NOTE: To see all the posts in this section, go to the tag cloud (the list of topics on the left side of the blog) and click “Under the Acacia Tree” and all the blogs posts in this section will come up.

Welcome! Under the Acacia Tree is a page dedicated to creativity in a new space. A new space can be many things–a new career, a new part of your life, a new place you’ve moved to. All change inspires creativity, and because change can be scary, I’ve created a safe space for experiencing change–in the shade of the Acacia Tree.

Why Acacia? For many reasons. Because it gives Gum Arabic–a wonderful artists’ tool that makes paint more transparent, can be used in transfers, and as a glue. And it’s edible–no, no, don’t go buy a jar and eat it, it’s not meant as a food–but it’s often found in food processing. The tree also provides shade in the hot native lands where it grows (and I live in one of those lands, the Sonoran desert) and it was transported successfully from the desert to Virginia (I came the other way) where it adapted and became known as the Blackthorn Tree. The tree changed and adapted and thrived in many climates.

So welcome to the section of my blog Under the Acacia Tree. Here you’ll find posts on creativity, creative ideas, and thriving in change.

–Because this is a sharing space, the work that is posted here is available for use. It is under copyright, but to use it all you need to do is include the following somewhere in the material you use: “Used with permission. (c) Quinn McDonald, 2008.” Enjoy!