One of the best gifts I’ve given myself this autumn has been the permission to not have to produce any art at all.

It’s not about how much I put out there, share on my site or social media. I’ve decided to give myself space from that internal drive to produce more work, and that all of it has to be good.

This is my story about the Big White Fish.

You’re welcome to have your own story too.

A big white fish falls asleep in a hot pink watery place, and has a dream about a diver who comes to visit her.

I’ve learned that if I sit around and wait for inspiration to knock on the door and announce its arrival, I’ll be waiting a long time.

Ideas and inspiration show up from everywhere, all of the time, and the best thing I can do to welcome them into my studio is be present.

The planets are dancing!

The music of the planets is beautiful to hear. The trick to hearing it is to really listen, which requires stillness, a valuable and sometimes rare commodity in these times.