10 Best Pencil Pouches to Keep Everything Handy (2020)
Dealing with clutter, be it stationary or paperwork as an artist, student, or working professional, can be frustrating. You often have to search for your markers,…
5 Best Sketchbooks to Bring Out Your Creativity
Many accomplished artists work only with sketchbooks of a certain format and this may very well be your MO. Whether you’re an experienced artist…
How to Present Your Digital Portfolio: Advice from a Creative Recruiter
I’m a designer and I’m not sure how to present a digital portfolio! It is the biggest make-or-break factor in a hiring decision. However,…
How I lost my creativity
When I was in design school, I had a 20 minute walk from my apartment on the Lower East Side to class. In that…
Surface Design and Painting Inspiration with Sarah Golden
“Surround yourself with as many other creative moms as you can, whether it’s in person or online. It’s some of the best conversation and…
Rebecca Plumb, Interior Designer, On How She Makes Time For Her Creative Growth
“I know it’s hard when kids are young, but I made a conscious decision not to put my creative self on the backburner…” Rebecca…
Suzanne O’Brien, Floral Designer, On Having Her Dream Career, and Showing Her Kids They Can Too
I appreciate that my kids see me living my dream. I didn’t settle for the average 9 – 5. I’m living my dream. I made it…
Engaging with History: Freelance Curating with Jennifer Forest
“The standard workplace is not set up for creatives, or for women with children, and those two things were really highlighted for me when…
You Don’t Look Like a Graphic Designer: Have I Become “Just a Mum”?
Mothers judging other mothers. It happens, and is possibly an unavoidable part of parenthood. It’s so easy to say ‘who cares what they think’…
Meet Inspirational Photographer Beryl Ayn Young
“Have courage, have faith, and have commitment! You need all 3 in order to be successful.” Beryl Ayn Young believes that there is magic…