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A 3 month adventure to make your art an enjoyable and sustainable part of your life
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The Art of Bad Timing ⏰
A free, 3 part creative experiment in reclaiming your creative time (even when life makes it feel all a bit impossible)
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Is The Key To Making Lots Of Art Not Having An Opinion?
Good or bad, who knows?
Dec 26, 2025
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What’s The Right Amount Of Thinking?
Underthinking, overthinking… where’s the in between?
Dec 19, 2025
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What If Finding Your Voice Or Style Is The Wrong Question?
A manifesto for the multi-voiced and multi-styled ✏️
Dec 12, 2025
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Creating In A Dangerous Neighbourhood
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How To Make The Most Of The Time You Have To Create ✏️
Creating in step with your energy, mood, and interruptions
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A Tiny Guide For Big Creative Feels
Illustrated reminders for when making feels messy
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Finish Something 🥇
A short, creative sprint to see your idea home
Nov 24, 2025
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Creating In A Body That Feels A Lot (And Why That Can Be Tricky)
The mechanics of starting, sticking with, and finishing what you make
Nov 22, 2025
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Listen To Your Body? Well... Maybe. Your Creativity Depends on It.
Why navigating your feelings matters more to your creative life than mindset, confidence, or calm
Nov 21, 2025
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Ways To Get Yourself Unstuck
An illustrated compendium of gloriously useful things
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The Way You Move Is The Way You Make
On the nervous system patterns that shape creativity
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Is The Opposite of Perfectionism...Trust?
When reality gets us in a pickle
Nov 15, 2025
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How To Outsmart Your Inner Perfectionist
On starting, finishing & actually doing The Thing
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