Category: Creativity
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Is Painting Still Relevant? Thoughts on AI and Art
Watch The Video Read The Transcript This week, I want to chat about AI and some thoughts I’ve been having about it—my experience of using it. I use it every single day, multiple times a day at my work, and there are some things I’ve been thinking about ever since I started this painting I’m…
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Now Is The Time
Confronting Regret And Journeying Back To The Most Fundamental You Watch The Video Read The Transcript I just finished a painting session and I had a pretty profound moment while I was painting, so much so that I feel a little sick. And I wanted to share it with you, because what is the point…
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4 Keys to Successful Goal Achievement
Achieving your goals is not just about making a plan. It’s also about setting your life up in a way that gives you the time, space, and energy to commit to a new challenge. In this video, I share four key things you can do in your life to make sure you successfully achieve your…
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How to actually achieve your goals
I am not a believer in new years resolutions. We can resolve to change, create a new healthy habit, or make a major life pivot at any time of the year. I am, however, a big believer in setting goals. They create momentum, inspiration, and movement. In order to really cash-in on those benefits, you…
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Do we have rest all wrong?
Over the holidays, I’ve been experimenting with different kinds of rest. Though it might be tempting to lie around in my pajamas and binge watch Christmas movies, there’s a lot I want to do with this time off of work! I notice that being creative and being outdoors is way more replenishing and satisfying than…
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Do you wish you had more time to create?
Between work, preparing for work, and recovering from work, who has time to create? Add on top of that feeding yourself and your loved ones, exercise, family obligations, walking your dog…forget about it. I suffer from this affliction often, and my way of overcoming it is Creators Club. It’s a group of artists I assembled…
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You have more time than you think
If I asked you to name three things you wish you had more time for, what would you say? For me, it’s making art, writing, and learning. There’s a book I want to write. I started learning Spanish but lost my rhythm after the hurricane. I enrolled in a project management course weeks ago and…
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Reflections from a Power Outage: Rediscovering Life Without Screens
I woke up to the sound of one of my appliances singing its notification jingle. Then all was silent and very dark. I checked the clock. 6am. That’s when the power went out on September 27, right when the winds of Tropical Storm Helene were ramping up toward their peak in Weaverville. For the first…
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Who would I be?
A Journal Entry I’m outside, in my backyard, in the cool shade of a tree on a hot summer day, painting clouds. Could there be anything more luxurious? A few minutes prior, I attempted to sit out here in silence, without anything to occupy my hands and only my thoughts to occupy my mind. It…
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Create your own opportunities for success
As I settled into my new home, my artistic pursuits started nudging me to be more ambitious. I wanted to break free from my sketchbook, and dedicate more time and energy to painting on canvas (my true artistic love). And, I wanted a space to show my work beyond the confines of Instagram’s algorithm. These…