HeyJaredThe Wild Path
A reader-supported space exploring the journey of personal growth, embracing authenticity, and navigating the complexities of community and self-discovery in a world full of noise and expectation.
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Just a little more (opens the original)
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I spent some time on my iPad this weekend, sketching out some ideas for this next collection I’m thinking about. As I lay there on the couch, trying to see the screen around my cat who had planted himself on my chest, I found myself zoomed in until I was working at the pixel level.On a sketch.This is one reason that I haven’t really pursued digital art. When I’m drawing or painting, the rabbit hole is limited to what my eyes can perceive and what my hands can control. But on an iPad? You just ke
Trusting the cycle (opens the original)
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Letting her tag along (opens the original)
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Containing the boxes (opens the original)
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I’m claustrophobic. Even as an infant, I would scream as soon as elevator doors closed and then be fine as soon as they reopened. I hate the window seat on a plane. I had a panic attack on a field trip to Ruby Falls (walking the caves to the underground waterfall). A lot of life just isn’t particularly comfortable when you don’t like small, enclosed spaces.You know, like boxes.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D-Fs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_p
A little break from structure (opens the original)
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I keep feeling stuck lately. Stuck and scared and stagnant.I turned to the trusty tarot deck today to try to find some inspiration to write about this week, and every card centered around my creative practice being stuck and needing a change. Rude.I don’t like being told what to do, even by myself, so maybe change is the right speed. Today that change looks like a quick scroll through the photos on my phone and picking some to respond to.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https:/
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