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One Year of Magic ✨
Read more: One Year of Magic ✨I’ve been a photographer for as long as I can remember. Even as a kid I was drawn to photographing trees and birds and cowboy boots lined up beside the swimming pool. But somehow I had never tried a long term photo-a-day project. That is until Claire Venus proposed a year long creative collaboration. We…
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How it Feels to Be Time Blind ⏳
Read more: How it Feels to Be Time Blind ⏳Growing up I had no idea I was time blind. But I was already establishing coping mechanisms. Because I had no internal chronometer to distinguish between 5 minutes and 50 I would prepare for every outing far far in advance and find myself in a state of limbo unable to do anything but wait. This…
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Intentional Inconsistency
Read more: Intentional InconsistencyHolding 3 years of motherhood journals. The very idea that inconsistency is something to practice may fly in the face of everything you’ve ever heard. It’s certainly the antithesis of what Julia Cameron prescribes in her book The Artist’s Way.* *I actually love this book, but her specific creative process hasn’t been a good fit for me since…
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Celebrating an Autism Diagnosis
Read more: Celebrating an Autism DiagnosisI’m an autistic adult and parent of an autistic child. I really recommend framing a diagnosis as a positive milestone and celebrating it as such. We celebrate the anniversary of our diagnosis’ each year and call this our “Neurotype Day.” * * Shout out to my friend Hayley Dunlop for coining this.
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What is a creative ecosystem?
Read more: What is a creative ecosystem?When I talk about creative ecosystems what I mean is expanding your concept of creativity beyond the act of making. Every part of your lived experience makes up your creative ecosystem. I developed this metaphor to help me build a healthier creative practice. Each element of a natural ecosystem (sun, water, air, etc.) is matched…
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Free Sensory Processing Workshop
Read more: Free Sensory Processing WorkshopA neurodiversity affirming approach to support sensory processing differences in people with autism, ADHD & sensory processing differences.
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Studio Tour
Read more: Studio TourIt’s finally here! Click below to watch a tour of my new studio.
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My Year of Making (January Recap)
Read more: My Year of Making (January Recap)When I started my year of making I had intentions for writing weekly updates for my blog or newsletter. Then the month unraveled, our whole family got sick, and I shifted into survival mode. So I’m giving myself some Brownie points for being flexible (not easy for an Autie) and picking up the pieces to…
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My Word for 2021
Read more: My Word for 2021I didn’t choose a word last year. Or the year before that. I’ve been in a metaphorical hibernation since Davy was born. Snug and still even before 2020 locked us all down. These 18 months have been a time of dreaming and ideation. I have had more creative ideas during postpartum than any other time…
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Embracing My Inner Renaissance Soul
Read more: Embracing My Inner Renaissance SoulReflections on a multipassionate creative nature.
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