Made with LOVE - a DIY Creative Planner
Part 4 of The Creative Kickstart - Check the Map!
On The Creative Road
Newsletter about the Grand Creative Adventure
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🎁 Holiday Survival Kit, Digital Prompt Party Invitation, & a New Year Art Challenge🎄
Reflecting and sharing holiday cheer!
The Dream Machine = Building a Portfolio
The Creative Kickstart Series - Part 3 : In the creative industry you have an art process, style, and an ever changing portfolio. As we grow in our skills, creative experiences, and pick up new interests, we are also constantly upgrading our traveling skills. Hopefully, keeping the “Dream Machine” happy as we go!
The Creative Kickstart (part 2)
Brain Dump with a FREE worksheet!
The 6 Step Creative Kickstart (part 1)
With a FREE Cheat Sheet! For when you're back from a break and don't know where to start!
The Vulnerable Side of Making Art
...and how to embrace it.
Travel With Other Creative Explorers
Collaborating and Connecting with other Artists
ONE Trick to Befriend Time for MORE Personal Projects
My Story About a Polar Bear Dancing in the Snow. Sometimes personal projects can get away from us and it can take years to get to the things we actually really want to do. Here's one trick I use when I need a nudge in the right direction. :)
How to Move Forward in a New Season
Gratitude and motivation from an artist's AND mother's perspective
How to Navigate Social Media for Illustrators
FREE Social Media Diagnostic Worksheet
The “LEVEL UP” Experts
4 "Leveling Up" secrets and my summer recap.
Knitting a Network
In my previous newsletter, I spoke about The Secret Life of Artists and I revealed 3 of 6 invisible tasks I’ve discovered along my creative journey. I also mentioned I had some BIG NEWS to share. Here is the thrilling conclusion to last month’s newsletter :)
The Secret Life of An Artist
6 invisible creative tasks you can't see – Part 1 – It’s hard to wrap your mind around what the process of an artist looks like. It’s like disappearing into a hole and when I come back - paintings and books just magically appear. Perhaps they suspect it took a decent amount of time, but how could anyone really know the massive iceberg of work that lies beneath the surface? Especially the invisible…
How to Handle Rejection
A look into an illustrator's positive mindset.
Quick Note on Productivity
Only takes a second to reboot...review the following chart for a Productivity Reboot!
Affirmations vs Resolutions
Manifest Your Dreams
Hello 2024, nice to meet you!
Since it’s a new year and there’s been lots of new sign ups, I’ll start it with a proper introduction! I’m not sure I ever posted one here on Substack. I just jumped right in! I’ve written a lot about my creative journey, like when I became an illustrator, how I found my community, and what my creative process looks like, but I have never introduced myself. Whether you’ve been here from the…
Pumpkin Spice & 10 Things Nice
How I Avoid Creative Burnout...
Bottle Your Inspiration
Inspiration can come from ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE - IF you’re paying attention! In this post I share how to find your brand of inspiration, collect the magic of it, filter the rough edges, and bottle it’s energy for another day. :)
Follow the Curiosity Thread!
Getting Noticed as an Illustrator - I will always remember the moment I pivoted, but it wasn’t over night…it took years! And even now I can’t believe I’m a working illustrator. Read about how I "got noticed".