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Developing an idea: making 3 abstract diagrams

In my first two posts this month I've written in depth about how my editing process allows me to have protected self-expressive space to create and then revisit it and transform it into something that I can share with others or even sell. Here's a look

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Instagram: Numbers & Boundaries

In my process of preparing for this month's first post, I ended up writing my history with Instagram and growing my account as my practice evolved into a business, making note of the ideas that have helped me along the way. While it isn't a direct

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Sept 2022: Art + Online, Part I

Earlier this summer, I read this thoughtful question from JC in our Discord and I've been cooking up a response now for a long time. Here's what she wrote: I'm here to try to learn to enjoy art for its own sake, reveling in

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EDI Live: Sept 24, 12pm PST

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Go Big

When I started mark making I was so protective of my supplies that I would only make tiny things. I would cut my paper up into little squares, and tape off every sketchbook page into six small spaces. I loved making small things, and they are still my go-to thing

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Aug 2022: Gazing

Last month I wrote to you about how my creative process was in a swing toward the inhale side of things - it felt quiet, receptive, dormant. I wrote about beginning, again, which is the natural rhythm of things and the most important skill an artist can have. But even

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EDI Live: August 27, 12pm PST

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EDI Live Reference Photos

Hello friends! I'm looking forward to seeing you today. Scroll down for some photos we'll use!

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Making art with a creative genius

I've had a lot of disruption to my routine this month. We got a puppy (who lives freely, entirely to her own clock and the whims of her body) and we took some time off and traveled to see some family. In the past, travel and changes in

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Vacation Art: Do What Feels Good

I’m writing to you from a sunny patch of grass where I am sitting with sleeping dogs, open sketchbooks and plenty of time. I am on vacation and I’ve been leisurely tip-toeing back into a more expressive part of my creative cycle. I haven’t taken space like

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EDI Live: DATE CHANGE! July 30

Each month, Light Tier members are invited onto a live online painting session where we'll go deeper into the month's practices and ideas, ask questions and get to know each other. If you'd like to join, upgrade here. Hi friends! I need to move

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July 2022: Begin, again.

I haven't really painted in the past six weeks, at least not in an expressive, personal way. Looking back in my sketchbook for June pages there are just 3 diagrams that I made for the shop. My last free sketching page is from May 21!

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Is this a rainbow?

A few years ago I started a tradition of painting Abstract Pride Flags in June. I had already been making my diagrams for a while and had been exploring the idea of using fine art methods and supplies to make abstracted venn diagrams, pie charts and other recognizable structures. I

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Everyday Objects + Art

This month I wanted to show you some of the objects I keep in my art area that weren’t designed as art supplies. These are the little hacks and repurposed objects that make my space work well and feel like mine. Timer My friend gave me this hourglass for

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EDI Live - Tomorrow, Sat June 25, 12PM PST

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How to make a self portrait

Note: I wrote the draft of this piece using voice transcription as I took care of my new 4lb puppy, Miyoko. I’ve now gone and edited out all the puppy bits (hi sweetie and wow your teeth are so sharp and how can anyone be so perfect?), which I’

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June 2022: The Selfie

Every June I paint a self-portrait for my birthday. It's a way to spend time with myself, notice how I'm changing, and knit that together with how I'm evolving as an artist, making it into a physical thing that, too, will begin to age.

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EDI Live Ref Photo

Hi friends! I'm going to do an acrylic mug sketch during our Live today. Here's a couple of reference photos if you'd like to do your own.

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Acrylics: types & brands! And a video!

Hi! Here's a two-part follow up to this week's first post. Up first is a bit on the 3 types of acrylics with my personal preferences for each. Then, I've got a 12 minute video demonstrating the different types of paint and how they

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Acrylic Paints: A beginning

Somehow we've made it all the way to May without me writing about acrylics, which is amazing since I love them and use them so much. What are acrylics? Acrylics are super versatile – they come in many consistencies, and can mimic the other types of paints (oil, watercolor,

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EDI Live - Sat May 28, 12PM PST

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May 2022, Part 2: Skills

Hello EDI friends, In Part 1 we explored how to approach consistency and skill building without getting washed away by a pressure to be “good.” This week I’d like to build on that idea. The pressure to be good masquerades as something that will make our creative practice more