being bad at things

brush pen exercise

the wandering line exercise from lynda barry Being bad at things isn’t easy for anyone. It’s probably worse for perfectionists, but no one likes to suck. Lately, I feel like I suck. I have been humbled by two classes I’m taking. The first is called “Art for the Fun of It” and the second is…

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thinking about the creative process

I’ve been reading and thinking about the creative process a lot lately. I just finished watching an awesome conversation between David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell on creative process. They discuss an idea where there are two types of creative processes:  that of the architect and that of the gardener. (Well, I guess they included a…

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