Creativity

Essays About Creativity

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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.

March 2020 • 3 minute read

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

March 2020 • 3 minute read

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

February 2020 • 1 minute read

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

February 2020 • 3 minute read

You share your advice on keeping a daily sketchbook practice and I try to do some simple drawing exercises.

January 2020 • 3 minute read

My plan for 2020 is to fill as many sketchbooks as I can, starting with filling pages of collage. Plus some advice on keeping a sketchbook.

January 2020 • 3 minute read

I’ve just come up with an idea for an exciting project and I want to tell you all about it!

December 2019 • 2 minute read

I believe that when you move towards your dreams, the universe will move with you. I see evidence of this everywhere.

December 2019 • 4 minute read

Artists residencies are a great way to find focus - but you don’t have to wait to be invited to one!

November 2019 • 2 minute read

A radical rethink of how to achieve your goals, thanks to James Clear’s new book Atomic Habits

November 2019 • 2 minute read

I’m nervous about this letter - I’m letting you see my first attempts at drawing real life models.

October 2019 • 3 minute read

A collection of ideas, quotes and provocations which are still lingering in my brain weeks after I saw them.

October 2019 • 6 minute read

Why artists can never settle on a single idea - creativity wants expansion!

August 2019 • 2 minute read

When I’m not scared of losing my life’s work, I think about destroying it.

August 2019 • 3 minute read

How I have denied myself a hobby for most of my life - until this summer.

August 2019 • 4 minute read