This week, I found myself falling down a very familiar kind of rabbit hole. Not the stressful...
Returning to Wonder: Fantasy Stories, Creativity, and Healing the Inner Child
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Returning to Wonder: Fantasy Stories, Creativity, and Healing the Inner Child
This week, I found myself falling down a very familiar kind of rabbit hole. Not the stressful kind. Not the endless-scroll-on-the-internet kind. The kind where you start one movie, then another, and suddenly you realize you’ve spent several evenings wandering through...
Showing Up Anyway: Why Joining the Study Group Matters More Than the Course
When I signed up for Bonnie Christine’s Surface Design Immersion, I did something that surprised even me. I joined the study group. For some people, that might sound like a normal part of taking a course. For me, it was not a small decision. I’m an introvert by...
The Work Is Ready When You Are
Most people think creative work begins with a plan. They imagine notebooks filled with ideas, color-coded calendars, perfectly organized supplies, and a clear path from inspiration to finished piece. They assume that the people who make things consistently must have...
Season of Change
Winter is lingering longer than I expected. Spring is nineteen days away, and normally by now I would have seen the signs. The small purple crocus pushing through cold soil. The white daffodils that always seem to arrive quietly but reliably. Those early signals that...
On Letting Go of What Still Works
This week has been full of decisions. Not dramatic ones from the outside, but the kind that feel significant when you are the one making them. I bought a new car. For the last ten years, I have been driving the same one. It has over 263,000 miles on it, and it still...