Holiday Season 2017

Holiday Season 2017

Holiday Season It’s Upon Us Once Again ‘Tis the season!’ as they say. The holiday season is upon us once more. Yes, I know it’s still 90+ degrees in sunny Southern California, but Labor Day has come and gone and now it’s pumpkin spice everything, everywhere you look. Fall decorations are out and some stores […]

At Odds With Myself

At Odds With Myself

At Odds With Myself When Creativity Takes Me Out of My Comfort Zone Being at odds with myself is a strange and rather uncomfortable mix of emotions and even physical feelings. But I never feel it as acutely as when the creative itch pushes me to do things that I normally wouldn’t do. As you […]

Journaling Sketchbooks

Journaling Sketchbooks

Journaling Sketchbooks Anja Uhren Last week I mentioned about how journaling sketchbooks were something that intrigued me and how it was something that would eventually take me outside of my comfort zone and into public places. One of the artists that has brought this to the forefront of my attention yet again, is Anja Uhren. […]

Stefan G Bucher

Stefan G Bucher

Stefan G Bucher Monster a Day As part of the Artists That Inspire segment, I would love to talk about artist Stefan G Bucher. Stefan’s been around for a good long while. He’s a graphic designer and illustrator. If you’ve never heard of him or seen his work, now’s your chance! Actually, chances are that […]

Open Call

Open Call

Open Call Questions, Requests, Topics of Interest To my recollection, I don’t think I’ve ever done an open call with this blog. In all this time I’ve been chatting about topics that pique my interest or things that I’m wrapped up in with a variety of projects. I’m really not sure, but I don’t think […]

Artistic Setbacks

Artistic Setbacks

Artistic Setbacks Happy Accidents Artistic setbacks and mistakes. Occurrences that initially twist our guts into a knot of dread. We’ve all experienced them at one time or another. But then, the unexpected happens. Once we calm down and learn how to breathe and see straight again, we go into super serious creative analysis mode where […]

Taking My Vision For Granted

Taking My Vision For Granted

Taking My Vision For Granted Getting Older Sucks I’ll admit that until recently, I was guilty of taking my vision for granted. I’ve always had 20/20 vision so it was never something that was in the forefront of my thoughts or concerns. I’ll even admit to having gone about ten years without an eye exam. […]