Make the thing - Misty Granade As close to a manifesto as I'll probably ever get. Make whatever weird, wacky thing your heart loves and then shout about it.

Happy Friday! 🎉 what have you made this week? Do you need some encouragement to get started? Here it is: misty.granades.com/2026/03/24/m...
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Make the thing - Misty Granade As close to a manifesto as I'll probably ever get. Make whatever weird, wacky thing your heart loves and then shout about it.

Here’s your shot of encouragement today! 🎉

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My artistic growth - Misty Granade In the last essay I wrote for a grant, I talk about my artistic growth. How and where I'd use the money to continue my development.

I posted an essay from my recent grant writing experience this week on my blog! 🎉
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A mobile update
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My artistic growth - Misty Granade In the last essay I wrote for a grant, I talk about my artistic growth. How and where I'd use the money to continue my development.

I posted an essay from my recent grant writing experience today on my blog! 🎉
#ArtBlog #ArtBlogger #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings #ArtistGrantWriting

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I’ve got the last essay from my grant ready to publish on my blog on Tuesday! I hope you are reading along in this series. You can find the previous two here:

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I learned how to make cord with multiple strands!
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Here have a moment of zen in this here tire fire timeline.

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My artistic communities - Misty Granade A peek inside the art grant writing process with one of my essays from a recent application. I talk about the artistic communities I'm in.

New blog out today! It’s one of my grant essays I’ve been working on for weeks! 🎉

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A photo of my right hand holding a crochet shawl. I’m riding in the backseat of a car with my partner in the front and my youngest kiddo driving.

Finished up a project last night and picked up this shawl. I’d like to finish it as well so I can start my butterfly sweater.
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What I’m working on – March 2026 - Misty Granade Here’s an update of the projects I’m working on in March. Taking a breather while also making a mobile for an upcoming call.

I finished a thing! And started something new! Read about it on this week’s blog: misty.granades.com/2026/03/03/w...

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What I’m working on – March 2026 - Misty Granade Here’s an update of the projects I’m working on in March. Taking a breather while also making a mobile for an upcoming call.

Check out what I’m working on and catch some pics of it on this week’s blog: misty.granades.com/2026/03/03/w...

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Mind mapping my work - Misty Granade I show you some of my older art works and the mind maps I made while looking at them and thinking about the work.

This week on my blog I’m talking about using mind maps as a way to capture my thoughts about my finished art work. It’s kinda a wild ride!

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A photo of my right hand holding a little bucket of paper stars. It’s destined for my mobile.

A photo of the bucket of stars near some tiny paper weavings and small crocheted stars.

A photo of my desk and all the bits and bobs I’m contemplating for the mobile.

I’m making a mobile and it is evolving into something larger than I anticipated 🤷🏻‍♀️
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A photo of some crochet stars pinned and drying. They are various colors of yellow and gold on two gray blocking squares.

I’ve got more stars pinned and I’m deciding on which color(s) I want to use. I’m only procrastinating a *little* bit on construction.
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Here’s my new post talking about a process I used for my grant writing this past month.
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A photo of two damp crochet stars pinned to a board to dry. My right hand for scale.

I’m working on a new thing!
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Hello Fear, my old friend - Misty Granade Fear of success is a weird thing to be afraid of but here I am being weird. Again. What I'm doing to stay ahead of it.

The work I’ve been doing: misty.granades.com/2026/02/17/h...
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Hello Fear, my old friend - Misty Granade Fear of success is a weird thing to be afraid of but here I am being weird. Again. What I'm doing to stay ahead of it.

New post this week is about fear and it’s not what you think!
(Am I doing the provocative headline thing right?) 😂
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A photo of six small paper weavings and one large paper weaving that looks like a quilt block. The colors are muted and soft.

Experimenting with some paper things. Trying to figure out what’s next.
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Applying to Art Calls - Misty Granade I demystify some art world jargon surrounding applying to art calls. These are things you need to know when you are getting started.

I’ve been applying to art calls for a few years now and here’s what I’ve learned. If you want to submit your art to juries shows, this blog is for you! 😘

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I have been a writing *machine* this month. Meaning I’ve written a lot, not that I use AI.

Go read my latest piece about the business side of art making.

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I just came here to brag that I have first drafts done of all my art grant essays and I’ve collected all of my collateral for it as well.
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What I'm working on - February 2026 - Misty Granade Here's an update of the projects I'm working on in February. I've got grant writing on the schedule and grant writing on the brain.

What am I up to this month besides breaking my foot? I’m busy writing a grant so I can make more art! Read my latest on the blog: misty.granades.com/2026/02/03/w...

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A photo or a weaving made out of papers in shades of blues. Three light blue tassels hang from the bottom.

A photo of a paper weaving in shades of blue. A dark blue and multicolored blue tassel hang from the bottom.

A photo of a crocheted wall hanging with a brown tassel hanging from the bottom.

A photo of a book with a wooden spool for a spine. It has a giant green tassel attached to the top of the spine.

So you know I’m obsessed with making tassels, right? It’s turning into my signature move I guess. (1/3)
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For those of you keeping count, I’ve applied to three open art calls this month and am in the process of writing a grant and I have two more open calls on my list. I’m proud of me for moving forward after being in a fallow work period last year. #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #InHerStudio

A photo of an art piece consisting of three paper weavings that are attached to a stick. The warp is strings and the weft is paper in mostly shades of blue. The leftmost weaving has a giant yellow tassel hanging from it and the rightmost weaving has two blue tassels hanging from it. The stick is about four feet long and there is yarn wrapped around the branches and yarn ends are hanging down to flutter in the breeze.

A photo of crocheted canvas background that was dyed in tea. There are smaller pieces of crochet that represent sky, sea, sand, shells, netting, and seaweed. There’s a giant rust colored tassel hanging from the bottom and small watercolor circles on the right. There’s a larger yellow and rust watercolor orb on the lower left.

I just submitted my work to an open call. It’s next tier from the calls I’ve been entering so I’m nervous and excited. Wish these pieces well as they are launched to this sphere…
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Interview with Mel - Misty Granade An ongoing series of interviews with folks talking about what their creative life is like. This month's interview is Mel Mitchell-Jackson.

I enjoyed talking with Mel about their creative life! I think you will love reading their thoughts & seeing their luminous outdoor paintings! Go read the interview now! 🍄
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I loved talking with @melmitchelljackson.bsky.social for this interview! They have been a delight to get to know on the artist discord server they host. Go read it!!!! 🍄
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First open art call of the year submitted! 🎉💪🖼️
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