My mom was obsessed with The Artist’s Way when I was a kid. I remember this book having such an effect on her that it always lingered in the back of my mind as something that I should read. Now that Jessie and I have created this space to nurture our own creativity, the timeContinue reading “The Artist’s Way”
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Keys To Drawing Project: Ugly Feet (and Other Sketches)
In the hopes of improving my sketchy drawing skills, I’ve placed myself in the hands of Bert Dodson and his highly recommended book Keys to Drawing. I’ll be going through each of the 48 exercises in the book and sharing some of the results and learning here. To begin with, I thought I’d show someContinue reading “Keys To Drawing Project: Ugly Feet (and Other Sketches)”
Adventures in Photography Volume III
I did Lab 30 in the magical book, Creative Photography Lab: 52 Fun Exercises for Developing Self-Expression with Your Camera. Well, I kind of did it. The point of this lab was to “create a personal photo journal of your work or daily environment.” I chose this lab because I knew I would be goingContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume III”
PIANO TIMES!!!!!
On Thanksgiving Day 2015, I woke up and decided I wanted to learn to play the piano. By the first weekend of December I had purchased an extremely bougie digital piano, and had my first lesson. Everything piano-related had to happen IMMEDIATELY! It is both exciting and humbling to learn to play an instrument asContinue reading “PIANO TIMES!!!!!”
Watercolor Portrait: A Beginner’s Attempt
I’m freshly new, like wet paint, to watercolors and this project was my second attempt at making a portrait for a friend (the first was for Claire, who upon hearing I’d just taken up painting demanded I make her a mermaid with the moon, because her expectations are soooo reasonable). This second painting was for my friend NickiContinue reading “Watercolor Portrait: A Beginner’s Attempt”
Adventures in Photography Volume I
I had to wait two weeks to get my first roll of black and white film back. I hadn’t taken a picture using a film camera since high school. I had forgotten how much I hate waiting to see how a roll of film turns out. I was particularly anxious to see this roll ofContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume I”
“Likes”
My mom and I have an Instagram account for our dolls. Yes, we are adults. Yes, we play with dolls. Yes, it’s awesome. What I discovered through this is that there is a whole world of doll accounts on Instagram. FYI: People do very weird and wonderful things with their dolls and it’s dope. However,Continue reading ““Likes””
Compulsive Creation 