Misty Granade

mixed media art

Tag: thinking

june 28 2016

The Gap

THE GAP by Ira Glass, from Daniel Sax on Vimeo.   I love this Ira Glass quote and I particularly love Daniel Sax‘s visual illustration of it. I first read…

Bad Days, Imposter Syndrome, and Joy

Last Friday I had a bad day. Accumulated tiredness from coming home from Dragon Con and getting back into the swing of our daily routine, I guess. I wanted to…

Organizing My Creativity

As an artist, I try to make something every day. Imagine it. I walk into my studio when the mood strikes, sit down, am flooded with ideas, and then I effortlessly…

Turning Pro

I bought The War of Art in February after practically the entire internet suggested it as one of “The Must Reads” for artists. The book is very Hemingway-manly in both…

Conversations with Friends

When I started my art practice a few years ago, I was focused on making art. That’s it. Just making things and calling myself an artist, with the work to…

Van Gogh

You know that moment of time where sound falls away? Where you feel all of the energy in your body vibrate in harmony? And you take a deep breath and…

2016 Goals

I contemplated my 2016 goals quite a lot at the end of 2015. Part of November and all of December, I dreamed about what I could do and what I…