Tag: thinking

I answer a great question from a reader about where I find inspiration. I like trash and I’m not afraid to pick up sticks.

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.

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.

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.

It’s my yearly recap of my artistic practice for 2022. Plus a concrete list of what my art goals are for 2023.

I’ve been using mind mapping to help me brainstorm about projects and goals. Here’s a bit of a breakdown for how that works for me.

An explanation of why I don’t charge by using Patreon. And I only talk about my mom collecting my art for a paragraph.

I’ve cataloged many artists in my series Art AV Club and I wanted to spend some time reflecting on what that series has done for me.

I’ve been working on the Advent devotional for my father-in-law’s church for a long time. Some reflections on this 22 year project.

Paper might just be my first love and my longest relationship. On little scraps of paper and loving the weird things you love.

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.

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.

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.

In this Art AV Club we look at the words and works of Louise Nevelson and how her work encourages me to look for the sculptural in what I do.

I discuss some insights from my art practice reading list. I also shamelessly plug some of my other series and explain how they tie in.