Archive - The Habit of Art

Fearless Creativity: Lessons from Teenagers

What teenagers taught me when I was supposed to be teaching them

Apr 14 •

March 2024

On being your own WHY

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Mar 31 •

The One-Sentence Artist Statement

is totally different from a tagline (right?)

Mar 17 •

February 2024

"This may be art, but is it my own art?"

Ben Shahn says the inner critic can help us find the answer!

Feb 18 •

Saying Yes to Big Magic & Creative Friends

Thanks to my creative friends and brilliant comics creators, Teresa Wong and Alverne Ball, for the inspiring conversation. ❤️ And of course thanks to…

Feb 5 •

January 2024

How--and Why--to Make 50 Pounds of Art

Read to the end for my first ever process video!

Jan 21 •

Notes from an unpleasant start to my fourth month of daily artmaking

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Jan 7 •

How I started my daily artmaking habit

A New Year's Day story

Jan 1 •

If I WERE to do a year-in-review post...

it would include a very tall drawing of me.

Jan 1 •

December 2023

Making a Penpal Zine

(to make up for being a bad penpal)

Dec 21, 2023 •

November 2023

A month of daily ink drawings

Inktober in a month of war

Nov 12, 2023 •

October 2023

5 Things I Learned from Remedios Varo

After seeing her exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

Oct 17, 2023 •

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