Journal

Entry 005: The Pull of Repetition

Repetition has become my quiet rebellion. Circle by circle, line by line, mark by mark, I’m discovering calm, clarity, and the unexpected freedom of creative ritual.

Entry 004: Starting Over After 40

They don't tell you that redundancy can be a gift wrapped in fear." When a Friday afternoon Zoom call ended my corporate career, I thought I'd become a writer. Instead, I found myself returning to ...

Entry 003: What Cloud Watching Taught Me About Art

Every weekend for years, we'd drive to the Cederberg. Two and a half hours of cloud watching from the back seat, finding dragons in the sky. Now I find them in ink. Circle by circle, my 'Mapping Cl...

Entry 002: The Weight of Black Ink

Working in monochrome strips away all pretense. No color to hide behind. Just you, the ink, and the truth. After losing my job, I returned to pen and ink drawing—the one medium that never failed me...

Entry 001: Why My Dining Room Table Is Now My Art Studio

After months of waiting for the 'right' conditions to create art—a proper studio, better lighting, more knowledge—I finally started working where I am: my dining room table. Between dinner interrup...