"Creativity takes courage." – Henri Matisse
Have you ever been blessed with a ton of artist talent, but had no idea what to do with it? Have you ever just sat around like a stale muffin, wondering what you should do with your life? Well, friend. You've come to the right place. Today I'd like to give you five whimsical suggestions …
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And so we have come near to the end of our journey. This is part five and the conclusion of my series of posts on the fantastic, lovely, delicate, ambient, bold and beautiful world of shading. Over the past couple months we've talked about the tools of the trade, explored a rather painterly method of …
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First of all, let me just say this: You should absolutely be yourself. You shouldn't spend your life pretending to be someone you're not. Or trying to be like someone else that you maybe admire and look up to. Or going with the crowd and giving into peer pressure. You should live your life in …
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"Chalice, you missed a day! I can't believe it! You failed!"These may or may not have the first words my brother spoke to me this morning after I failed to post yesterday.But, if you remember correctly, the challenge wasn't to actually post everyday, but to write a post everyday.Well, yesterday my sister and I went …
I have always wanted to be an artist. Ever since I could hold a pencil draw a wobbly stick figure, that has been the dream. But honestly, I don't think I would have ever achieved that dream if not for the amazing artists that showed me what art really was. From my amazing older sister, …
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It is a Sunday night. I'm sitting at my Dad's computer, because my laptop internet has decided to be picky and only let me use the internet to listen to music on Spotify. I don't know why I'm telling you this, but anyway, here I am. And I'm writing a blog post. Because at one …
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Okay. It's time for some honesty. Not that I haven't been honest in the past, but today I'm going to be more... shall we say, "brutally" honest. (That sounds way more dramatic than this post will probably end up being. 😆) So, I've been a bit depressed lately. Lately, as in, on and off for …
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Have you ever committed to a project, only to realize, once you got started, that you didn't actually want to do it? I'm not just talking about burn out here. I'm talking, you've taken breaks, you've filled up your inspiration tank, you've returned to the project and felt like crying, because you actually do not …
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