Hello and welcome to my blog.
My name is Rebecca Gallagher and each week I share what’s going on in the journey to build a creative voice. Hoping to bring encouragement, possibly a nudge, and maybe a giggle or two. Whether it’s documenting the journey of creating new artwork every day for two years, sharing the process of sending 50 shirts to 50 Congresswomen, or waxing poetic about my love of coffee, I hope to bring you value. I’d love to hear from you and find out what you’re into. Drop a message, question, or just say hi!
One of the biggest misconceptions is that creativity is something that appears out of wide-open spaces with endless possibilities. The image of an artist who is so prolific they just sit at a canvas and ideas flow like water, has tortured many a struggling creative.
Sitting in front of a blank page waiting for an idea to strike can be so intimidating.
I have sat in that space so many times. Ultimately, I would see it as confirmation that I’m not really an artist and should basically stop “pretending” I had any hope of ever being one.… Read More
There’s a tension that exists in doing a daily post. The obvious one is the constant looming deadline of creating new artwork every day. And while there certainly are days I felt crunched for time, overall, there is a benefit to the challenge of needing to produce every day.
I am someone who works better with a deadline and I know I’m not alone in that. I’ve had many animated discussions with people who know that to be true for them as well.
Something about that pressure results in ideas sparking that otherwise wouldn’t have ignited.… Read More
Early in this daily-posting journey, I had the inner struggle of deciding whether to show only artwork that had been created on the computer, or if I should pull back the curtain a little and share some pieces in sketch-form.
What will people think? Is that a little ‘too real’?
I kept going back and forth between thinking it would be a good, healthy thing to do and that I would probably lose what little following I had, if I did.… Read More
An exciting thing happened this week; I was featured in a local magazine. It was a 2-page, full-color article telling my story and showing photographs of both me and my artwork. I proudly shared this news on social media, basking in the glow of this opportunity to potentially expand my audience.
However, as I thought about documenting this journey, I realized there was more to this story.… Read More
When I first started posting my focus was on designing an entire alphabet. Each new letterform or punctuation brought with it a bit of excitement and sometimes a little trepidation. (You don’t realize how truly odd ampersands are until you are staring at one trying to recreate it.)
However, as time went on I started to see how I am also creating a library of visuals to pull from. While the letterforms are important, I kept seeing how the other elements really communicate the concept.… Read More
Welcome to Rebecca Gallagher’s weekly blog post!
300 days ago, I started a journey of posting a new handlettering piece every day for 1 year. My goal was to establish my style as an illustrator and get more comfortable with putting this work out into the world. I had no idea where all of this would lead.
The further I’ve gotten into this I’ve started to see that there is value in sharing the process of growing this skill.… Read More
