When I was 19 years old I started hanging out with artists, writers, musicians, and designers. At the time I wasn’t producing any work of my own, or even really conscious that I’d surrounded myself with creative types. I spent a lot of time hanging out in...
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I have some things that I can share with you. Finally! At the beginning of the month, I vowed that 2014 was my year to BE the artist. I’ve been diligently working on my creative side project – My Year of Amélie -, working on a big abstract painting for the...
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This month I’ve been participating in the awesome Tiffany Han’s celebration of fun program, More Shenanigans, Please. Friday’s suggestion was proposed by Guest Shenanigan-ator Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind, Design for Minikind, and Executive...
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I create a lot of mixed media collages and sketches at night, often while I’m watching TV. We just finished watching The Returned, and I learned that you can’t really do much artwork if you’re required to read French subtitles. But don’t let...
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Happy New Year! In the past I’ve used my New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day posts to look back and see what I achieved the previous year and list out plans for moving ahead. I’d make detailed lists and comment on each thing, but that’s not...
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New Year’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Even though it’s really just another day on the calendar of life, it feels like a fresh start. A chance to sit down and reassess where you’ve been and where you’re going. Usually I get a head start...
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I love seeing a creative project that’s been living in my brain for such a long time finally come to life. Sandra Harris and I have teamed up to launch We Are The Contributors, a creative community and publication that brings together artists, designers,...
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If you’ve been following Inward Facing Girl for at least a little while, you know that when I’m struggling with projects I’m always on the overwhelmed creative side of the creativity spectrum. I have tons of things I want to do, more projects in my...
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This week I’m working on finishing up The First Steps of Hand Lettering: Concept to Sketch. My project is called “How To Be” and I’m creating it for an ongoing writing/art series that will start next month or early 2014. Each writing/art piece...
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Stella Peregrine met the love of her life in Los Angeles when she was 37 years old. At age 39 he asked her to marry him. She said yes and went to sleep happy. The next morning she woke up in her high school bedroom in the small town she grew up in. No, her...
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