If I could go back to the very beginning of my freelance business, I wouldn’t start with a website, a logo, or even a portfolio. I wouldn’t scramble
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How Books Can Help Raise Heroes
I’ve always loved visual storytelling, but my sense of calling to write and illustrate children’s books isn’t just about the art itself. Yes, I love drawing whimsical characters
On Creative Courage
For this being an artist blog, I don’t actually write a lot about my creative life. As in, the part of my life that involves gouache paint, ink
Unloading the Burden of Adulthood
Last weekend, my mom and I were at the right place at the right time. We stopped by my sister’s coffee shop after church and found a single
The Real Way to “Get Rich Quick”
Sorry for the click-bait. Spoiler alert: This post is not actually about money; I just start there. There are a lot of financial philosophies on budgeting and success.
Actually Doing the Scary Thing
Since I last wrote, I’ve accomplished 2 scary things. Well, not scary to the average person, but scary for me. (I skipped writing last week because of one
Parables of imagination & abundance
On Good Friday, I gave a devotional at my creative worship night. The theme for April is on cultivating the mind of Christ. When I was preparing what
How to know when to take a big leap
There’s a tiny comic book store across the street from my apartment. I stopped in there a few weeks ago to give the owner a signed copy of
On creating more with less
I’m one of those strange people who makes resolutions at the beginning of the year that I actually keep. For this year, a resolution I made was this: Don’t
What I learned from drawing 100 faces
I’ve mentioned before that I like documenting life as it’s happening (or while it’s fresh on my mind). That can be journaling, blogging, live-drawing, or just taking photos.