I’ve seen a lot of blogs posts about artists and inspiration – where they find it and how they used it to create their art but I haven’t seen a lot written about what’s under the surface of the creative process. Inspiration is only the first stage in the creative process and I wrote about … Continue reading
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The creative slump
At some point or another just about every artist hits a point where it feels like their pexels-photo-171198creative gears seem to seize up. You might find yourself standing in your studio surrounded by all your tools and supplies but you just can’t seem to find the motivation to actually do anything… Continue reading
Critique vs criticism
I’ve been making a list of topics to write about here on my blog and before the list gets too much longer I thought I’d talk about one of those feared and most often misunderstood subjects: I cover this topic in depth in my Artistic Development online class but I thought I’d touch on a … Continue reading
Finish it!
I never work on more than one quilt at a time and I never start a new one until the one I’m working on is finished. Does that surprise you? Are you the type who starts a piece, gets midway through and then puts it aside to start another one? Or maybe you’re working on … Continue reading
Books, books and more books
Over the course of my artistic journey I’ve compiled quite an extensive library. I’ve got books on a wide variety of subjects: quilting, bookmaking, surface design, mixed media, art history, business etc etc. You get the idea – I have a lot of books! I thought it might be fun to do a blog post every so often about some of my favorite books in a particular subject. In this post I’ll share my favorites on the subject of inspiration/creativity and business… Continue reading