Stressed. Frightened. Angry. Frustrated. I’ve felt every negative emotion there is to feel lately, and as an HSP, I’m constantly exhausted. In the past, I was encouraged to “suck it up” and “get over it” rather than feel my feelings and work through them, so I’m not the best in …
Read moreUsing Strategies From “The Artist’s Way” to Deal With Stress in 2020
In 2017, I sold my house, moved into a motorhome, and drove it from where I was born in Indiana to where I live now in Tucson. It was one of the most exciting, stressful, life-changing, and totally worth-it things I’ve ever done. But it wasn’t all rainbows and kitten …
Read moreSmall Art Space Ideas: Must-Have Supplies For Creating Art in a Small Space
As much as I love technology and benefit from mass production and large corporations, as an artist, the things I appreciate most are hand-crafted by independent makers, artists, and small businesses. Shopping locally has been more challenging lately as the farmer’s markets, festivals, and small shops I used to visit …
Read moreSupporting Local Artists and Makers While Social Distancing
In reference to my weird sense of humor, I’ve always told people that I’d rather laugh than cry. 2020 has certainly been a year for tears. And along the same “laugh or cry” lines, I also like to try my best to make unpleasant things a little more fun whenever …
Read moreFun Mask Design: Making the Most out of 2020 in Copper and Teal