Stopping at the trail marker of my art journey to look back for a moment at the month behind. Then looking into the distance for the next month. Rehydrate—and then keep going.

Contents of This Post:

What I made

What I learned and what surprised me

Intentions for March

Here I am again. Another month. To be fair, I’m posting these monthly updates mostly for my own benefit. I’m finding it really helps to stop each month and reflect on my art practice to think about what I made, why and what kind of progress I’m making creatively. I also love to know how other artists work, so maybe this is helpful to you too.

What I Made

Stopping at the trail marker of my art journey to look back for a moment at the month behind. Then looking into the distance for the next month. Rehydrate—and then keep going.

Contents of This Post: What I made, What I learned, What surprised me, Intentions for February

WHAT I MADE

I’m surprised by how much I actually created this month, honestly. I had no time for art while at The Hoffman Institute for 10 days, and it feels like I veered wildly from my January intentions, especially from all the imaginative drawing and daily/urban sketching I hoped to do.

However, I really enjoyed

Stopping at the trail marker of my art journey to look back for a moment at the month behind. Then looking into the distance for the next month. Rehydrate—and then keep going.

Contents of This Post:

What I made

What I learned

What surprised me and how I found my why

Intentions for January

And so this begins what I intend will be a monthly ritual: take a few days at the end of each month to stop at the trail marker and look back at my art practice for a moment. What I made and what I learned. Rehydrate—and then keep going.