Habits of an Artist

One writer, one artist, year two

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Apr 19, 2020
The trouble with time
Apr 19, 2020
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Apr 19, 2020
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Dec 13, 2018
Spinning rainbows
Dec 13, 2018

Using old things takes patience—and builds patience.

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Dec 13, 2018
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Sep 15, 2018
Fika disaster
Sep 15, 2018

A fika is more than meets the eye.

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Sep 15, 2018
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Sep 9, 2018
The traveling artist, part II
Sep 9, 2018

Don’t know how to begin? Here’s one way. Plus: dealing with the shame of beginning.

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Sep 9, 2018
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Aug 26, 2018
The traveling artist, pt. I
Aug 26, 2018

Pack up your art supplies!

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Aug 26, 2018
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Aug 16, 2018
The Lydie discouraged face
Aug 16, 2018

Is the “Lydie discouraged face” a thing?

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Aug 16, 2018
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Aug 7, 2018
Red pig, blue fish
Aug 7, 2018

Work hard the rest is a mystery

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Aug 7, 2018
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Jun 5, 2018
Work is work
Jun 5, 2018

It takes work to ressurect the past

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Jun 5, 2018
  • April 2020
    • Apr 19, 2020 The trouble with time
  • December 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 Spinning rainbows
  • September 2018
    • Sep 15, 2018 Fika disaster
    • Sep 9, 2018 The traveling artist, part II
  • August 2018
    • Aug 26, 2018 The traveling artist, pt. I
    • Aug 16, 2018 The Lydie discouraged face
    • Aug 7, 2018 Red pig, blue fish
  • June 2018
    • Jun 5, 2018 Work is work
  • April 2018
    • Apr 22, 2018 Don't compare
  • February 2018
    • Feb 23, 2018 The rules
  • January 2018
    • Jan 4, 2018 Displaced and confused
  • September 2017
    • Sep 19, 2017 Be a nosy parker
    • Sep 12, 2017 Cottage containment
  • August 2017
    • Aug 6, 2017 Accidental asymmetry
  • June 2017
    • Jun 15, 2017 Not especially
  • March 2017
    • Mar 16, 2017 Number it
  • January 2017
    • Jan 28, 2017 Bird hunt at the Met
    • Jan 19, 2017 Freedom in a square
    • Jan 13, 2017 Lost little bird
    • Jan 7, 2017 Let it be a walrus
  • December 2016
    • Dec 30, 2016 Five art books
    • Dec 24, 2016 Five books on writing
    • Dec 17, 2016 Momitation
    • Dec 4, 2016 Materialism
  • November 2016
    • Nov 27, 2016 The raw nerve
    • Nov 10, 2016 In this order
    • Nov 6, 2016 Turn off the critical mind
  • October 2016
    • Oct 28, 2016 Relatable
    • Oct 23, 2016 Reading together
    • Oct 16, 2016 Accountable
    • Oct 7, 2016 Monastic discontent
  • September 2016
    • Sep 19, 2016 Beware naysaying
    • Sep 9, 2016 The middle distance
  • August 2016
    • Aug 27, 2016 The phoneless walk
    • Aug 16, 2016 "Demons! Demons!"
    • Aug 5, 2016 The let it go list
  • July 2016
    • Jul 29, 2016 Next vs. Now
    • Jul 16, 2016 The perfect container
    • Jul 8, 2016 The morgue file episode
  • June 2016
    • Jun 25, 2016 Fighting doubt with monks and manga
    • Jun 15, 2016 What's in a day job?
  • May 2016
    • May 28, 2016 Maps from nowhere
    • May 18, 2016 The interruptions
    • May 9, 2016 One chance to be
  • April 2016
    • Apr 28, 2016 Game of chance
    • Apr 26, 2016 Taking care of trolls
    • Apr 17, 2016 Don't tinker
    • Apr 11, 2016 Enviable
    • Apr 3, 2016 Curate a walk
  • March 2016
    • Mar 26, 2016 Church is not a habit
    • Mar 20, 2016 The tadpole in your brain
    • Mar 13, 2016 Green table time
    • Mar 5, 2016 Live by the bingeclock.com
  • February 2016
    • Feb 26, 2016 I gave up metrics for Lent
    • Feb 18, 2016 Live by the clock
    • Feb 10, 2016 How to write a (children's) book
    • Feb 3, 2016 Tidy rejection
  • January 2016
    • Jan 22, 2016 Fat plants
    • Jan 19, 2016 Map mindset
    • Jan 17, 2016 Tame possibility
    • Jan 15, 2016 Doubt
    • Jan 12, 2016 Make it
    • Jan 10, 2016 Elevenses
    • Jan 8, 2016 Bondage-like routine
    • Jan 4, 2016 Plan a year