Hi, my name is Lihi, I am the founder of Creative Express, where everyone can be creative, now! It is a place to get creative without rules or judgment. This is not school. 

I am a poet, painter, professional editor, and bringing creativity into people’s lives since 2012. Writing and drawing are my favorite paths to get into creativity because we are all already partway there, just by knowing how to put marks on a paper. 

I didn’t come into this because I was some kind of creative genius, I actually got here by first being stuck.  

I know firsthand, the power of creativity and the benefits it brings to our everyday lives. But I also know the doubts, struggles, and thoughts that this is just for kids or for people that want to be artists of some sort. But the truth is, creativity is a tool to build your best life just as much as a healthy diet or the advances of technology. 

My story began when I knew I had to express my creativity. I felt a deep need to find a connection to something with meaning and clarity. It was 2007, I was 30 and I was living in a little apartment in Tel Aviv, sending out resumes looking for a job as an editor, my profession back then.

I liked editing, and I still like it. 

But as I was editing other people’s words, I got the strong urge to be the one creating the text, not the one correcting it. In my mind I kept hearing the phrase: “there must be more than this.”

I was filled with a desire to create. But who am I? I can fix what was written, but I was no writer. I wasn’t even sure I could create. And when I did try, I didn’t feel like I was doing it well. 

To be honest, I just believed I wasn’t that talented and that talent was something you just had or didn’t have, not something you could LEARN.

I felt the same way about drawing, I had a passion for it, and began taking drawing lessons. As a beginner, feeling clueless, talentless, and embarrassed by the results of my efforts. 

There was also the FEAR: If I did write and draw, who would even be interested, and what if they don’t like it. What if I’m judged?

If any of this sounds familiar, let me tell you – I was RIGHT there. I know exactly what it was like.

I felt discouraged, asking “what’s the point?”, and questioned myself whether I COULD or SHOULD even do it. I tried talking myself out of it, asking “why now?” I’m not trying to make a living doing this. Why should I take the time to do this?

But I was tired of this feeling, this urge. And tired of spinning my wheels and judging myself before anyone else did, tired of trying to figure this out on my own.

I knew that creativity was something I needed for my heart and soul.

So I decided to take the leap and I set out to find a way to make it happen. And just like you, I took the step to find a teacher. 

Once I began investing in myself, I started seeing massive growth. I wrote and drew. I simply did it. and I allowed myself to be creative and I was learning how to let go of self-judgment. And yes, I had to make the time to do this and I know it’s hard to do that. That’s why you are here and that’s what I’m going to help you do.

I took the time to attend a creative writing workshop once a week, and meet up with a drawing teacher as well.

It is so important to find the right teachers for you. 

I took time to read the book “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron, I learned about the creative process, and did “The Morning Pages” which is a journaling concept introduced in the book, it helped me connect to myself and practice fluent writing without self-judging. 

This was the beginning of a long learning journey, and I am still learning today. Picking up knowledge anywhere I can find it: from books, videos, courses, teachers – I want to know more and more about the creative process, what it actually entails. 

This way I could understand better what I am going through, the ups and downs, the different steps of creating, which seem to be a common experience for most people who create. I realized that the challenges I’m going through are not my personal problems, but universal struggles and they have solutions.

I set out to do this, and it’s happened – I developed writing and painting skills through a lot of learning, over time, with patience.

Creating is my place to be real and find meaning and clarity, which is exactly what I was going for. And this isn’t just my belief, there is plenty of scientific evidence that proves creativity is not only beneficial but a necessary component to dealing with the rollercoaster of life and the ability to maintain happiness.

And if you’re ready for the flow of exploring and expressing meaning and finding clarity, then you’re in the right place. 

Because this story doesn’t stop with me.

This isn’t about becoming the next Michaelangelo or Shakespeare. This is your path to bringing a lost part of yourself back to life, back to being another tool on your journey.

The wonderful thing about creativity is that it does not discriminate. It’s a learnable process that’s available to everyone. I’m going to guide you to connect to your creative side and enjoy all the goodness that it brings.

Are you ready?