Happy New Year - 2025
Happy New Year It’s 2025, and starting (yet another) new blog feels like a more achievable goal than pretending those last mince pies don’t exist or committing to a gym membership I won’t use. Over the years, I’ve mothballed a few blogs. I enjoy writing, but I tend to reread my posts and cringe. Honesty is great—until it’s staring back at you in your own words. I’m not a writer, but as a full-time artist, creativity is part of what I do. That said, the actual process of making art often feels overshadowed by the constant juggling act of turning it into a livelihood. Selling my work hasn’t exactly been a straightforward journey. I’ve been creating for a long time, but it’s only in the last five years that I’ve started selling consistently. Sometimes I wonder why it took me so long, but looking back, I think I just wasn’t ready. There’s so much pressure on young artists to make that leap into selling. Personally, I’ve benefited immensely from spending years focused solely on learning and...