Is it possible that making marks on paper – either letters or lines – can help us navigate otherwise overwhelming decisions?
Category: Making
Investing in yourself
Why would I pay someone thousands of dollars for a certificate, but I struggle invest in myself in order to grow, learn, and develop?
Creating space for the reader
What if illustrations didn’t prescribe a world to the reader, but, instead, suggested one?
I believe in you
Are there any set of words that one human can say to another that have a more profound effect than these?
Building muscles
No one expects me to run a marathon if I can’t even run 5km but when it comes to art, do we also need to build muscle?
It’s never felt more like work
Should picture book making feel like work? Or should it feel like some utopia where someone pays me for ‘art’?
Rendering the invisible
Perhaps the role of an artist is to render the invisible so we become more attentive to the world as it is?
The preparation ritual
Can a piece of paper create more connection than a wifi-enabled digital device when it comes to art?
The other side of loss is opportunity
Loss is difficult; we often like what we had more than what we may have. But how do we know unless we make space for the new in our lives?
Consistent or resistant
Is my aversion to change about my wanting to be consistent? Or, am I actually being resistant and am I losing something because of that?