bean and grain bowls
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Mundane magic – aka joy breaks
A friend asked how I maintain creativity while doing a commission. My reply: a schedule and lots of joy breaks. I deliberately make the mundane magical. Especially via joy breaks. Joy breaks, also called “Joy Snacks“, is purposefully taking time to recognize and savor small pleasures. Think of the old fashioned coffee breaks office workers…
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Dragon in the details
A work rhythm has been fairly firmly established. I wrote about that in my last post. My days now have a regularity that goes like this: Breakfast time contains sketchbook drawings with or without characters from my currently in progress childrens book “How To Draw A Dragon” Perhaps after eating breakfast I spend a few…
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