A Seasonal Pause When the heat and the busyness of the summer months fade away, I not only want to make pots of soup, bake and hide under the blanket with a book or a knitting project but I also have this urge to look at my creative practice to see what progress I made…
creative burnout
How I Learned to Build a Sustainable Creative Practice
In the Slow Creativity for Beginners, post I wrote about connecting to creativity through slow authentic engagement with activities that make us happy but don’t necessarily produce tangible outcomes in a form of a project. This is one aspect of my creative practice. The other side of what I advocate for and write about is sustainable…
Creative summer prompt: slowing down
How does slowing down show up in the ordinary moments of life? For me, slowing down means having the time to think. Going for a walk without rushing. Practising yoga, crafting, reading a book without watching the clock or sitting quietly without needing to be productive. Those moments that allow me to cultivate slow creativity…