What Penny Made

I've written on this blog before about the importance of slowing down and taking a break as a way to re-charge and recover from creative...

Clutter, clutter everywhere. If you're anything like me, your creative space may, at this very moment, be strewn with a dragon's hoard of...

I love Spooky Season, don't you? And there's no better time to try something new and daring, for playing pretend- for trying on a mask,...

Hey there, friend. How are you? Really. How are you doing? Hanging in there? There's so much happening. So much to think about. To feel...

Creative Self Care in the Crazy Times of COVID-19

I have three degrees in the natural sciences. And in the land of the sciences, Specialization is highly valued. Specialization is what...

I've always enjoyed sharing my artwork. I think sharing the things we make begins, for many of us, with showing our parents the coloring...

I've written here on the blog about my Daily Doodle Practice and how this small commitment keeps Art-ing a part of my day... every day....

There are a lot of things we grow up hearing, that turn out to be untrue. There are a lot of well-meaning people who give us bad advice....

One of the things I love about the Art World, is that there is room for all sorts. So many people like so many different things. We all...

Maybe you're not afraid. Maybe you're not lacking ideas. Maybe your problem is that you're just lacking that push, that ignition, that...

I talk a lot about all the ways we can boost our creative productivity. I care deeply about helping others to find strategies that keep...

When I was little, I had this storybook about the Green-Eyed Monster. The story told of a little girl who was jealous of her older...

On Being a Card-Carrying Creative, and Why Your Inner Critic is a Lying Lie-Face Aspiring Artists have it. Successful Artists have it....