Creative Current Events: Michaels' Takeover, the Loneliest Color, and Traits of the Creative Mind

Margo and Abby are back and diving into mosaic mania, bold color trends, and major shakeups in the creative world in this episode of Creative Current Events, a special segment of Windowsill Chats. This curious and timely conversation covers everything from headline-making news to the creative tools and trends shaping what's next. They unpack the big story of Michaels acquiring Joann Fabrics and what it could mean for artists, crafters, and small-town makers alike. They also explore the surprising team-up between Disney and Universal in a lawsuit against MidJourney that could reshape the future of AI-generated art, along with the rise of biophilic design, the comeback of mosaics, and Sherwin-Williams' new "loneliest" color.

Articles Mentioned:

• Michaels acquires Joann Fabrics
  
  

• Disney & Universal sue MidJourney over AI use
  
  

• Ariadne AI toolkit for arts education
  
  

• Top wall art trends for 2025
  
  

• Biophilic design and color drenching
  
  

• Sherwin-Williams: The Loneliest Color
  
  

• Pantone Color of the Year in review
  
  

• Why mosaics are having a moment
  
  

• Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring in 108 gigapixels
  
  

• Extreme mold threatening museum collections
  
  

• 12 traits of creative people
  
  

• Traits that will define next-gen creative leaders
  
  

• Meta used my book for AI training... and I didn't mind
  
  

• Find artist calls and open submissions
  
  

• Artwork Archive: Call for Entry
  
  

• My Friends by Hisham Matar
  
  

• James Clear's 3-2-1 Thursdays
  
  

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