Misty Granade

mixed media art

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Quitting

I’m quitting the Meta Universe! Find out here how to keep up with me and what I’m doing. Let’s not lose touch!

Looking to simplify

More thoughts on what I want out of my creative practice in the next year: simplifying with less social media and more cooperative sharing.

Looking toward 2025

It’s my yearly recap of my art practice in 2024 and a look toward what I’ll do in 2025! Now with more pictures and links!!

Art versus craft

Thinking about art versus craft and where I fall in the continuum. Where in it do I spend my artistic time exploring?

Creative to-do lists

Some thoughts on keeping creative to do lists. How they serve my creativity and also serve as life lessons.

Returning

I ponder returning from traveling and getting back in the studio. I encourage you to get out and vote. I suspect there’s a LIFE LESSON.

Out of office

Here’s a roundup from my blog while I’m out of office. It includes the most read posts from this year as well as some personal faves.

Resistance Art

A post where we are all reminded that I’m still practicing subtlety in my resistance art. I’m starting to think it’ll never happen.

The ax of art

I’m exploring a couple of quotes by famous artists and thinking about whether or not the ax of art is my defense against fate.

What fills my creative well?

A listicle of all the kinds of things I do to fill my creative well. Maybe one of these will spark your creativity too!

Art Retreat Week 2024

This is my second year creating my own personal artist residency. It was a renewing and refreshing week thinking about and making art.

Playlists you can work to

Here’s a couple of music playlists to dance around the studio to. Peppy and irreverent seems to be my jam. Don’t @ me.

The 100 Day Project 2024 Recap

A project recap of my 100 Day Project. I have a full set of pics and some thoughts about how this project went and reminders for next time.

Commissions

Taking artistic commissions can be a crap shoot. Let’s talk about how to do it well and enjoy the process.