I’m in my expression phase and obsessed with finding different forms of expressions in the art world. While looking for a new medium to try, one of the many ones I’ve come across is ceramics. Before I start anything new, I need to know the history of it and decided I needed to share a…
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Creative Chaos February Newsletter
February is buzzing with digital meets traditional art energy. Cultural organizations are leaning into AI assisted content, experimenting with everything from short form video clips to playful meme driven storytelling. But the real trend this month? Niche communities are becoming the new creative powerhouses, with museums and art spaces focusing more on deeper intentional audience…
How I’m Storyboarding My Year
I need a change. Plain and simple. I’m drowning in work and health, and my mental health is getting scary low. I refuse to start 2026 in a spiral of playing catch up and lists of the 100 things I need to get done. I want to enjoy life and wake up refreshed and looking…
Wandering Back Into Watercolor
Watercolor has such a creative DNA. It’s fluid, emotional, layered, honest, and a little bit chaotic in the most magical way. Watercolor is one of the oldest artistic languages humans have ever spoken. Long before oil paints, digital tablets, or even paper existed, artists were grinding earth pigments down and mixing them with water to…
Color Horoscope Series…Aquarius
Out with Capricorn season and headfirst into Aquarius season and we’re all looking forward to the change. Aquarius energy is the friend who sends you a link to a niche documentary at 2a.m., starts a community garden on a whim, and casually invents a new system of organizing their life that actually works. Considering the…
Color Crush Series: Tangerine-The Spark That Starts The Fire
Tangerine doesn’t tiptoe. It bursts. It giggles. It dances into a creative space like a best friend with snacks and a crazy idea. Today we celebrate tangerine as the color of zesty beginnings, unapologetic enthusiasm, and playful rebellion. Tangerine is the moment before the break through. The “what if?” before the masterpiece. The color of…
January Blues
“Because the sparkle sometimes may fade, the sass doesn’t have to.” – What I’ve been chanting to myself the last week. The holidays are over, the champagne bubbles are flat, and suddenly January feels like the awkward morning after a fabulous party and some poor but very fun choices. I’ve worn pajamas as regular clothes…
The Glam Tax: A Woman’s Hidden Voice
In both industries I’m in, creative and legal, polish isn’t just optional, it’s practically currency. Behind the perfectly manicured nails and curated outfits lurks the hidden thing all women know. The “Glam Tax”. This isn’t vanity. It’s the systemic expectation that women have always understood. We must invest in our appearance to be taken seriously….
The Unglamourous Side Of Creative Work
When people imagine creative work, a lot of time they often picture the glamourous parts. The polished final products, the big reveal, and the applause. What they don’t see is the exhausting, messy, and often discouraging process that happens behind the scenes. The real story is more about late nights, rewrites, and rejection, and those…
The Messy Middle
Starting a new creative project is magical. It gives me a high nothing else can duplicate. Finally, all the ideas I’ve been cooking up can come to fruition. There’s nothing I love more than prepping and getting everything ready and laid out. Whether it’s picking out the fibers, paint colors, making sure everything that needs…
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