the positive snowball effect of finishing things and a new workshop
It’s such a mistake to let too many unfinished projects pile up. The weight of all that isn’t done can really mess with a person’s momentum and momentum is key. When it… Read More
View Articleare you spinning your wheels on something? chunk it
Take my word for it – I’m an expert at being super busy without really accomplishing much. I don’t know if it’s a seasonal shift or anxiety about how much… Read More
View Articlemargin – or, panic early
I first published this post more than two years ago. In all of my 11 years of blogging it is one of my favorites. It is also still my biggest… Read More
View Articlemy big creative year : audacious thinking
note : I first published this post in 2015. As I’m making plans for the new year audacious thinking and big changes are on my mind, maybe they are on… Read More
View Articleso long 2017, mending sleeves and bold moves
Everything feels slow and still and there is lots to think about so I am mending. I love to mend, I love the thrift and economy and the meandering pace… Read More
View Articlemomentum
Momentum is crucial, and when you’ve got it, you’ve got it and when you don’t, you don’t. Lack of momentum is why the wheels come off most New Year’s resolutions by… Read More
View Articleunclenching my sketchbook
The purpose of my daily painting and drawing practice is to encourage free experimentation and exploration, expand my vocabulary, fail often, follow my curiosity, exercise my creative muscle and give…...
View Articlehave a stubborn heart
I don’t know who said this (do you?) but I love it: “Magic happens when you do not give up, even though you want to. The Universe always falls in… Read More
View Articlefrance, battling natsubate and pushing the songbird pattern across the finish...
Natsubate, I definitely have it. It is a Japanese word that can be translated as “summer fatigue”. July is almost always lazy and slow for me. There is no talking myself… Read More
View Articlethe big 2020 review and plans for the new year
let’s start with the first project of the new year: Years ago I got a very old, wobbly, pink console table at a flea market in Brooklyn. Turning it into… Read More
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