Oh, the romance of a blank canvas. So fresh. So full of promise. So wildly intimidating. At first, it feels magical. Like anything could happen. Every medium is calling my name. Every color wants a turn. Every moment of life I have ever lived suddenly feels like it needs to be expressed immediately. Acrylics. Watercolors. Pastels. Should this be abstract? Realistic? A moody phase? A joyful one? Who knows. And then reality taps me on the shoulder. Time. Responsibilities. Expec

Tracing paper isn’t real art. Going over someone else’s work is cheating. If you didn’t emerge from the womb holding a paintbrush, you should probably just stop now. I hear those statements and say… absolutely not. Tracing a line is not a crime. It is practice. It is repetition. It is muscle memory quietly clocking in and doing the work while your inner critic is too busy running its mouth. I am Team Creativity at any cost. Any mark. Any moment. Do what you can with what you

Shop at Home to Create More Written by Erica Soto There is a very specific moment when the urge to create shows up loud, confident, and ready to work, while your bank account politely clears its throat and says absolutely not. You want to make something. Anything. A sign, a wreath, a journal page, a gift, a moment. But there’s no budget, no Target run, no late-night Amazon order justified by “it’s for my mental health.” This is usually where people stop. I don’t. This is whe

Vision Board Created with the help of Divine NYC I do not think that I necessarily believe in a new year, clean slate. But this day, the first of January, feels especially clean. Squeaky and shiny and full of possibility and hope. And honestly, that is generally true of most every day if we are paying attention. Still, there is something uniquely beautiful about this glimmer of hope. Something about this moment that invites us to pause, breathe, and imagine. So I like to capt