Despite the ongoing quarantine, my motivation to create art/write has been stronger than ever! I recently watched a TED Talk about the power of constraints as catalysts for creativity. For me, in the current situation of social distancing (more specifically, stay-at-home orders), creativity has served as a means for responding to the coronavirus pandemic and minimized in-person connection in a constructive way. In troubling times, many people turn to the arts to feel a greate

Writing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was kid, and I consider it an important part of my life. I recently got back into daily journaling after purchasing a new notebook a week ago. The practice began with a routine adapted from the book The Artist’s Way, as previously mentioned in this post. Physically writing versus digitally blogging has a different creative process for me. For one thing, when I am writing in the journal, I’m often just recapping the day befor

Happy 2017! I’m happy to say that this first week of the year has started off with a lot of creativity, writing/reflection, and mind/body wellness. In my last post I mentioned that my Daily Sketch Journal had arrived. I started my first drawing on January 1st, and here’s the progress so far: ‘Be the Lobster’ might be the motto for 2017. The idea was inspired by the concept of stress, change, and growth. Lobsters experience discomfort as they grow, since their shells do not ex

There was no school today, so I planned to spend the day running errands, grabbing lunch with my sister, and doing something creative (I know, ‘something creative’ sounds really vague). The first item on my agenda was to have my last name officially changed. Our marriage certificate came in the mail last week, and I planned to bring it with me to the Social Security Office. My birth certificate was among the other documents needed. Unfortunately, I locked it away in a safe, a

It’s true. Artists can and will take their creativity anywhere and everywhere. They don’t need fancy art materials or a large studio space (although those things are nice to have!) Today’s art inspiration shout-out goes to this guy. Simon Beck creates massive geometric designs in the snow by walking in snowshoes. Before beginning his journey, he plans and maps out his designs, and he finds flat terrain to be most suitable for his creations. He discusses more about his process