Week fourty The creative process is a rollercoaster. Did you hear the news? I released my new brush set! The creative process can be a doozy, and, if you’ve been following along, you know this one was no exception. It’s always a rollercoaster of emotions: from energetic to exhausted, from confident to insecure and full of…
Week thirty-NINE Crap is a fertilizer. Last week I shared how I’ve had a pretty crummy outlook toward my work lately. It got me thinking about this quote I heard from a friend a while back, and I wanted to re-share: Are you just starting out and think your work is, ahem, crap? Yeah, we all…
Week thirty-eight You guys, I’m working on a brand-new brush set! I’ve been working on these brushes for weeks, and they are GOOD. But lately, I’ve started telling myself that everything I’ve made is garbage. Can you relate? We all have an inner adversary. The antagonist within that wants nothing more than to see us…
Week THIRTY-SEVEN As you might already know, September’s bonus challenge for MAE (the “PLUS,” as we call it) is to explore ways to use your artwork and illustration in real-life applications. Last week, MAE participant Megan Kudlack decided to use the “Locker” prompt to make an adorable miniature locker papercraft. Brilliant! I reached out to Megan and asked her…
Week thirty-six This week my nearly 4 month-old baby rolled over for the first time. For a few days, I’d been watching him make many attempts, only to fall onto his back again. It made me think of what a simple task this is for my two older kids, myself, and most people. It reminded me that…
Week thirty-five This month has been challenging for so many reasons! I’m very proud of you for making an effort to express yourself and share about your life using the prompts this month. It has been wonderful getting to know some of you better through the art you’ve been sharing over the past few weeks!…
Week Thirty-Four Cathartic (adj.) providing relief through the open expression of strong emotions, especially after an overwhelming experience. My mission in the work I do is to help others find a means of self-expression through art. When I have gone through difficult times, creating something has helped me make sense of my experience. Creativity –…
Week thirty-three I came across this creative visual interpretation of Ira Glass’s well-known quote about “The Gap.” The audio in it is taken from a TV interview where Glass describes the reason why folks often quit their creative endeavors not long after getting started (and why you should keep going). I recommend giving it a watch….
Week THIRTY-TWO Four years ago, I decided to commit to drawing something every day for a year. I wanted to improve my drawing skills and begin to discover my artistic style. But I got something much more meaningful out of the experience. I wasn’t using prompts at the time, just drawing whatever came to mind….
Week thirty-one We’ve made it to the last week of Character Camp and what a journey it has been! I hope you have learned a lot and challenged yourself to try something new. This last week might be one of the most challenging, but from what I’ve seen of the work you’ve shared, you are…
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