I do not consider myself an Artist or a Creative. Far from it. I’ve mostly worked in fairly “left brain” fields, fields where I’ve applied my analytical skills much more than anything […]
2 tactics to help you stick to your New Year resolutions
At the beginning of a new year, we all have the desire to do amazing things that year. We sign up for resolutions such as eating healthy, exercising more, traveling more, getting […]
Drawing inspiration when traveling – A visit to the Great Rann of Kutch in India
Covid has had us home bound for so long. Like many others, I have sorely missed traveling. After a lot of thinking, we finally decided to travel to India over this winter […]
Getting over your creative funk in bookbinding
After having made over 30-40 books by hand, you might begin to feel as if you’re just doing more of the same thing. This has certainly been true in my case – […]
5 podcasts to boost your creativity
I listen to podcasts all the time. Not only are they a great way to learn something new during “dead time”, ie, making good use of the time when you can do […]
Starting a new bookbinding project
I’ve been thinking about what bookbinding project to start next. Having made more than 20 journals by now, I’m at the point where I want to try something different. I love making […]
Enjoying the work of Masters in other disciplines
I recently came across a cook book called “The Cordon Bleu Cookbook” by Dione Lucas. It was published in 1947. Dione Lucas was an English chef and the the first female graduate […]
Libraries and local bookstores
While browsing through books at a local used bookstore here in San Francisco (Dog Eared books on Valencia Street), I came across a zine called “How to resist Amazon”. A zine, in […]
Lean into your feeling of flow
There are times when you feel like writing about a specific topic. It’s there, inside of you, wanting to come out. But then, oh – you need to do this other thing […]
Finding ways to inspire yourself
In almost any creative pursuit, whether it’s your job, your hobby, your side project or even a task that you might be working on, I find that it’s helpful to identify ways […]