See below posts by the artist on the creative process! Approximately one post will be made every week.
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Exploring identity in art
For my upcoming show, I was choosing which pieces I wanted to include in my exhibit. I asked the artist community on Instagram, and one of the commenters, Corlett Crafts (check his work out, it’s great!), suggested that I pick my Malaysia art because of the recent movements of interest in “identity art”. This led…
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Making value from your art
A motivating factor for me to create is to see something that didn’t exist before. I take pride in being able to provide something of value to someone else. I’ve gotten some questions on how to make matboards and so I decided to film my process this time before my next art show. Was fun…
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Getting back into it
I put some of my larger paintings into frames, getting ready for the Oakville Art in the Park festival. It’s a nice payoff to put items with mats already cut into frames, since you get to see how the work finally looks with relatively little effort. Still have to cut a few smaller mats for…
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Every decision making a difference
I’ve been thinking about how we prioritize and how every choice leads to a larger decision. For instance, while we’ve had a lot of things everywhere in boxes, I’ve relished the opportunity to play the piano or the cello as I’ve seen them as I’ve walked by much more easily accessible than before. We’ve also…
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Finding the moments
As I write this, I’m sitting in my car and hearing little song birds sing outside. It’s now a sunny evening after a busy day. I’m always reminded of a moment in Iceland with the broadest sky, making me feel small but held by nature. I’m still here.
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Reducing the distractions
A while ago I read the book Indistractable by Nir Eyal and was reminded of it recently as I watched another Joshua Becker video about how reducing watching television would be the one thing that no one regrets doing after they do it. The Indistractable book was how to reduce distractions in daily life in…