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Keep Creativity Joyful
Creativity is supposed to be fun. If it's not, it may be time to step away from what you're working on. Make your art, chase joy.
Kristen
Jul 21, 2023
2 min read
Self-directed pep talk
Last week, I signed up to take Bonnie Christine's Immersion course. It's an 8-week self-directed course covering everything a person...
Kristen
Mar 5, 2023
4 min read
Practice and progress
There's an old joke that came to mind this week... "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?," asks a New York tourist. "Practice, practice,...
Kristen
Feb 18, 2023
4 min read
Is soapmaking art?
F​or reasons I can't explain (or at least, I won't take the time to over-analyze and explain right now), it's important to me to call...
Kristen
Dec 11, 2022
3 min read
Dave Grohl, Artist
One of the books I listened to over the summer was Dave Grohl's memoir, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music. Grohl is a man in his...
Kristen
Nov 4, 2022
4 min read
And for my next act...
What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s a question we’re asked from the moment we’re able to comprehend the concept of growing...
Kristen
Apr 14, 2022
2 min read
The trouble with brilliance
This post was originally published in 2013, on my forty-seventh birthday. Today, nearly nine years later, I don't want to say that some...
Kristen
Apr 9, 2022
3 min read
Do the best you can
until you know better. Then when you know better,
do better.
Maya Angelou
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