Decluttering my brain
As a person who has worked from home for the past 17 years, I listen to a LOT of podcasts and audiobooks. I mostly listen when I’m working on things that are purely visual and don’t require the verbal part of my brain. Since that’s a good portion of my work as a...
Wasting time
Recently I was talking with my good friend and fellow artist-illustrator Erika Beyer on a Zoom call, as we shared works in progress with each other to get feedback and encouragement. She showed me a painting she’d been working on for a little while, a new piece in a...
Love letter to a moth
For the past couple of weeks, as midsummer coastal fog has finally given way to warm late summer sunshine and warmth, I’ve noticed a lot more insect activity in my garden—painted lady butterflies, yellow-faced bumblebees, grasshoppers whose coral-pink wings flash when...
