Is Something Holding You Back?
Join me on Saturday April 4th 2026 for a mini-zine making workshop around this theme of Expressing Your True Colours. What stops people expressing themselves…
Tag: Creative Practice
How I Use One-Page Mini-Zines To Generate Ideas Quickly
Do you want to generate ideas quickly, without overthinking, without requiring perfection, and without using AI tools? One-page mini-zines are great for brainstorming and exploring…
Grow Creative Confidence Using Sketching (with Sam Marshall)
Would you like to develop more creative confidence? Have you ever embarked on, or considered, a sketching practice? In this episode of The Gentle Rebel…
Mapping Our Relationship With Certainty
Slowing down our thinking can help us process more deeply and explore what is going on beneath the surface. I’ve been noticing that when thinking…
Unfinished Maps (Phrase Maze)
This season’s theme is Unfinished Maps. What comes to mind for you when you read those words? Unfinished Maps – Phrase Maze Notes We met…
Sustaining Your Creative Practice (with Steve Lawson)
Is the audience more than a gaggle of consumers? What role do they play in the creative process of an artist? Should they, as Rick…
Are You More of a Host, Artisan, or Entertainer?
Have you ever seen homes lit up at night and wondered what the lights in the windows say about the people inside? Just me? OK…
A Blimp from the Blue: Using The Kishōtenketsu Story Structure as an Antidote to the Hero’s Journey (with Kendra Patterson)
The hero's journey underpins a lot of storytelling. But is it all we have? No. Kishōtenketsu is the antidote to its toxicity.
What About The Other Characters In The Hero’s Journey?
I often think about the other characters in stories. The ones who aren’t the key players, heroes, or villains. In fact, I am sometimes so…
High Sensitivity, Autism, and The Challenge of Being an Artist Right Now (with Lizzie Campbell)
Lizzie Campbell is a polymer clay artist who creates under the name Clay Disarray, and wow, she’s phenomenal! Her intricate modelling brings characters and cultural…