It requires a lot of practice and patience to master the art of glow sticking. This form of entertainment has grown in popularity over recent years and it seems to be evolving even more. Generally speaking, there are two ways to practice and perform this art form: the popular freehand technique and another technique called glow stringing.

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was in 1986 or so I think, my early days of the circus sideshow. I was young and just out of school. I spent my summer touring with the show as their house magician.

If you need to know all the whys and wherefores, if you think in a logical linear way, if you make 'to do' lists all the time, if you're more attracted to words than to visuals, then you're probably a person who's governed by the left-side of their brain. Although it's the right-side of the brain that has the ability to be artistic and creative, left-brain people can contribute their fair share of artistically creative work. It's all in the art form chosen and the approach to it.

Maybe you've been colouring for a while and are getting bored with the colours that you choose to use, or maybe you're new to the art form and don't have a clue about what colours 'go together.' Here are a few ways to kick-start how you look at and select colours. We'll start with the easy ones and work up to the more unpredictable and challenging methods.

Touch me, taste me, smell me, see me...These sensory feasts masterfully energize our ability to see and hear simultaneously. What area of the arts appeals to our sense of smell, taste, touch and sight collectively? Art is the awakening and connection with our senses. Visual observation is most commonly associated with a museum tour or art gallery. Often we are compelled to try and touch the pieces exhibited, seeking to satisfy yet another of our senses. Musical arts, recitals and concerts are inspired by our thirst for audible stimulation.