This is where I learned to print. It’s my happy place, my home away from home. I call it my “big” studio (my “little” studio is in my apartment) not just because it is, indeed, big, but because it has all the equipment that I can only dream about, that I won’t be able to […]
I listened to a panel discussion about community recently. One of the speakers said that independence had been so ingrained in her that she couldn’t bring herself to borrow a lawnmower from her neighbor even though he had one, she needed one, and he’d previously offered it to her. This really struck me. I’ve been
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Decide you need a few days away from your messy apartment, your studio full of unfinished projects, and your intense client work. Tell yourself this will be a painting retreat. Look for a cabin in the woods, or by the ocean – or both! Book one that allows dogs. Buy yourself enough groceries for five
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Since I’ve started consulting, I’ve found that I’ve become more organized than ever. I’m not a naturally organized person – I have an unusually good memory that I relied on until my late twenties – but I developed a love of simplicity and systems at a pretty young age. This probably (okay, mostly) stems from
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