Thinking about my own ICAD 2021 series and 50+ Ideas for Index Card Art series you might consider for your summer series.
Thoughts on ICAD 2021 and a look back at prior years of index card art for the summer Index-Card-a-Day Challenge.
Episode 443 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: aimlessness, circles, the power of habit, and the 100 Day project.
Episode 442 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: the open road, illustrated journals, and a book on painting calm.
I’ve been using Notion for several months now. Many people use it for notes, and some use it for setting up databases. In the notes arena, there are tons of students using Notion for advanced study, and that’s how I first heard about it. Once you start using Notion, however, if you are a tables,… more…
Thoughts on choosing a project for #the100dayproject 2019.
The end-of-year sketchnote is a great way to summarize and illustrate highlights from your creative year.
A short timelapse and a discussion of inking portraits. Plus, talk of December 2020 #illustrateyourweek for illustrated journaling.
Creative books to consider for your own wishlist, library shelves, or to give as gifts.
Large-format sketcbhooks for drawing, pen and ink, and illustrated journaling.
A short timelapse from the illustrated journal and a portrait drawing set of prompts for October 2020 – inktoportraits.
Episode 386 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: the need to process, track, and have time to simply “be” in the middle of this pandemic.
Episode 385 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: mindfulness, self-care, balancing, and a contour-based mindfulness drawing exercise.
Episode 384 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: books, reaching out during times of social distancing and shelter-in-place, and drawing daily
Episode 383 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: mindfulness, drawing in the midst of anxiety, whimsy, and teapots in a tree.
Episode 377: drawing monsters, chairs, a desk, and more. Plus, a late bloom.
Episode 376: the this and that of the last few weeks and the sewing of a striped pillow.
Episode 375: paper cranes, snowflakes, drawing ornaments, and an inspiring book about women in art history.
Episode 366 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: I check “try ukulele” off the year list! Plus, a review of a great folk art book, Imagine a Forest.
Episode 362 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: looking at each week’s work as a whole with a #52weeks grid and scrolling your feed.
Episode 361 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: random talk at the start of a new year, a list in the making.
Episode 360 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: in celebration of the wonder and whimsy around us, a non-lemur moment, and more.
Episode 359 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: thinking through what to take for your creative projects when you travel! Simplify!
Episode 358 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: visual- and word-based thinking, storytelling, associative memories, and visualizing a teapot.
Simmer. Percolate. Stew. Consider. Contemplate. Ponder. All of those things! Over the weekend, I suddenly thought, “I should make my ICAD series a series of possible logos for the CMP.” That idea has merit. It really does. A series of 61 cards all with the intent of being used as cover art (or maybe a… more…
A look at my involvement in ICAD through the years, from stuffed things to ballpoint to Copic marker and portraits.
Episode 356 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: the 100 day project and a series of simple contour drawings of everyday people.
Episode 355 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: get inspired by storybook affirmation of creativity with whimsical illustration from Peter Reynolds.
Episode 354 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: discussion of the inspiring The Painted Art Journal: 24 Projects for Creating Your Visual Narrative book.