ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
I’m Making Marketing Less Scary For Creatives
Apparently, the holidays are right around the corner. What?! Seriously.When Nathaniel and I went to Fred Meyer there was an entire row of Christmas lights right beside the Halloween stuff! How insane is that?To celebrate, I'm going to make...
Storytelling: To The Wonder by Terrence Malick
"Those rambling philosophical voiceovers; the placid images of nature, offering quiet contrast to the evil deeds of men; the stunning cinematography, often achieved with natural light; the striking use of music – here is a filmmaker with a clear...
From the Stacks: Elle Decoration June 2012
Elle Decoration is one of my favorite home design and decor magazines. I think I bought my first issue in the early 90s. I'm not sure if the theme of the issue was "lots of white" or if it was just something I hadn't seen much of yet, but I still...
I won Camp Mighty on Twitter! #sixwords
You guys.My day of productivity has been totally shot. But that's okay because... I'M GOING TO PALM SPRINGS! Thanks to taking part in the Six-Word Memoirs Twitter Festival I won a ticket to Camp Mighty 2013 and a stay at the Ace Hotel...
You’re My Obsession: Art, Photography, and Inspiration
Remember when I used to do You're My Obsession posts every single Monday? Or maybe you're new here. For a while I went so crazy that I decided I was not only going to introduce five cool things every single week, but also design new graphics to go...
The Problem with Focus
I wasn't even going to write a blog post today. The task isn't on my TeuxDeux list. There are plenty of other things on my list, but publishing a blog post isn't one of them. Flipping through the latest issue of W Magazine wasn't on the list...
That Time I Tried Barre3
I hate to exercise. I get bored by it. I don't like taking away time from my creative work and giving it to working out. I don't like going places for the purpose of exercising. Olivia Newton-John in "Let's Get Physical" was never my role model....
Guest Post: Developing an Outward Image for the Inward Facing Creative
I got an email from virtual stylist Nicole Longstreath of The Wardrobe Code. She asked if she could share some of her fashion knowledge with you guys. Take it away, Nicole! Much ado is made about the differences between extroverts and introverts....
Without A Story, It’s Just Stuff
A lot of you guys know that I'm big on sharing stories. Providing helpful information and sharing art that I'm obsessed with is tons of fun too, but I'm pretty sure that some of you hang out here because you want to hear about the time that I...