I'm Siri and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

So Haley's out on parental leave with her new baby right now. So I'm going to be

flying solo and giving you some really practical tips and tricks. And we've also got a whole

bunch of interviews lined up with some pretty incredible guests from the world of sewing that

you will not want to miss the summer. So stay tuned for that and we'll welcome Haley back in the fall.

Today we're talking about five books on creativity that have totally transformed the way I think.

And even in some cases, really have just changed my whole life.

So we're going to cover one book that helped me create rituals that I've been practicing

for years, one that helped me understand how that I've been practicing for years.

One that helped me understand how to get into a creative mode more easily.

And one that's a really practical workbook for building more creative time into your life.

So you don't want to miss these.

All right.

So let's talk about this a little bit.

I've always been just really interested in the concepts behind

creativity, where it comes from, how we can feed it, how we can get more of it in our life,

and how it really affects the way we think. And why is that? I personally think that humans are just

really meant to be creative.

It's sort of our defining characteristic as human beings, if you think about it.

We got to where we are through our ability to problem solve, to make unexpected connections,

to try brand new things, to see how things work. I think that is just something

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