“I could do that” is a sickness, and I have it bad. I also have an obsession with beautiful dresses I see on Instagram, and an allergy to paying $300 for one.

I’ve kept an illustrated journal since 2009. Here, for your amusement, is a look into some of my notes and sketches over the years.

I can’t find the originator of that quote, but it came to me via Austin Kleon. After 10+ years of drawing the other kind of workshop, that idea felt like a breath of fresh air.

I hope that sharing my totally non-linear process helps normalize your creative chaos. Maybe helps de-influence us from the Instagram-perfect romanticized version of making art.