I love remnants and snippets, found objects and things that fall by the wayside. And I think it's really fun to put them together and see...

I've been angry at my garden this summer. Hot, humid weather, weeds, perfectionism and overwhelm have led to resentment, resistance and t...

A Jill-Badonsky-inspired wobbly mandala in honor of Jill's July 26 birthday. "Trusting the process leads to peace and contentment. Releas...

John Lewis broke rules and made "good trouble." His life and example, as Jon Batiste says, are an invitation to our own greatness. As Kat...

"I’m persuaded that each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” - Bryan Stevenson “Bryan Stevenson on how America can heal:...

Happy birthday to Buckminster Fuller, born July 12, 1895. He was a man of seemingly uninhibited uniqueness, to use a Jill Badonsky phrase...

I'm taking pleasure in Sol Lewitt's advice, which comes to me via Austin Kleon. The blind contour self-portrait to the right is one of ma...

Reading Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, I noticed that her advice for developing a fictional character could also be helpful in finding an au...

As noted in a previous post, I love to make zines. Often I fill them with inspirational tidbits that I clip from magazines. Here's one ab...

I love me a zine. They're fun to make, fun to give away, and a great way to spend time while social distancing.

In troubled, fear-driven times, it can be helpful to hit pause and turn your attention, even for a moment, to things that fill you with j...

A visit to the thrift store today resulted in me now owning this treasure of a book on painter Henri Rousseau, who personifies perseveran...

In her delightful book Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon, Apfel gives her definition of success: "If you're happy, have found love, are surroun...

I love this graphic from Austin Kleon's book Steal Like and Artist. We often get caught up in the excitement of a new idea and then find ...

"During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing. You saw only a part of me. After I retire...