by Lindsay | Oct 9, 2020 | inspiration, materials, studio
Making your own charcoal is incredibly easy. All you have to do is find some vines—grape is my vine of choice. Step out on an urban path, or hike through the woods, or maybe even rummage in your own backyard. Slim willow branches work well too. I use wild grape (see...
by Lindsay | Oct 2, 2020 | inspiration, studio
I used to wonder if I was any good all the time. I wondered if my graphic design work was any good. I wondered if my poetry or my piano playing was any good. It made me shy about my work, uncertain, afraid to share my work. Then I read this incredible poem by W.S....
by Lindsay | Sep 28, 2020 | inspiration, studio
I started painting seriously at the end of an unusually frantic summer. My graphic design business was super busy—and summers are usually a welcome quiet time full of paddling and swimming. I didn’t get any time off all summer and it was making me grumpy. I was...
