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It’s always a wonderful surprise to have your words and work in my mail box. I would say I’ve lost confidence in my work this year and haven’t been processing it well. I think when I reflect I am mainly being negative as I am someone who is very critical with themselves. Looking at your last few drawings Emma, I would say your colour and line choices have become more confident and self assured. It’s like you maybe trust part of the process more? Or in a different way? I’ve been very ill over Christmas so missed out on a lot of the celebrations but I couldn’t sleep last night. Rather than watching something mindlessly on Netflix I made a midnight collage in a sketchbook. For me. I don’t remember the last time I did that. Let alone in a sketchbook. You say you don’t think you’ve been brave. That is all I see. Every step is an act of courage. ❤️

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For me copying the work of other people I admire, sometimes inspires me to take on a different approach then my own 'go to process' without having to come up with something completely new. I also felt that following some Domestika courses openend me up to different approaches to enrich but also appreciate my own process more. If I'm tired with something, I just let it go. After drawing flowers for a whole year (my 'safe' subject) I feel like I could do with some more challenging topics next year. But I also feel safe knowing that when I'm out of inspiration, I can always draw a flower and feel happy with the process and with result. David Hockney said that he only drew portraits of people who pleased him and I try to stick to that approach for everything.

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Every new year I tell myself I will consistently make time for creating. I start off strong and then things slowly stop and my full time job consumes my life and I have nothing left in me. This past year has been the best year for me creatively and personally. This year I’ve consistently created at least on a weekly basis and I’m still working on boundaries with work. Personally the past couple of years have been rough but this past year I’ve tried to find contentment in life. Instead of expecting life to get better after x I’m learning to find the little bits of joy I can in my art practice. It’s made the year much more bearable.

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Such an interesting idea! I’m no good with setting yearly goals or intentions but reflecting on the past year like this is brilliant ✏️

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Beautiful images 🙌❤️🙌

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What a great tradition. I will start incorporating this into my new year / end of year activities

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Looking forward to seeing more amazing work from you next year :) sounds v exciting!!

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