The Monthly Cairn - Art Practice Update

The Monthly Cairn - Art Practice Update

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

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The Monthly Cairn - My Art Practice February 2022

The Monthly Cairn - My Art Practice February 2022

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

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Journal — Creative Excavation

My digital journal experiment continues. I have to say, I think this kind of visual summary of my week will be useful as a way to reflect and move through my practice.

It’s been a creative week. Emotionally (and creatively) I was all over the place—but I think I landed somewhere. Or at least somewhere else. I’ll never really get over losing my dog—Rufus was a part of the family—but this is how it is when losing someone you love. Loss is real—and life goes on. Eventually the happy memories will linger longer than the pain.

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This week in my art practice

Monday morning art practice routine. I start each week in my journal with a list of creative intentions for the upcoming week and reflection on the former week’s list. I’ve been doing this for years as a way to navigate my art practice, giving direction and personal accountability. Now, I’m bringing this little practice to the blog. I hope my personal accountability system gets you thinking about how you’d like to approach your art practice, too.

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