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Welcome to my workshop

Making things is my way of life. Here you can find behind the scenes peeks into my process, thoughts and musings on living creatively, and more fun brain snacks.

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Most of this is silly

Here’s some silly stuff from my sketchbook.

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Sometimes its sewing

“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.

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Welcome to my Sketchbook(s)

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.

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A workshop is a place

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.