What Do You Want to Make Today?
I’ve been doing this 100 Day Project for a little over a month now, and it’s been easier and harder than I thought it would be. I picked a thing — hand lettering — that I knew I needed to practice, but that I hoped wouldn’t take a huge amount of time every day. I […]
A super-short film about creativity has inspired me, and it will inspire you, too. This is so good. If you need to cry today, or have a transcendent experience, hang with me for a few. The short film Alike had been on my radar for a while, but I finally took the 7 and a […]
I’m a sucker for challenges. I don’t usually complete them, but even trying you get farther than you would have not doing anything, right? So when I was reminded again yesterday of the 100 Day Project, which started today (April 4 for those of you in the future), I decided I needed to do it. […]
What can a cooking Buddhist nun form South Korean teach us about how to be more creative? A lot, actually. It seems a strange combination, even to me, but I love watching shows about food while I work out. Looking at beautiful food is inspiring, and somehow it doesn’t make me hungry (well, the Sean […]
Need help getting out of a creative slump? Try starting small. The weight of it is heavy. Like carrying around a heavy bag, all the time. Unbalanced. Frustrated. Not quite myself. A tug at my heart knowing what I could be doing if only I felt like doing it. A creative slump is a tough […]
This year has been hard for me creatively. I just haven’t felt like making anything. I’ve been doing a little knitting here and there, maybe a tiny bit of sewing and some mending. But I haven’t felt inspired or really fired up to make anything. Or to write much. Creative slumps happen to everyone, but […]
Was this supposed to be the year you finally learned to sew, finished knitting that blanket, or took the time to write poetry every week? How are those creative goals coming along? Creativity is so important for our mental health and, frankly, just for being human. Having creative goals ensures we’ll make progress on those […]