Community Spotlight! - Donna Marbury
Welcome to Community Spotlight, featuring members of our Creative Mornings Community! We are so grateful to our community, and love learning more about our members’ creative life and what makes them tick.
This month’s Spotlight Feature is Donna Marbury (she/her)...
Q. Where are you from?
Columbus.
Q. Growing up, what was your family like? Any siblings?
I have an older sister and we grew up with both of our parents.
Q. Where do you live now?
In Columbus.
Q. Who do you consider your family today?
I’m in the process of redefining what family means, being very intentional of who I allow into my intimate spaces. I have an 11 year old son, and am planning a life with my partner, so we are creating new traditions and defining how we meaningfully interact with each other. It’s a beautiful process.
Q. How do you spend your days? What’s your area of expertise?
I am a writer by trade, currently working as a writer for The Ohio State University.
Q. What’s the first creative thing you remember making?
I wrote a love song in middle school, and sung it in front of the school. All the kids laughed but they sung that song all year. It let me know I could write something people would remember!
Q. What’s a tool—creative or otherwise—you can’t live without?
Music helps facilitate my creative process everytime.
Q. What's a creative pursuit you'd love to try but haven't yet?
Dance or some sort of physical expression.
Q. What's your favorite way to spend a Saturday morning?
Yoga, coffee with friends.
Q. What's one thing you're secretly good at?
Cooking.
Q. What's your favorite life lesson or piece of advice?
It’s never a bad time to make a good decision.
Q. Where do you go when you need inspiration?
I’m a stereotypical writer who loves coffee shops. The smells, the music and the hum of conversation does it for me every time.
Q. Why do you choose to be part of the Creative Mornings Columbus community?
It’s a beautiful soft place to meet people without the pressure of networking. I always leave with a new friend, some inspiration and something new to try.
Q. Tell us about a meaningful connection you’ve made through Creative Mornings?
I just recently met a woman who is planning international trips with single mothers who have sons. That’s totally aligned with who I am!
Q. How has Creative Mornings inspired you to think differently about something?
Because creativity is a part of every line of work, not just the arts. It’s a part of every part of life…parenting, relationships. Bringing that creative spark to every place makes life exciting.
Q. How has being part of the community shaped you and your creativity?
I’d be nothing without my creative community in Columbus. People inspire me, push me and impress me daily.
