How do I decide what to sell and what to keep? A deep dive into how I make decisions for selling work and for my practice.
How do I decide what to sell and what to keep?
Setting constraints for my art
I talk about setting constraints for art making. How I’ve done it in the past and some easy ways to get started if you want to try it.
What’s in my travel art kit
A video and description of what I pack in my travel art kit. It all fits in a smallish bag that travels in the car like a dream.
Let’s build something together in 2023
Moving into 2023 I want to gather some survey data about what others are interested in for the new year so we can build something together.
What’s bangin’ in 2023
It’s my yearly recap of my artistic practice for 2022. Plus a concrete list of what my art goals are for 2023.
Have yourself a merry little December
I’m taking a break from blogging and we are all gonna take a deep breath and meet back here in January for a new thing! Happy Holidays!
Why I don’t have a Patreon or other paid services
An explanation of why I don’t charge by using Patreon. And I only talk about my mom collecting my art for a paragraph.
Black cover art journal flip through
In this post I do a flip through video of my black cover art journal and show some stills.
Leave yourself a trail to follow
Fear of the blank page will lead to some interesting choices. I learned to leave myself a trail to follow to keep the fear at bay.
It’s been somekinda week
My week as an artist had a lot of twists and turns as I contemplated finished a project and how I should start a new one. Come along for the ride.
Do the work that is available now
In this post I riff on doing the work that you know how to do right now and remind all of us to keep showing up even when we aren’t sure.
I want to be around people who make things
I reflect on an Amy Poehler quote and how DragonCon friends epitomise the quote for me and push me to be my best “make things” self.
Letting the “shoulds” ruin my work
Working from a place of artistic curiosity is better than working from the ‘shoulds.’ How the ‘shoulds’ snuck up on me recently.
My Guiding Principles Process
Ten years in and I’m thinking about what has kept me making art. Some thoughts on my Guiding Principles process.
The big shifts
I’m right in the middle a 3-month art mentorship program and I wanted to write down the big shifts I’ve been making.