What Do You Want to Make Today?
Drawing Fantasy Chibi by Tessa Creative Art and me was such a fun project to work on! This book is perfect for kids who already love to draw or those who want to learn how to make chibi-style fantasy creatures. There are 30 designs included in the book, such as Godzilla, fairies, oni, Cerberus, elves, […]
Last night we had some friends over for pizza and drinks on the back porch. Each time we do it feels a little more normal, a little less fraught. We’re all as vaxxed as can be (other than the girl, who hasn’t had her booster yet) and relatively cautious about exposure to other people. It’s […]
This year I set myself two tiny goals for each day: that I would do a plank every day and that I would write little poems. Not exactly haiku, just short little poems, a few words to a few lines, that expressed something about my day or how I was feeling. Sometimes they are funny, […]
The world lost a feminist icon and a brilliant jurist with the passing of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and just a day later the knitting world lost one of its own luminaries with the death of designer and creative genius Cat Bordhi. Both of these deaths have made me sad for different reasons. […]
Any time is a good time for goal setting, but at the end of the year or the beginning of a new one we are often primed to review the past year and think about what we want to do differently. These goal setting tips will help you be more successful reaching your goals, whenever […]
Or, how using a brain dump list can set you free. I’m a big believer in lists. I actually probably place too much faith in lists, as if I can cram all my hopes onto a piece of paper and somehow magically the day will expand so I can actually get all those things done. […]
Creative people — especially those of us who make a living through the use of our creativity — have an interesting relationship with inspiration. Of course we want to feel inspired as much as possible. We want to be excited to work and share our creations with the world. But that’s not always the way […]