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Drawing
- Start to Draw Your Life
- Start to Draw Your Life is now available as a free eBook to download
- Find ten things to draw!
- Why I Love Moleskines (and some resources)
- 20 (More) Wonderful Drawing Blogs
- I have a drawing confession
- 20 Wonderful Drawing Blogs
- Beany #4 Now Available
- A sneak peak at the new Beany, a competition to win a copy (and a micro-podcast)
- A holiday card and stocking fillers to download (and a Beany offer)
- Win a drawing
- Back to Analogue series
- Start to Draw Your Life
- Tomorrow is #Drawn2FlickrDay
- Announcing the 75 Ways to Draw More Flickr Group
- Have you downloaded and made your copy of 75 Ways to Draw More?
- 75 Ways to Draw More
- Drawing Avatars
- this week I'm going to be (slowly) drawing avatars
- drawing what's in front of me...
- a day of portraits (or one way of keeping things ticking along)...
Guest Posts
- Guest post: One or two things I know about time and creativity
- Guest Post: How To Become The World's Strongest Artist (In 5 Minutes A Day)
- Guest Post: A simpler life for artists
- Guest post: Five (offline!) ways to find inspiration
- Guest Post: 8 reasons why should you consider sponsoring art and artists
- Guest Post: 10 easy ways to support artists
Interviews
- Creativity and Focus: an interview with the single-minded Dan Goodwin
- Remembering to take that nap: an interview with the deliciously insightful Lisa Baldwin
Lists
- Are some sprouting bulbs and a ball of red wool the secret to happiness?
- Remember to celebrate your achievements
- 8 ways to be present so you can stay aware of your limits and enjoy the journey
- Staying creative by accepting unpredictability
- Why running a minimalist business is perfect for an artist with low energy
- 20 ways to get through the bad days
- Ideas exhaustion and how to avoid it
- Resting, recuperating (and watching some tennis)
- Rediscovering a sense of wonder
- Why it's best to be a "One-Thing-at-a-Time Artist" if you want to get stuff done
- Gentle motivation from five of my favourite books
- 8 reasons why napping can help keep your creative flow flowing
- 10 ideas for ways to be kinder to yourself (and increase your creative output)
- 10 ways to just get on with your important work despite being tired or having limited time!
- 10 reasons to just do something creative and not care about the result
- 20 things to do to practice focusing on one thing at a time.
- 20 (More) Wonderful Drawing Blogs
- 9 Ways to declutter your studio or workspace
- Guest post: Five (offline!) ways to find inspiration
- 20 Wonderful Drawing Blogs
- 10 ways to be more creative (and a big thank-you)
- Guest Post: 8 reasons why should you consider sponsoring art and artists
- Guest Post: 10 easy ways to support artists
- 75 Ways to Draw More
ME/CFS
- The importance of pampering ourselves
- Trying to stay on track and not be seduced by new shiny springtime ideas
- Why being limited in energy doesn't have to mean you can't have a creative life (or even livelihood) and why I've written a book about it
- Trusting in the magic of one thing at a time
- Resurfacing after a trip to London (accepting the need to stop and rest)
- I like custard. What do you like? Make some time to remember what makes you smile
- Feel the guilt and do it anyway (drinking hot chocolate and declaring a Day-in-Bed day)
- Guest post: One or two things I know about time and creativity
- Why I'm throwing away my calendar and to-do list (at least for a month)
- Podcast round-up
- Staying creative by accepting unpredictability
- 20 ways to get through the bad days
- Five simple strategies for getting through a low energy slump.
- Rediscovering a sense of wonder
- Teleport to an exhibition for ME Awareness Day
- ME/CFS Awareness Month: Lessons for everyone from an artist with ME
- in an attempt…
Sustainable Creativity
- Accepting a groggy day: typos, forgetting to hit "publish" and drinking tea
- Using artist's dates as a reminder to make fun a priority
- One Thing Today #180
- Deciding to work through The Artist's Way for a fifth time. Join me?
- One Thing Today #170
- Small treats and bribery to get our Important Work done
- A little affordable limited edition art
- A reminder about the usefulness of limits
- Podcasting in my pyjamas and eating Christmas cake for breakfast
- One Thing Today #162: New Year's resolutions
- Brewing coffee and recording the One Thing Today podcast
- The quiet oasis of the early morning cuppa
- I almost forgot to celebrate..!
- Hot chocolate and staying on creative track
- Some (affordable!) limited edition art
- An experiment in planning
- Unplugged? A week of trying to stay offline
- The power of tiny steps: Celebrating 100 One Thing Today podcasts
- Forget about seizing the day, enjoy it instead (a gentler translation of carpe diem)
- Balancing work and play - an experiment for August
- Letting go of routine (just a little)
- Packing light as a metaphor for sustainable living
- Today's One Thing Today podcast is available to everyone
- Celebrating 50 One Thing Today Podcasts
- Maintaining a gentle sense of momentum
- We should all have a big pink recipe book to help us celebrate our achievements
- Why I'm recording a daily podcast instead of hunting wooly mammoths
- If we're patient, eventually we all get to unpack our china tea sets
- The importance of pampering ourselves
- Avoiding the "jam tomorrow" tendency in order to get our Important Work done
- Why I would like the way I work to be more like the way I garden
- Make things as easy as possible to stay as creative as possible
- The Sustainably Creative tools: tea and cake!
- The Sustainably Creative tools: the energy diary
- The Sustainably Creativite tools: the little and often mantra
- The Sustainably Creative tools: the kitchen timer
- The Sustainably Creative tools: the one-thing to-do list
- Trying to stay on track and not be seduced by new shiny springtime ideas
- Why being limited in energy doesn't have to mean you can't have a creative life (or even livelihood) and why I've written a book about it
- Trusting in the magic of one thing at a time
- Don't get lost in making choices, just pick a direction for today to keep the creative flow flowing
- Being as creative as possible by keeping things as simple possible (or learning to draw with my finger)
- Sustaining My Creativity - a fortnightly letter about creating a sustainable income online
- Why I have a glass of smoothie and write a (very short) to do list everyday
- Remaining steadfast: the path to creative happiness and fulfilment?
- Why you should keep making your morning coffee (or whatever else you do every day) if you want to be creatively successful
- Resurfacing after a trip to London (accepting the need to stop and rest)
- Creativity and Focus: an interview with the single-minded Dan Goodwin
- I like custard. What do you like? Make some time to remember what makes you smile
- Remembering to take that nap: an interview with the deliciously insightful Lisa Baldwin
- Five microPodcasts answering Sustainable Creativity readers' questions
- Don't wait for the funfair, have (even a just little!) fun right now
- Are some sprouting bulbs and a ball of red wool the secret to happiness?
- Feel the guilt and do it anyway (drinking hot chocolate and declaring a Day-in-Bed day)
- If you can't avoid distractions learn to smile and get back on track
- Some of the low energy and non-deadline led ways I make money
- The joy of being able to work anywhere (and a very big coffee)
- Planning (just a little) for 2011
- Taking my own advice - looking back at what I've achieved in 2010
- Working with what is
- Remember to celebrate your achievements
- Guest post: One or two things I know about time and creativity
- 10 simple ways of feeling like you're on top of things (or even a little ahead)
- Clarifying what Important Work is
- Schedule a catch-up week (or month!) to get ahead and stay ahead
- 8 ways to be present so you can stay aware of your limits and enjoy the journey
- Why I'm throwing away my calendar and to-do list (at least for a month)
- Staying creative by accepting unpredictability
- Keeping it simple so we can work from anywhere (even bed)
- Remembering the importance of chocolate spread in the creative process
- Learning to not hover between resting and doing
- Accepting imperfection in order to get our Important Work done
- Sometimes a "one-thing to-do list" is the only way to get the (really) Important stuff done
- What could you say "no" to today to free up energy for something more important?
- Why I'm a great believer in the concept of "micro" working.
- A good place to start
- Why running a minimalist business is perfect for an artist with low energy
- The Importantance of Elevenses (or why it's vital to pace yourself and stay on track)
- Guest Post: How To Become The World's Strongest Artist (In 5 Minutes A Day)
- Achieve (almost) anything you want with a pen, paper and a pot of tea
- 20 ways to get through the bad days
- Have a morning triage session to keep your Important Work in focus
- Ideas exhaustion and how to avoid it
- Not feeling like you're getting anywhere? Do one small thing then take a nap
- Celebrating a "little and often" victory with homemade bread, jam and coffee
- Just five minutes of effort for hours of pleasure
- Pottering: getting things done the gentle way
- How doing one little thing can boost creative energy
- Five simple strategies for getting through a low energy slump.
- Resting, recuperating (and watching some tennis)
- Rediscovering a sense of wonder
- Why it's best to be a "One-Thing-at-a-Time Artist" if you want to get stuff done
- Gentle motivation from five of my favourite books
- 8 reasons why napping can help keep your creative flow flowing
- Distill your ambitions down to their essential core
- Don't compare yourself to others, just get on with YOUR important work
- Create limits to get more stuff done
- ME/CFS Awareness Month: Lessons for everyone from an artist with ME
- Don't wait for permission to create
- The importance of non-attachment in creative endeavours (especially if you're low on energy)
- Why perseverance is so important for creative success
- Just do it. Advice for anyone with limited energy who wants to get creative stuff done.
- Recharging my creative batteries with a "Day Away"
- Why focus is so important if you want to be creative but are low on energy
- 10 ideas for ways to be kinder to yourself (and increase your creative output)
- 10 ways to just get on with your important work despite being tired or having limited time!
- 10 reasons to just do something creative and not care about the result
- Reach for something a little closer than the stars (at least as a first step)
- Porridge, dog walking and a VERY big bed.
- Find ten things to draw!
- Taming the Tele