I created my own artist residency in 2023 that I called Art Retreat Week. This is my third year treating myself to my own personal art camp.
Art Retreat Week 2025
Creative Energy
Does paper have energy on it’s own? For me it does! I take a look at what gives me creative energy which then runs my practice.
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.
Learning to patiently learn
Some thoughts on the class I’m currently taking and images from the process. It’s me thinking about art as usual.
100 Day Project update
An update on my 100 Days of Pantone Postcards project. See how it’s going and read a few thoughts about how I approach big projects.
Creativity and Grief, Part 2
Looking for the good through the hard things. Sorting through my grief via creativity. I don’t have any good answers.
Interview with Jennifer
An ongoing series of interviews with folks talking about what their creative life is like. January’s interview is Jennifer.
Interview with Sarah
An ongoing series of interviews with folks talking about what their creative life is like. November’s interview is Sarah.
Tag book flip throughs
I recorded some video flip throughs of some tag books I made in 2019 and 2020. They are short books with short videos.
What’s your LEAST favorite art material
What’s something you’ve always wanted to ask an artist and never gotten a chance? Today we are chatting about my least favorite art materials.
Yellow Leather Journal Flip Through
A walkthrough of my yellow leather journal with a video flip through. I’m proud of this one, guys, because you can see a lot of growth here.
Imagined Landscapes Journal Flip Through
An art journal I created earlier this year to explore a new-to-me journal binding method. It’s got some good spreads in it too.
Random Movie Lines Journal Flip Through
An art journal that has some miles on it. I know I took it on at least three trips and it saw two rounds of covid.
How do my pieces all connect?
Looking at my body of work I found a few themes that crop up over and over. How do all my pieces connect? Media, imagery, and techniques.
Endpoint
I don’t usually start work on a piece with a fixed destination in mind. I don’t know what a piece is going to look like when I start work.