Guides

  1. A Playlist for Walking Aimlessly with a CameraThere is a particular freedom in leaving home without a route. A camera turns an ordinary walk into a loose visual assignment: notice the reflection in a shop…
  2. The Gallery That Made a City Feel PossibleFor eighteen months, the back room of a shuttered print shop became a gallery, studio, dance floor, listening room, and accidental meeting place. Nobody…
  3. How to write a creative biography that feels like a storyA creative biography should do more than document where someone studied, worked, or exhibited. It should give readers a sense of the person behind the…
  4. When A Neighborhood Mural Becomes Everyone’s Selfie SpotAt first, the wall was simply a wall: a broad stretch of concrete beside a corner café, softened by years of weather and marked by old posters. Then local…
  5. Yoga, Creative Blocks, and the Way Back to MakingCreative blocks are often described as a lack of ideas, but that explanation feels incomplete. In conversation with my podcast guest, we explored how creative…
  6. The Painter Who Paints Only What She Can SmellIn her studio, color begins with the air. Before the painter reaches for a brush, she uncaps a jar, crushes a leaf between her fingers, or opens a window to…
  7. A beginner’s guide to collaborative collage nightsA collage night is a low-pressure way to bring people together through images, textures, words, and shared curiosity. Each person contributes to a visual work…
  8. From Hobby to Hustle: A Career Pivot to Full-Time PrintmakingFor years, printmaking can exist in the margins of a busy life: a weekend workshop, a borrowed press, a stack of test prints drying beside the kitchen sink.…
  9. The Ritual of Seeing My Friends GrowEvery year, on the same day, I photograph my friends. There is no elaborate production schedule, no promise of perfect weather, and rarely a serious plan…
  10. The Hands Bringing Forgotten Movie Palaces Back to LifeAcross towns and cities, old movie theaters are being rescued by people who refuse to let their local landmarks disappear. These volunteers scrape paint,…