Miss Elsie over at A Beautiful Mess posted about the pumpkin spice lattes she and her boy shared this morning to commemorate the beginning of fall. I’d like to join in the celebration of cool evenings and pumpkin joy on this overcast Friday. It’s time for scarves, sweaters, boots, and – oh, yes – pumpkin spice lattes. (Don’t forget to click on the images to get check out these photographers on Flickr!) Mmm, can you smell the pumpkin chai-ness? I can.

How to Be an Innovator is an original series by Creative Perch. In the last post in this series, we looked how reinventing an old medium can fulfill a market niche in a way that wasn’t possible before. This week we’ll look at how sometimes finding the right solutions starts with learning to ask the right questions. Part 22: Ask the Right Questions When an opportunity for innovation and creativity arises, it usually means there is a problem or challenge that must be tackled. At first, the prospect can be a bit daunting, but then as one begins the process …

Guest Post by Chris Wilcox So at the present moment, I’m sitting at my dinner table trying to re-insert myself in the creative realm and come up with a design for a website. Sometimes I look at other artists work to get inspired (yeah, big surprise right!?) Well, over the last several months, I’ve had this recurring train of thought, and the other day while I was doing my swim workout, I decided I’d write about it and see if it resonated with any of you. Oh, and by the way, thanks to Dee Wilcox (my beautiful wife and talented …

“Art is everywhere. It finds its origin in everything, and ultimately reflects the beauty of the Creator.” ~ Chris Wilcox, Chris Paul Design, LLC Reader and fellow blogger Kristy of Two If By See introduced me to the work of guerilla artist Paul “Moose” Curtis. She included a link in her comment on Monday’s guerilla art post, and I thought I’d go ahead and post one of the YouTube videos she mentioned here. I’m super impressed with Moose’s talent with a skillsaw, and I love how he has connected talent with purpose. He uses his art to make the world …