Making Art In *Bed*..?!

COVID is no fun, but while I was in bed during the worst of it last week, I was able to make this card for my husband’s birthday, so that was a win. 🤩
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There’s something especially delightful about making art in bed. I first got into the habit back in 2015/2016, when I realized that I wasn’t making it to my art table to do my daily creating.
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The gravitational pull of my computer was so strong, that once I started work, even just turning around to play for a couple of minutes at my art table just wasn’t happening anymore. 😖
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I needed a new tactic.​
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That’s the thing: what used to work at one time, eventually sometimes stops working so well. So you have to figure out something else that works NOW.
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In that moment, I thought to myself, “The thing I do FIRST is the thing that gets DONE,” so the logical conclusion from that was to figure out how to make art FIRST THING.
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As in, before even getting out of bed!
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And that, friends, is what led to my doodle practice!
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Because canvases and acrylic paints were not going to work very well sitting in bed…
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But a sketchbook and some Pigma Microns? Perfect!
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Turns out there are other media — like a travel watercolor set — that also work in bed. But my Microns are my standbys.
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I’ve fallen out of the daily morning doodle practice (many times). But as I also say: the most important practice is just getting back on the wagon. With great gentleness and self-compassion. ❤️
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AND, continually reinventing what works for you NOW, in present time.
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Which I am in the process of figuring out yet again.
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Welcome to life! 😉
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What are you working on these days?