Last week didn’t unfold the way I imagined. I had a long list of things I wanted to tick off — artwork to share, ideas to sketch, admin to clear — but I woke up feeling awful day after day. Full of cold and achy, foggy-headed, and with absolutely no creative spark to draw on. So instead of pushing through, I did something I haven’t always been good at: I stopped. I made cups of tea, snuggled under blankets, watched Christmas movies — and tried to forget the to do list. A few

Painting has always been a great escape for me - but sometimes it can feel daunting. Here are three things I do to overcome the overwhelm.