Imagination Atmospheres Blog

Thoughts on Art, Creativity and the Creative Process

Rochester, Indiana Visit

Rochester, Indiana Visit

We had a perfect visit to Rochester, Indiana this past weekend to paint murals. While there, we had a great time being tourists, taking photos of the beautiful houses and of the historic downtown area. A street fair was scheduled for the weekend we were there which...

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21 Questions with Nancy Van Reece

21 Questions with Nancy Van Reece

IA: If you could sit & chat for one hour with anyone (past or present), who would it be?NVR: My wife Joan. After over 26 years, she still is the most engaging and inspiring person to spend time with on the planet.IA: What do you do to get into your creative...

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21 Questions with Suz Curtis

21 Questions with Suz Curtis

Suz Curtis is a Tennessee native now in her first year at UCLA's MFA program in Screenwriting. Her previous lives include various stints as, in no particular order: A theatre actor, country music DJ, Playwright, magazine writer, late night hotel auditor, non-profit...

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21 Questions with Lydia Smith

21 Questions with Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith is a singer-songwriter who hones her craft in Nashville, Tennessee, a town rife with music culture and history. She has performed at numerous world famous venues, including Douglas Corner Cafe, The Commodore Grille, and the legendary Bluebird Café. She is...

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21 Questions with Sandra Rinomato

21 Questions with Sandra Rinomato

For six years Sandra Rinomato was the host of HGTV’s number one show “Property Virgins” and in 2008 she released her first book “Realty Check: The Real Scoop on Real Estate”. She is the recipient of the Stevie Award for Women in Business for Best Canadian...

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21 Questions with Samantha Andrews

21 Questions with Samantha Andrews

Samantha Andrews is the Experiential Learning Educator for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville Tennessee. She currently lives in Nashville with her photographer husband, Matt Andrews (www.mattandrewsphoto.com), her daughter Sophia, Moonshine the cat and...

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The Cautions of Wallpaper Murals

The Cautions of Wallpaper Murals

If there is one certainty in themed environments, it is the need for wall coverings. Since starting Imagination Atmospheres in 2004, I have yet to work with a theming client who did not want the walls of their space changed in some way. Murals are a large part of what...

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The #1 Mistake in Kids Church Designing

The #1 Mistake in Kids Church Designing

A Word to "Super Pastor!" First of all, let me say up front that I'm not a children's pastor. In fact, I'm no pastor at all. I'm an artist. I design environments for kids. In doing so, I've gotten the opportunity to see a lot of children's pastors in action and I'll...

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Jonah Kids Mural

Jonah Kids Mural

One of the challenges of creating many versions of Jonah and the Fish murals is trying to come up with an idea that is fresh and new. At Imagination Atmospheres we don't copy other artist's work and we don't even like copying our own work. It would be easy to print...

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