The Puppet, The Performance, and The Parts We Leave Behind: When Our Muses Begin to Archive As I’ve said (or at least alluded to) in every post so far—and will probably keep saying—your Muse, especially if you’ve struggled to reach them, doesn’t arrive with fireworks. For those of us who …

Ever felt like you were role-playing your way through life just to survive?
Your Muse isn’t gone. They've been archiving the real you.

This one's about shame, creativity, and the return of the parts you lost.

Big Lessons From Little Artists: Freedom, Experimentation, and the Illusion of Time How I Ended Up Here (and Why I Didn’t Overthink It) Teaching elementary art was never in my plans—not this year, not ever. It wasn’t a long-term goal. I didn’t spend years preparing for it. But whe…

Do you suffer from creative paralysis like I do? Is there an internal saboteur stifling your ability to turn inspiration into action? Do you feel like you need perfect conditions and hours without interruption? This may not cure you, but it might give you some things to consider.

The Dark Muse: A Reckoning In the Shadows Let me introduce you to someone. No, no, no. That’s not right. You know them already. You just might not realize it yet. They are waiting in the spaces between your thoughts, in the silence you’ve …

My first blog post is an introduction to something that's been insisting on existing. There is a lot more to unpack about the Dark Muse.

"Tethered"

Pen & Ink
Watercolor
Gold Leaf

6x9

Frames and matting ordered. I will be selling prints as well as the originals once the frames arrive, and I can get proper images for reproduction.

Onto the next.

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What was supposed to be a quick outline before and afternoon of watercolor, became 3 days of pen and ink. Moving on to stage 2.

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When I'm done painting for the day, I scrape my pigments off of my glass top table with a razor and into a paper towel... I kind of want to frame this one.

I dont normally work with acrylics and Im not sure I like them. Having a me day after focusing quite a bit of my time on other projects. We shall see where it goes.

Wrangling the muses!

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

On the easel this morning.

On the art board today. Getting closer to the days where I can share creations more regularly. #escaping9to5 #lucidvt #artthatawakens