For decades now,
I’ve been drawn to the quiet, tactile parts of the creative process: browsing for inspiration, journaling, mixed media painting and collaging, scanning old negatives, meticulously adjusting type until it clicks, and so on. Most of this is play, or a simple way to settle into flow. Just making, without a destination in mind, continues to be a foundational element in maintaining baseline.
Lately I’ve been working on favors for friends — a few logos here, a couple website layouts there (peep above for some examples). In the doing, I’m learning a lot about pace, instinct, and what’s worth refining.
Of course, sharing my creative work more publicly hasn’t come without internal resistance. I know I’m not alone in this feeling, and I’m sure others in the arena can agree: putting yourself out there can be a natural gateway for imposter syndrome to creep in. And so, I’m learning to move through that too. The more I create, the more I trust the process. I’m finding my rhythm again in this new chapter, one quiet project at a time.
The worktable is a little messier these days, but that feels like a good sign.
More to come.
