Creative Field Notes

Thought the portfolio was the point — I was wrong.

If you’ve ever thought the final result was all that mattered, I used to agree. But I’ve learned the real creativity lives in the process. A finished piece might speak to the audience, but the journey of getting there can inspire and encourage in ways the end product never will.

So here it is — the good, the raw, the not-quite-done.

Didn’t know what I was doing — did it anyway.

No sketch. No vision. Just some colors I liked and a vague idea of what pouring paint was supposed to look like. I was halfway through a cold brew when the spiral happened. Not sure if this is art or a mild meltdown in acrylics. Either way, it was fun.
Should’ve also poured that coffee into the mix.

Spontaneous pour painting with pink spiral and layered pastel paint puddle on raw canvas, surrounded by art tools.
Poured at a café table. Would do it again.
Close-up of a black wooden frame made from found street objects, part of a collaborative portrait wall at an outdoor art walk.
Look closely — maybe your junk’s up there.

One person’s trash… is still kinda gross — but also, maybe art.

Built this with a crew of artists for a live portrait wall during an art walk. The frame was assembled from whatever we found: street scraps, broken hangers, rusty bits, a plastic toy that might’ve been cursed. Most people would’ve stepped over it. We stuck it to wood and called it structure.
Redemption arc, but for objects

Had no business cooking a turkey — also did it anyway.

For years, I was the one showing up to other people’s Thanksgiving dinners. That year, I got it in my head to host — and somehow decided turkey was the move. I prepped it the way I’d seen others do it, vaguely remembered seasoning tricks, and hoped for the best.
It wasn’t perfect, but it was mine. One and done — and worth it.

Raw turkey surrounded by citrus and herbs on a kitchen counter, captured as a still life before a Thanksgiving dinner.
Natural beauty preserved when left untouched.

Some ideas don’t make it out of the sketchbook.

But the good ones usually do. Stay in the loop for behind-the-scenes experiments, flops, and the rare triumph.

You won’t get much. Occasionally, something useful sneaks in — like the free Clarity Starter Pack.