Do you have days when you just wake up in a funk? Maybe you first lurch out of sleep around 3.08a.m. because of unfinished ‘things’ still weighing on your mind, then doze uneasily until dawn, only to get up and not want to face the new day? I have those...
Talking about aiming to improve performance — my brother and I went to very traditional boarding schools: the kind with Latin mottos 😜 . My brother’s school motto was Sic Itur Ad Astra, which means "Reach For The Stars" and they had a really cool, starry coat of arms,...
What's your gentle productivity approach (or do you just let it all slide sideways?) It’s finally school holidays here, so for me it's time for some more gentle productivity. For the last ten days we have been in end-of-term mode — ‘a liminal space’ as my fancy friend...
Do you love the magical power of the Un-Do button that comes with drawing digitally? The freedom, the sense of possibility and the multitudes of textures at your fingertips? You're not alone! In response to my post last week about the ongoing relevance (or not) of the...
Ever heard of the 2 Minute Rule? Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to show up to the daily tasks involved in learning something new? Even if it’s packed with fun and your learning material breaks things down well to teach you the relevant skills in tiny slices,...
Mindfulness and Creativity... and Roadsweeping? “You see, Momo,' Beppo the Roadsweeper told her one day, 'it's like this. Sometimes, when you've a very long street ahead of you, you think how terribly long it is and feel sure you'll never get it swept.’ He gazed...
When you keep drawing till its a habit, you build massive momentum Here are 24 practices you can embrace today, to keep drawing and slip into greater cartooning momentum. attach your daily drawing habit to another (established) daily habit choose a fun theme (e.g....
What does it take to create a regular drawing habit? Before we get to drawing habits... My husband can remember sitting crouched around his parents' old black-and-white television set, watching the first-ever space shuttle launched into the unknown. After the...
Don't you hate it when your established creative daily routine gets disrupted? You sketched up a storm every day for a whole week. And then your in-laws came to visit (and now you haven't drawn anything for a month). And you just can't find the time again, even though...
Sketch journal ideas – you may be the wildest advocate for keeping a daily sketch journal, but where do you come up with an endless stream of ideas? Cartooning things from your day-to-day life, small incidents that you might otherwise forget is a great start. And then...