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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:

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100 Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Figuring out what to do when you sit down to create can sometimes...

What’s In My Travel Art Kit

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am really passionate about making art on the go. Whether I'm...

5 Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook

Use these 5 simple methods to fill your sketchbook, gather your ideas, and improve your drawing skills.

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Each fall I compile a list of my favorite art books. My hope is to inspire you to keep your world brimming with creative inspiration and encouragement, as I find this is an essential part of feeding my own art practice. This year, I've...

Perfectionism is Ruining Your Art Practice

Oct 4, 2019 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Lately I've been thinking about the importance of finishing things, and it's relationship to perfectionsim. I don't know if this happens to you, but sometimes I look around and notice I have about 6 or 7 art pieces in process. Or I notice...

Why Creative Gatherings Matter

Sep 27, 2019 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am writing to you today, just FILLED with creative joy! I've just returned from The Gathering of the Creatives in Santa Fe, NM. I want to reflect with you about why creative gatherings matter. For starters, look at the faces in this...

100 Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook

Sep 3, 2019 | Art journaling tutorial, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Figuring out what to do when you sit down to create can sometimes feel overwhelming. Keeping a sketchbook is a great way to cultivate your ideas and turn them from seeds into something inspiring. I did that recently, as I set out to use...

What’s In My Travel Art Kit

Aug 8, 2019 | Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am really passionate about making art on the go. Whether I'm camping for a week in the woods, in NYC for the weekend, or waiting in the doctor's office, a travel art kit helps me put so much more art play time in my life. People ask me...

Creating Mindful Art

Jul 1, 2019 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am always fascinated by the topic of paying attention and inspiration as an artist.The more I pay attention with a curiosity, and a sense that, yes, I WILL see or experience something that inspires me, the more I do gather inspiration....

Be More Curious, Make More Art

May 30, 2019 | Creative Self-Care, Paper Cutting

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: How does curiosity relate to art making? I think there are a number of ways, and I'd like to show you some of my paper cut journals to illustrate how you can be more curious, and make more art. Curious Artists Indulge in Really Seeing For...