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What Clients & Collaborators Say About Chris

"Chris Dunmire is an effervescent creative force. Her irreverent style captures and delights me, her expansive creative applications thrill me. Chris's words and art are full of humor, depth, and play. She is an uncommon inventor." — SARK's Juicy Journaling eCourse

Bestselling Author Susan Kennedy (SARK), PlanetSark.com

"I am someone who designed and TEACHES a model of creativity coaching. Chris is the coach's coach. I hired Chris because of her high level of integrity, her intelligence, common sense, creative and warm approach, her approachability, and her humor. I am so happy I did, she had exceeded my expectations, she is compassionate, flexible, understanding and brilliant in her suggestions and ideas. I'm inspired to do my work in a way I haven't been for a long time. Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative."

Jill Badonsky, San Diego, CA, Owner TheMuseIsIn.com

"After our interactions online, yesterday, I was even more aware of my gratitude to you. It's not only that you are both deeply creative and a good businesswoman (the latter, something I can learn from); it's also that your generosity, equanimity, reliability, and integrity — as well as your good-hearted helpfulness — give me a sense of being supported, seen, and valued in a very deep and special way. Writer though I am, I honestly can't adequately express what this feels like to me. It's so healing. Perhaps one way to attempt to express it is that it's like going to a very good bodyworker, in whose hands all your muscular defenses (even ones you didn't know you had) relax — and you are left with the simple, organic being of your own self, and the realization that you've been treated with true care."

Naomi Rose, Oakland, CA, RosePress.com

"Chris — you are truly one of my creative fairy godmothers, helping my dreams to come true!"

Molly Anderson-Childers, Artist, Writer, Durango, CO

"Chris, my friend and mentor. You have made these classes more meaningful for me. Thank you for your support and guidance."

Bobbi Winslow, CO, Possibility Kaleidoscope

"Chris is a very good listener. She reflects my thoughts and feelings accurately back to me and offers ideas about strategies that I might want to try. Chris is very supportive."

Pam Lonsway, Rockford, IL

“Chris is steeped in her own creativity and a 'master' at coaching. I felt as if my soul and my creativity could open up with her as my guide. She listens deeply yet lets you dig for your own gold. She makes you realize that your creative spirit will answer your needs. This is coaching at its best!”

Julie Walton, Paper Artist, StoryTeller / Fellow Wand Wielder

"Chris, you may never know how many blocked writers and artists you have helped 'unblock' through your inspirational articles, art and ideas...seriously. Isn't it amazing to be able to touch so many lives? I'm not surprised that 7 books mention Creativity Portal in their resources section."

Violette, Artist & Author, Canada, Violette.ca

“I consider you a wonderful creative force in the world. I have treasured our connection over the years.”

Shelley Klammer, Canada, ExpressiveArtWorkshops.com

“The Creativity Portal was a relief to find! It was truly a portal to a community where being inventive, innovative and imaginative was considered the norm. Finding this community meant the world to me. Having found it, I wanted to support the people who were struggling with creativity. The CP was a major discovery on my path to becoming a creativity coach. Thanks, Chris, for being such an inspiration!”

Quinn McDonald, USA, QuinnCreative.com

"Chris, just got the new Creativity Portal NewZine and want to thank you for a fantastic and enthusiastic launch of Creativity Cookies. Great job!I love how we can come up with a collaborative idea like this, run with it and a few weeks later have a great new concept and project. It's such a pleasure to be involved with you in this way."

Dan Goodwin, Creativity Coach, UK, CoachCreative.com

“Just want to say you got a great site and to keep it going and it refreshing to find someone with so much talent and a sense of humour not only to art and crafts but to life in general, shame not more people like you around in the world make the world a much happier and clearer place to live. Keep writing.”

Janet Parker, Hobby Painter, UK

“Chris is, no surprise, extremely creative. She consistently offers innovative art programming, primarily for our younger students. In addition to art workshops we schedule with her, we have also offered several programs for Girls Scouts that she has presented in our art studio. I have heard them say that her fun programs are the best. She even takes them outside to explore our beautiful gardens, woods and Labyrinth. Thanks Chris!”

Gale Kettler, Program Coordinator, Womanspace

“Chris is an amazing creator, a mentor, a leader, an inspiration. If you work with her, thank your lucky stars. Then find some more stars to wish on, and wish for the opportunity to work with her again.”

Dave Duggins, Consultant / Creativity Coach, Silvern Studios

“Chris is one of the most 'pro artist' people I have ever met. I have watched Creativity Portal continually morph with great ideas over the years. Just when I think she's done it all, Chris takes off on another creative spin providing yet even more opportunities for creative people. Chris is extremely innovative....one of the greatest innovators in this decade I believe. And she has the unique capability of originating ideas as well as successfully executing them while bringing others on board. She is a modern day Harriet Tubman...setting many creative people free while giving of herself to do so. Chris Dunmire...a unique leader for a unique demographic of creative people worldwide.”

Angela Mack, Musician CreativeConnectionArts.com

“Chris provides an outstanding source of inspiration for creative individuals with her wonderful Creativity Portal website and through her blogs. They are well run, nicely designed and an essential tool in my chest for the creativity coaching work that I do. I am honored to write articles for the Creativity Portal and to work with Chris. I highly recommend her website."

Jill Allison Bryan, CreativeOasisCoaching.com