Any good story has high points and low points. Think about your favorite books, the ones that have conflict and drama are the ones you keep reading because you want to see how the characters navigate those challenges.… Read More
When my girls were younger, we would regularly play the game “I Spy.” It was a great way to pass the time when we needed to fill time while waiting somewhere because it was something we could always play. All you need is one person to spy something and one person to guess. (As a mom I’m super grateful for simple ways to distract my kids when we are out and about.)… Read More
When I first set the goal of posting new artwork every day for 365 days, a big hurdle in front of me was how would I think of content every day? At most I had a handful of words and phrases in my mind, but nowhere near what I needed for a full year.
Over the course of the year I worked out a process that helped me to keep up with the ongoing demand for ideas. Once I reached the final day of the challenge I thought, “I’ve managed to finish my entire year-long challenge, surely I will never again have a problem coming up with ideas”. And that’s when the funk hit.… Read More
This week marks the shift from completing the daily artwork post challenge from 365 days ago to starting a new year with new goals.
I’m super proud of what happened this past year. It all started with an original goal to post every day in order to get more comfortable sharing my work and figuring out my visual style. In light of that goal, this year was a great success; however, so much more happened.… Read More
The beginning of a new year is full of opportunity, turning over new leaves, making resolutions, etc. But how many of us don’t make the progress we want to because we are stuck in a pattern of how things “should be” done?
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. As it pertains to building a brand or finding your artistic voice, if what you are doing is not bringing the results you are wanting, then it’s time to try something different.… Read More