Origins

Begin where you are, with who you are. In order to go where you want creatively, you have to start somewhere. And the best place to begin is precisely where you are… Writing doesn’t care about where you do it, only that you do it. The same is truue for drawing. I once watched a friend of mine waste an entire year because he “couldn’t work without a studio”. When he did get a studio and went back to work, what he made were a few largish paintings but a great many beautiful miniature charcoal and pencil drawings that he could have done on a TV table had he been so inclined. … There is room for art in any life we have – any life, no matter how crowded or overstuffed, no matter how arid or empty.
…Making art is making love to life. We open ourselves to art as to love.
— Julia Cameron, “Walking in This World“

What the Hell, You Might as Well

List 20 small, creative actions you could take.

1. paint a butterfly postcard.
2. sew a small gift bag.
3. scritch the cat’s head.
4. feed the golden retrievers.
5. plot the future of the golden retriever ranch.
6. write morning pages.
7. frame the photos of the beach my parent’s ashes were scattered at.
8. frame the Ireland photo of Ballycotton harbor.
9. mail watercolor postcards to friends.
10. pick up a new copy of Artist’s Way.
11. sew a small bag as a glasses case.
12. paint over the small canvases I bought to go in the bathroom.
13. fill my fountain pen to write journal pages.
14. buy some more art journaling books.
15. get a canvas tote bag for all my art supplies.
16. take photos with my digital camera.
17. plant the plants I bought for my garden.
18. do some yoga stretches.
19. spice up my green tea with some fresh-squeezed tangering juice.
20. finish my blog post for the day!