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I'm Hosting a Nature Drawing Workshop for Slowing Down and Feeling Alive
On noticing glimmers—the small, luminous moments that bring us back to ourselves—and how drawing in nature can become a nervous system reset. Join me in…
 • Marina Esmeraldo
Romanticize Your Life: How to Design a Self-Led Creative Retreat
Includes my list of breathtaking Mediterranean stays, the secret method I’ve used to score accommodation for free, and my tried-and-true daily routine…
 • Marina Esmeraldo
The Creative Power of Play: The Antidote to Perfectionism, Procrastination and Fear
A reminder that intuition, play, and imperfect action are what keep the creative river flowing — and where the gold is always found.
 • Marina Esmeraldo
7 Things I Learned at Designyatra
Dispatches from my talk in Goa, India: on manifestation, connection, and the medicine of joy
 • Marina Esmeraldo
🎨 How To Get Into an Artist Residency (And What To Do Once You’re There)
A practical + magical guide to artist residencies — complete with a Notion dashboard to organize your application process.
 • Marina Esmeraldo
My Next Chapter: Drawing, Photography & Creative Career Diaries
Opening the studio doors — creative life, career strategy, unfiltered money talks, and a paid members’ space packed with the tools + resources to fuel…
 • Marina Esmeraldo
Week 1 Roundup — When a Drawing Challenge Becomes a Creative Awakening
Bending time and space through drawing, meeting resistance—and finding 100 lost drawings in the process.
 • Marina Esmeraldo
Day 1 of the Nature Drawing Challenge
Art, earth, and al fresco beauty — a creative retreat in sketch form 🌿
 • Marina Esmeraldo
New Daily Drawing Challenge — The Nature Edition 🍀
I'll be kicking off next Thursday, July 24th – and you can join me too!
 • Marina Esmeraldo
Marina's Substack
Marina's Substack
🎨 Drawings, travel diaries & creative career tools from artist Marina Esmeraldo. Resources on freelancing, making money with your art, and building a sustainable creative practice—plus the quiet magic of daily drawing to regulate your nervous system
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