ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Inspired by Anthology Magazine and Louisiana Artist Rebecca Rebouché
It's taken me a bit to get to the summer issue of Anthology Magazine, but it's definitely worth the wait. I'm on page 71 and have already written tons of "note to self"s and bookmarked things to scope out later. One of my favorite articles in the...
Inspired by Pucker: Toddlers Taste Lemons for the First Time
Last month I saw this great photography project by April Maciborca and David Wile on Demilked. It's called Pucker, and it's a series of adorable toddlers tasting lemon for the very first time. Nathaniel used to shiver and make wide-eyed faces...
Inspiration Rx Creativity Project: Emerging
I can't draw.At least that's what I've always told myself. I can design things, as long as I have my computer and Adobe Creative Suite. I can write. I can take and edit photographs. I can even do mixed media artwork that I don't hate from...
It’s easy to follow directions. It’s harder to create your own.
It starts when we're very young. We're told to color inside the lines, regurgitate facts for tests, and follow a traditional trajectory to get to "what we want to be when we grow up." We're given boundaries. Many are useful and necessary for...
Commune: A California Creative Collective
"It started over an epic dinner a decade ago when four friends, each ready for a significant life change, realized that they shared a common viewpoint about the way they wanted to work. By the end of the meal they had decided to join forces and...
Be Interesting.
I don't know how you guys feel, but this summer has absolutely flown by for me. I can't believe it's almost September! Like I mentioned last week, I've spent a lot of time on a crash course in creativity. It's been awesome. While I was out picking...
Wanted: Desk Designed for Creative Work
I am officially desk obsessed. Sometime after I turned a small corner of our bedroom into my office I started thinking about getting a new desk. The problem? Most of the desks I like are either way beyond my budget, don't physically exist, or would...
California Dreaming: Photographer Paul Jasmin
Okay, guys. At least once a year I get a majorly obsessed with visiting L.A. I've lived there a couple of times, and while I definitely prefer the Pacific Northwest for day-to-day existence, there are a lot of great things about the City of Angels...
Be Bold: Living With Uncertainty
One of the things I've been doing during One Creative Summer is making time for all of the books about creativity that have been piling up on my "to read" list for a while. I have read several gems during the past month or two, like Uncertainty:...