Letters About Creativity

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089 / The Professional Beginner

As we get older, it gets harder to be a beginner - but that is where the adventure lies!


084 / Birds And Words

Continuing a summer of guest letters, Jess shares a personal story from their career in the military.


082 / More Advice On Filling Sketchbooks

I’ve finished three sketchbooks and I have learned a lot about building a sketchbook habit. This letter’s full of practical advice!


081 / Do It On Purpose

Did I actually choose the life I’m living? Some thoughts on intentional living, with help from Dolly Parton.


080 / Hair!

Two very different approaches to facing your fears.


079 / A Leap Into The Void

If making a piece of art is transformative for you, then it will be transformative for your audience.


072 / Maybe It Is Not What You Achieve, But Who You Inspire

Apparently seeing inside my sketchbook has inspired lots of you start drawing again - and that’s wonderful!


071 / The Lockdown Diaries

I’ve been keeping a visual journal during lockdown and I’ve learned to pay attention to the little things.


069 / What A Good Idea Feels Like

A good idea feels like a visitation and a chain reaction all at once!


068 / Perfecting The Theory

I’ve lost too much time trying to study the craft instead of just getting my hands dirty and making mistakes.


067 / The Sketchbook Problem

Sketchbooks are supposed to be a place for creative freedom. But rarely feel like that. A very long post with lots of pictures!


065 / You Don't Need To Make Art Today

Some thoughts from the first days of lockdown - should you be making art out of all this chaos? Don’t feel guilty if you can’t.


062 / Spirals

I’ve just finished my first sketchbook of the year! Here are some things I’ve learned.


060 / Stormy Weather

A short comic about weathering my own personal storms this month.


058 / A Kind of Aliveness I Live For

A crucial distinction for all artists - you don’t think in order to draw, you draw in order to think.