As someone who often struggles with flexibility, I’ve found that having flexible creative tools makes a big difference to my creativity. But when I have tools that feel constricting, I find it constricts my thought process.
For me, the ability to move things physically around seems to be key. So I prefer notebooks where I can remove and replace sheets of paper and a watercolor palette where I can move around the placement of the paint, like this one:
While I love the above watercolor palette by Robax, it’s not perfect. The plastic palette trays get stained by paint which I know drives some artists crazy, although that doesn’t seem to bother me too much. And their website is super old, but I do love the product regardless.
Tools as avoidance
Although finding the right tool can make a huge difference, I also find it can be a form of avoidance for creating art. What’s hard is that I have to keep myself open to finding new tools while not letting the search for them take away from the actual making of art.
Nice Press
In the publishing world, it feels like you only have a few months around the launch of your book to have an impact. So I’m pleasantly surprised at the occasional wonderful review that continues to pop out for my Gatsby adaptation, even after three years since its publication. I remember my agent telling me it would likely be an evergreen book which I wasn’t appreciative of at the time, but I am now!
In Screen Rant’s recent article, Angela Davis lists the top 10 comic adaptations of classics. Read the article to see where she ranks Gatsby and the other wonderful adaptations on the list:
Leif love
I find it so endearing when Leif gets all regal on us. Here he is standing at attention at the dog park.
