Art Supply House & Custom FramingReduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. ~ Edwin Way Teale A common bit of advice for habit building is “remove the friction.” If you want to practice the guitar more, like a friend of mine, set it on a stand in the […]
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~ Maya Angelo May 30th is National Creativity Day. One the one hand, I can’t imagine only being creative one day a year. On the other, I’m thrilled to have an “official” day dedicated to unleashing our imaginations. Whatever type of art […]
Imagination is the eye of the soul. ~ Joseph Joubert It’s easy to get distracted by daily life. To let the chores, meetings, errands, and other tasks (no matter how important) take over your days and forget to pause. We have to be intentional about building margin into our lives – to schedule extra time […]
If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies. Not that it’s ever slow in Durango, but spring fever seems to have hit. There’s a lot that went on last week and even more coming up in the next few days! Whew! We’re still catching our breath from the remodel and certainly missed seeing you last […]
With the new day comes new strengths and new thoughts. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt This week’s missive will be abbreviated – we’re still in the middle of our remodel, though the end is in sight. New look, new products, new categories – and most of the good old stuff as well! The photo above is part […]
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default. ~ JK Rowling Communication is hard. No matter if you’re a writer who draws, a drawer who writes, a photographer, a speaker, or […]
Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder It’s an interesting time of year. Summer almost seems to have arrived in Durango and it’s still winter higher up in the mountains. In-between the two extremes are varying piles of snow and blooming flowers. No matter what kind […]
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. ~ Kurt Vonnegut I couldn’t sleep last night so I got up and read Austin Kleon’s new book, Keep Going. It’s a quick read and one that I will definitely be working through again. I […]
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. ~ Pablo Picasso A lot of my sketchbooks are filled with doodles from daily life: coffee shops and the people in them, parks and riverbanks, nearby buildings and far-off vistas. They are records of my day, of the days that fill my weeks. Those rough sketches […]
Life was meant to be lived and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt I recently read this passage and just wanted to share it: One of the benefits of being an artist is that everything that happens to you—no matter how traumatic […]