exploring place

in my brain and on the page

Hi substack!!!

I am not coming to you today with anything specific to say, i am just dropping in to say hello and share some art.

I’ve been trying to explore different art styles recently- currently that means learning to draw buildings and windows and rooms. Every time i leave my house, i take a picture of some building, some tree, some skyline, all with the intention of practicing drawing. Last week, a few years into this habit, I actually started doing it.

So much of my time and energy is spent focusing on the things we do, how we do them, and why. It has been really interesting to consider where we do all of this living. I’ve thought a lot about houses and homes, what makes them, and the forms they take. I’ve been considering community spaces and what makes them inviting or cold, what makes them feel special. There is a lot i could say about setup, color choice, trauma informed design, environment, but i am choosing instead to get out of my head and into my creative heart self. Where do I like to be? What do i like to look at? How do i like to feel? What places do I feel those things?

And, to no one’s surprise, i am also on an affirmation writing kick so i put some of those in my art too.

we’re still chugging along in minneapolis, helping neighbors showing up. I hope you are too.