I think I’m going to call this page spread done. About 90 minutes of painting time today, plus some painting time already invested last month at my Creative Sandbox Retreat. 🖍
I wasn’t going to work on my travel journal today. Why not? Fear gremlins, of course! But they disguised themselves as “Oh, you’re past that now, on to other things,” and other, similar thoughts. The reality, though? Fear of not being good enough. That’s what it essentially boils down to. Or fear of wasting my time—after all, why spend time on a stupid travel journal??? What’s the point??? (Yes, my gremlins STILL harangue me with those thoughts!)
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But right now, in this moment, with all the goofy imperfection of this page staring back at me, my main feeling is one of delight. Pleasure and delight that I DID THIS! I busted through the fear, stuck with it, persevered, sent those gremlins off to get pedicures, and DID THIS! And whether anyone else likes it or not, I LIKE IT! Because I made it, and it’s a memento of my trip. 😊
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I’m here at the 2nd Creative Sandbox Playday in Palo Alto, California, feeling SO HAPPY that I made this happen! And so happy that the next one is on the calendar! Come join us on November 25th! Link in profile, or go to http://bit.ly/2NWuyAa
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Work in progress from Creative Sandbox Playday—coloring a page from my travel journal. It’s so great to get a day to play with this! In community, not in isolation, where it would NEVER get done. Here, out of the house, with other creators, I’m actually doing it, and it feels GREAT! 😊
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Join me at the next Creative Sandbox Playday on November 25. Link in profile, or go to http://bit.ly/2NWuyAa
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I completely forgot today’s Inktober prompt, “unguarded,” while doing this Doodlecam (which you can watch in my Story or IGTV channel). But unguarded is exactly how we want to be while approaching our work in the creative sandbox! Let whatever comes out come out—“mistakes” and all. Don’t try to fix them, just flow with them. Treat them as offers; accept them and build on them.
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That’s a foundational principle in the world of improv: accept and build. Often referred to as “Yes, and…”, it means to accept the reality of what’s in front of you, and build on that reality. When you can do that in life, at work, in your art, you are unstoppable!
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And by the way, have you noticed that these doodles take under 10 minutes? “I don’t have time” is NOT AN EXCUSE! Pick up a pen, folks. Anyone can do this!
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And if you’d like a longer dive into the creative sandbox with me, join me at my upcoming Creative Sandbox Community Virtual Playday! 🖍
It’s a birthday celebration 🎉 I’ll be making art and sharing my process on live, streaming video for TWO HOURS, so you can watch and listen, and make your own art right alongside me, and ask any questions you have. And it’s FREE! 🖍
You do need to register in advance, though. See link in my Instagram profile, or go to http://bit.ly/2CEGAwg
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It’s not a whale, which is today’s Inktober prompt, but this doodle randomly ended up looking like “Bubble Nessie,” according to @ania_archer_designs! When you let your inner 4-year-old inhabit the tip of your pen, you never know what will happen. And that’s the point! 😊
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Watch me create it, and listen to my thought process throughout, in my Instagram Story for the next 24 hours, or on my IGTV channel.
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And if you’d like a longer version of this experience, where you can watch me make are and listen to my process, and make your own art alongside me, while asking any questions you have—for TWO HOURS—join me at my FREE birthday celebration 🎉Creative Sandbox Community Virtual Play on Saturday, November 17! 🎂 Pre-registration is required, but did I mention it’s totally free? Link in profile, or go to http://bit.ly/2CEGAwg 🎉
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Come help me celebrate my birthday by making art together! 🎉🎁🎂🎈
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Today’s doodle, done live on Doodlecam (watch it in my Instagram Story for the next 24 hours, or see an edited version in my IGTV channel). I had today’s Inktober prompt, “cruel,” in mind when I started, but it quickly flew out of my head… Though I did talk a lot about gremlins! And they can certainly be cruel, keeping us from our creative joy the way they do. So perhaps that counts. 😉
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