by Cre8tvD3sign | Jun 3, 2025 | All, Creative Process & Growth, Deep Dives
A Sketchbook, Some Uncertainty, and a Surprising Return to Colour What if what you’ve been missing isn’t lost — just waiting to meet you in a different form? I arrived at my first travel sketching class with a new sketchbook, packed brushes, and a quiet kind of...
by Cre8tvD3sign | Jan 6, 2022 | All, Photography as Presence, Quick Reads
12 Elements Behind Photographing This Beautiful Dahlia What does it take to photograph a flower? Yes, there are the technical elements for sure, but what about those moments of time that happen beforehand? What about the growing season for the flower and the hours the...
by Cre8tvD3sign | Dec 25, 2021 | All, Creative Process & Growth, Creativity & Process, Quick Reads
Merry Christmas 2021 The day has arrived! The cards given, gifts wrapped (and maybe unwrapped by now). It is Christmas! What a meaningful day to celebrate. Inspiration: This year I decided to reuse an illustration that has a lot of meaning for me, but in a new way. In...
by Cre8tvD3sign | Oct 1, 2021 | All, Creative Process & Growth, Quick Reads |
The Nest That Was: Determination, Resilience, And New Hope Birds amaze me! They make their homes from seemingly anything including: string, twine, and even faux Christmas pine. (Yes, you read that right, I found a piece of it in the bottom of the nest and if you look...
by Cre8tvD3sign | Aug 22, 2021 | All, Photography as Presence, Quick Reads
Shadow Play Sometimes when you just take the time to really look, the most amazing sights suddenly appear. Here’s a shot observing shadows, my current...
by Cre8tvD3sign | Dec 21, 2020 | All, Creative Process & Growth, Deep Dives
Studying Grief, Unexpected Loss, and Christmastime: Surprise Inspiration One day, I woke up and decided I wasn’t going to be creative anymore. I had been working long and hard to bring an illustration project to fruition, and it was about to be published, yet somehow,...
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