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feral adventure artist teaching others to tend to their creative magic. I write essays and prompts to help you cultivate freedom in your imagination.
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on cancelling my class and failing in public (opens the original)
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This week I made the tough decision to cancel my Gouache and Watercolor class. Maybe class will happen early next year or maybe I’ll just make some updates to my existing self-guided version and be at peace with it. If you want to be in the loop on this class or you are curious about any of my classes, get on my specific Persistent Bloom teaching list here.Getting on a separate list from my newsletter dispatc
why study painting in the era of sloperators (opens the original)
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It’s rare that I send a Saturday dispatch, but this week I have something important to tell you. This time next week, my Intro to Painting with Watercolor & Gouache class begins. It’s my favorite class that I teach every year. Watercolor painting brought me back to making art. It is the first medium I really connected with as a teen, and it is such a lovely way to ease into an art practice — for the first time or as a return to our purpose a
how I defeated overwhelm to start painting again (opens the original)
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Before I get into the dispatch and story today, I want to let you know that my incredibly fun six-week class Intro to Painting: Watercolor & Gouache from Intuition & Photo Reference is open for registration starting today!The class is for total beginners and intermediate artists wanting to deepen into their practice of painting. We are going to work with a simple 5 color palette to make decisions about color and shape easy. Each of the lessons will show you methods that I use to make art and wil
art as embodiment and essential service to ourselves and others (opens the original)
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Good morning! I’m writing you from Chicago, my hometown, where I’ve been taking care of my mom for the past week. She’s recovering from a major surgery and my role as caretaker has been both challenging and enriching. Making sure my mom takes meds on time, managing gentle physical activity, and making freezable meals for her three months of limited mobility. It’s bringing us closer, as the work of care-taking is an enriching generational stewardship. I love that because of self-employment, I can
how to review your summer and set the right intentions for fall (opens the original)
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Quick note before you dive in, with this dispatch, a new podcast episode is up about making adjustments around capacity in your practice. Next week, this post will be up as a listen-able dispatch You can learn all about the Persistent Bloom podcast and subscribe to it here.Also, as always, I never write using a chatbot or AI. All of this is organic blobby human brain, baby! You can read my AI Policy here.<h
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