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Starting January 1st, 2026: Daily practices to embrace creativity and build resilience
Dec 18, 2025
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Creative Resilience Week 2: Experimenting like a Shapeshifter
You are not your self-image. Try things unseriously!
Jan 11
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Creative Resilience Week 1 (Days 4-10): Documenting like a Voyager
Redefining creativity as discovery and "pointing at things"
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Diary of an analog February
Mar 7, 2025
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Review your analog notebook systems
Jul 3, 2025
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Leaving tech to pursue art: one year later
Oct 24, 2025
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Which sketchbook are you?
Aug 27, 2024
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Travel sketchbook: Nice/Lisbon
Oct 18, 2024
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A week of visual journaling
Sep 13, 2024
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Creative Resilience Intro (Days 1-3): A beginner's mind
Developing resilience for creating with a beginner's mindset
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A year in analog notebooks
Cataloging all of the notebooks I used in 2025
Dec 26, 2025
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Favorite books of 2025 + how to read and retain
Top ten books, plus book report templates and reading with the seasons
Dec 19, 2025
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Make art as your own medicine
What you create is already waiting for the moment you’ll need it the most
Dec 12, 2025
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Creative Resilience Week 2: Experimenting like a Shapeshifter
You are not your self-image. Try things unseriously!
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Carolyn Yoo
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Creative Resilience Week 1 (Days 4-10): Documenting like a Voyager
Redefining creativity as discovery and "pointing at things"
Jan 4
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Creative Resilience Intro (Days 1-3): A beginner's mind
Developing resilience for creating with a beginner's mindset
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Join 31 Days of Creative Resilience 2026
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How I illustrated my first book project
Six weeks, 25 illustrations, and everything I learned along the way
Sep 9, 2025
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How the moon became my creative guide
Using lunar cycles to navigate big decisions and creative practice
Aug 1, 2025
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Before you lose the urge
Why creative procrastination diminishes you over time
Jul 18, 2025
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Review your analog notebook systems
How to conduct a Techo Kaigi, aka "notebook meeting"
Jul 3, 2025
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Ask CYOO: Moving through perfectionism
Use excitement, set deadlines, and embrace the 80% rule
Jun 20, 2025
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What to write in a newsletter
A newsletter about how I write newsletters
Apr 11, 2025
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Tech to Artist Journey
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Leaving tech to pursue art: one year later
Unlearning efficiency, rooting in community, and irreversible moves
Oct 24, 2025
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I illustrated my sister’s new book!
Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat!) Like a Korean is out next week
Sep 5, 2025
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Six months of sabbatical: between hustle and patience
Leaving Big Tech for creative self-employment
Apr 25, 2025
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On creative ambition & my first art market
Exploring the need to share and connect through art
Mar 25, 2025
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Recs (7 Things)
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7 things I loved this November
Museum drama, retro photo strips, and the rhetoric of arranging things
Dec 2, 2025
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7 things I loved this October
A tiny fountain pen, interactive journaling tip, and my favorite shade of green
Nov 7, 2025
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My summer curriculum
Four themes for a summer of art & reading
Jun 13, 2025
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7 Things Special: 21 Things I loved in 2024
Year-end roundup for creativity, books, and peace with tech
Dec 30, 2024
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A year in analog notebooks
Cataloging all of the notebooks I used in 2025
Dec 26, 2025
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Travel journaling after the trip
Journal pages from trip to Pacific Northwest + workshop announcement
Oct 10, 2025
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Getting back into your sketchbook, pt 2
Tailored tips to restart your creative practice + 20% off sale
Sep 19, 2025
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Getting back into your sketchbook, part 1
Four reasons you might not be using your sketchbook
Sep 12, 2025
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Zines
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Winter Practice: your seasonal creative companion
Preorder my newest zine + a first look inside!
Nov 14, 2025
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My latest zine: Phases of the Moon
Behind the many months of making + Zine Lab is back for the summer!
Jul 11, 2025
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Meet My Art Teacher: Sarula Bao
From illustration to small press: dismantling barriers in art publishing
May 16, 2025
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How to make a booklet zine
Step by step guide, using my zine "How to Keep Your Hobby from Becoming a Job"
May 9, 2025
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