Tag: creativity

  • Daily Practice

    Daily Practice

    In June and July, I did the daily Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge. In August, I posted here every weekday. What I found is that showing up is what leads to inspiration, not the other way around.

  • Being Present

    Being Present

    The creative process requires us to be present. How much inspiration and intuition are we missing by keeping ourselves distracted?

  • Make Ugly Art

    Make Ugly Art

    For each piece of polished, finished art shared online, every artist has a whole pile of unfinished, “messed up,” or ugly pieces. And that’s exactly as it should be.

  • Much Ado About Noting

    Much Ado About Noting

    I pay a lot of attention to the little things: details in artwork, the way bees kiss flowers (and sometimes take naps in their petals), forgotten grocery lists. I’ve also kept a logbook for the past few years, keeping record of my daily life.

  • Wisdom from the Past

    Wisdom from the Past

    There are so many bits and pieces of those years of writing that still ring true. Sometimes they even speak to and build upon one another.