBU Learns to be Creative

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/qbu_learns_to_be_creative/archive/2008/01/21/creativity-and-depression-blog-topic-4.aspx

Lori

Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark...

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/hark_hark_the_dogs_do_bark/archive/2008/01/25/journey-toward-feeling.aspx

 Here's my blog entry....(Yeah, I know it's been a little while...)

Name: Annie Dameron

Blog: Artistmum's Flotsam and Jetsam

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/artistmums_musing/archive/2008/01/25/a-busy-and-frustrating-year-so-far.aspx

Thanks,

Annie ;) 

i posted a blog on the depression topic challenge.

This was my first real blog posting. I have no idea what a URL is, or how to copy it for you.

My name is Marguerite Bryant, and my blog is called "My Two Cents."

the URL of my topic is: http://artellacafe.com/blogs/my_two_cents/archive/2008/01/26/depression-in-creatives-blog-challenge.aspx

My email is: artlovin1@suddenlink.net.

If you email me there with instructions on how to copy the URL, I will do so. I would like to be able to be in on this challenge, as it took a lot of time, effort and emotional courage to post my story. Hopefully, this URL issue wont exclude me. thanks!

Marguerite:

Of course not knowing the URL would not disqualify you! I know it took courage to write and post your thoughts, and I applaud your willingness to share!

I posted the URL of your blog post for you, so now it is on your post.

Since other people may also have this problem, I am going to answer your question here.  A "URL" is the Web address of a Web page.  It usually starts with "http://" To find the URL of an Web page, go to the top of the page, where the browser displays an http:// line.  That http:// line is the URL.  To copy it, use your mouse to highlight it, and then right-click.  A menu will come up, and you can select "Copy".  Then you point with your mouse to where you want to show the URL, right-click, and choose "Paste" from the menu.

I hope this helps!!

I wrote this last summer.  I hope that's okay.

Jessie Koenigsberg

Grinn and Barrett

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/grin_and_barrett/archive/2007/06/30/laundromat-poems.aspx

Just a reminder that the cut-off to post your Blog Post for Topic #4 is TONIGHT, Sunday 1/27 at midnight EST.

Thanks everyone!   

 Karen Solliday

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/fancifalls_fancies/default.aspx

 Fancifalls Fancies