Dear Muse, You are cordially invited to attend our upcoming creative endeavour. It will be a simple affair with moderate amounts of paint, paper, string, sweet drinks, balloons, and birdsong provided. We have taken the liberty of placing a sturdy chair beside the apple tree. We can also organize a faux-Classical Greek fountain if needed…. Continue Reading
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5 Unhelpful Questions For Your New Creative Project
At the start of a new creative project do you ever find yourself facing down a barrage of shaky thoughts designed to prevent you from even beginning? I certainly do. Sometimes the starting line can feel like the finishing line where, just as one last burst of energy is required to break the tape at… Continue Reading
Learning To Rest Is Learning To Trust Myself
In a panic to create, I often find myself rummaging through my sketchbooks, journals, art books, creativity books, thinking books–any damn books. Searching for some jumping point for a piece of art or a blog post. I’ve just been doing that. But here’s a funny thing. This post didn’t start to happen until I just… Continue Reading
Illustration Friday: Blur
His life is blurred. The people walking by are made of gauze, and lost. They make swishing noises when they move and he can’t be sure if something parts as they pass through, or if they part as something passes through them. Somedays, in sharp relief against the soft edges, a moment stands out like… Continue Reading
Animals and Cheetahs and Cheetahs and CHEETAHS!
Our son was a fanatic about animals until very recently. He loved his animal collection and his animal TV shows, zoo visits were almost a pilgrimage for him. Sometimes he’d stand before us in the living room with a small plastic cheetah in his hand, three year old energy coursing through his body looking for… Continue Reading