Yeah, I use the cheap markers…
There’s a misconception that to be an “real” artist you need to have the best and the newest supplies to make anything meaningful. False, bro. The basic level paints work when you’re…
Seasonal Creativity
When snow accumulates, when outdoor chill sits too heavy on my heart, I turn to a warmth created with a hook, a skein, and my slightly frozen fingers. Yarn over, knots made,…
Creative Brain Pep Talk
I painted approximately eight brush strokes yesterday and got discouraged because I didn’t *immediately* like what I saw. Typical first born daughter vibes, amirite. And then, outloud, to myself, I was like:…
Holiday Market Tips for Artists and Vendors
Holiday Market season is upon us! Here are some tried and true tips from an artist who has done 3-10 holiday markets a year for the last few years 🙂 How do…
The Two-Color Rule
Creativity is hard sometimes. Well, more like: my brain works in a way that makes being creative sometime seem impossible. Combined with first-born daughter perfectionism, the all or nothing mindset that my ADHD has…
It has to be in the lines…?
(from the archives, Jan 2025) “It has to be in the lines.” My son said to me today, while coloring a page from a new truck activity book he got for Christmas. I…
A Long Time Learning
It feels like I spend entire seasons learning and re-learning that my creative practice does not always produce sellable items. Ya’ll just went “duh”, didn’t you. I realize this is common knowledge to most…
Set The Magic Free
Every so often something will happen, or I notice something familiar, and I say to myself, “Hey, I have a poem for that!”. Today? A little patch moss on the retaining wall. Here…