a studio sale, no resolutions and tiny winter mood drawings

I’m moving into 2023 with no resolutions or big declarations, just a couple of reminders.

Right now I’m having a studio sale! Shop it here. It includes select paintings and prints.

Wishful Thinking I and Wishful Thinking II

To wrap up last year I asked followers to share advice they would give their young selves. I’ve asked this question before and have always loved the tenderness of the responses. There is lightness and humor but also vulnerability. I think the responses are sage advice for any age:

• Hold on to your current level of confidence and self-belief

• Stop delaying gratification

• Think about starting to network

• Your body is your best friend, not your enemy

• Spend every minute with your friends that you can

• No one is too hot for you

• Find a therapist and stick with therapy even after you start feeling better

• Chill

• Don’t be so hard on yourself; life is easier this way

what’s inspiring me right now!

There are few things more soothing to me than listening to the same song for hours. I’m not the only one who likes to do this! Here’s a crowdsourced playlist of current on-repeat loop songs this month. Maybe one of these songs can be your new obsession.

For the past few years I’ve offered tiny winter mood drawings for sale. They are part of my effort to have a minimal waste studio practice and to share something small, seasonal and affordable. The titling process for each drawing is one part of this ritual that I enjoy most. 

The titles often capture a song lyric that is stuck in my head, a strange news headline (all of them are strange these days) or a recurring phrase I keep uttering.

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