by Joanna | Jun 29, 2017 | Art, Inspiration
Music is immensely important in my creative process. Possibly even the most important thing other than actual ideas and reference photos. I need it to think, to breathe, to create. The moods and styles change, but I need it in some form every day. I’ve been in a very...
by Joanna | Aug 16, 2016 | Art, Chasing the Dream, Encouragement, Inspiration
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my art style; what it is, how I can develop and improve it, what makes it special. I can look at the work of artists I follow and pinpoint exactly what I love about their style, what I wish I could emulate in my own work, the...
by Joanna | Jul 12, 2016 | Encouragement, Inspiration, Life, Modern Times, Sadness
Sam: It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so...
by Joanna | Jun 28, 2016 | Art, Chasing the Dream, Encouragement, Inspiration
Art used to be a competition for me. I wanted to “win”, which in my mind meant that I got the most accolades and praise in any group art setting. That I would outshine anyone whose art was compared to mine. I was competing against every other artist to somehow be the...
by Joanna | May 26, 2016 | Abuse, Encouragement, Inspiration, Internet, Modern Times
One of the most amazing things about the internet is the safe and supportive communities it has provided for so many people needing to get out of abusive situations. I’ve personally known quite a few people for whom internet communities were the only sanity in...
by Joanna | May 23, 2016 | Inspiration, Laughter, Life
I watched the “Chewbacca mom” video a couple days ago and… it touched my soul. Just a short video of a woman putting on a mask and laughing. What struck me was the pure, unhindered joy. So much excitement and happiness, unleashed without a care who was watching or may...
