The Bear Creek Creative Family
Welcome to our family blog, where we post some of the outpouring of creativity that has been uniquely given to us by the Great Creator Himself. It’s a key part of our family identity! Join us in exploring the simple joys and creative vibes that keeps our family having fun. We hope you get inspired to let loose your own creative gifts!
“Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.” 1 Timothy 4:14-15

Zara the Protector
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A Field Guide to Gnomes
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Growing Up Itchy
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Latest Creative Posts

13: Pursuit of the Sky
Buy the book Growing Up Itchy The winter months found the boys playing with their new bow whenever they could. On cold days when the arrows were all lost, they stayed indoors and drew pictures of airplanes, rockets, and space ships. Mom would get out the scissors and...

The Dark Woods
I drew this, not intending for it to look like Little Red Riding Hood ?

Plant lady
She loves plants!

Gingerbread baking
A girl baking gingerbread men cookies! I redrew this from last year. The Illustration on top is newest, the one on bottom from last Christmas.

Sleepy
a peaceful scene, a girl and her cow.

12: A Christmas to Remember
In the chapter “A Christmas to Remember,” Grey and Ash, living on a mountain, experience a transformative holiday. The narrative revolves around the introduction of a special candy dish, its irresistible allure, and the boys’ struggle to resist its temptation. The dish becomes a focal point, symbolizing the rare sweetness that makes this Christmas truly unforgettable for the mountain-dwelling family.

Librarian
A girl who loves books!

Magical girl Timelapse

Snow Shovel Girl
A girl with her shovel

12: Unsafe Harbors (Hectorium Infinium)
Hector as a chimp, war giraffes, and thrilling escapes in the twilight of early dawn- these are just a taste of the wild adventures found in this chapter.

11: An Economic Downturn (Hectorium Infinium)
Hector blinked. “Where is the plant? Uhh… Why, I had it in my- dang. It’s in my car.” Flores smiled- but something about the smile was wrong. Hector noticed a new, disagreeable, almost malicious look on the drug-lord’s round, slick face. It was gone in a microsecond...

11: A Stone’s Throw
Buy the book Growing Up Itchy Crisscrossing the mountain were a myriad of paths; winding and twisting like shredded lace across patches of windblown mountain grass. They ran through low areas, where cool aspen forests drank spring water that soaked up through the...

10: Sally and the Sheep
Buy the book Growing Up Itchy The mountain rested. Summer wound down like a falling helicopter seed – spinning its last spins as it rode the breeze. It was a loss of sorts. It could never go back up, but the fall was a beautiful thing. Ash and Grey were wandering the...

10: Friends, Foes, and Flores (Hectorium Infinium)
Three hours and thirty minutes flew by, much like a bald eagle chasing a desert jackrabbit, as Hector made tracks to a small compound. Nestled deep in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, the compound had for decades been a secret stronghold to those evading the...

Panda
A cute cuddly panda bear with a piece of bamboo.

Magical girl
Girl doing fancy star magic

9: Heat of the Moment (Hectorium Infinium)
Chemistry is an interesting subject. It’s like math, and it’s also like a game, a cruel and unusual game where you combine several materials in the hope of making a new material that is useful to you in some way. Of course, just like math, you don’t always get the...

8: (Attempted) House Arrest (Hectorium Infinium)
The two men stared at each other, each daring his enemy to make the first move- and, subsequently, to be punched full of lead. Hector’s grip was one of iron- very sweaty iron- on his rifle. The policeman didn’t seem to be fazed by Hector’s steel barrel of death- yet...

9: The Husky Runner
Buy the book Growing Up Itchy Grey sat on the ground on the hillside behind the little mountain house. He was working hard, oblivious to his surroundings. The rubber treads on the yellow tin bulldozer turned as he labored over a roadbed cut into the side of a mound of...
