Creativity & Quiet Practice

Making things for the pleasure of making them. Notes from notebooks, kitchen tables and the occasional messy studio.

A cream notebook, coffee and a laptop on a walnut writing desk
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The Notebook With No Audience

Hands shaping a small clay bowl on a pottery wheel
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The Pleasure of Making Something Badly

Tea and an open notebook in soft morning window light
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Drawing the Same Cup Again

You do not need to make it your job

Not every pastime needs a finished product. Drawing a wonky pear, making a bowl or writing a few sentences can be worthwhile without becoming a portfolio. Here we share modest starting points and the satisfaction of returning to a practice.

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