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There’s a point in learning a new creative medium when we stop asking, “Am I doing this right?” and begin asking a much more interesting question: “What happens if I try this?” Alcohol inks are wonderful for this kind of discovery because they respond so differently depending on how we work with them. A little air can send the ink flowing across the surface. Alcohol can push pigment away, soften an edge, or open an unexpected shape. A different tool or movement can completely

Recently, I had the opportunity to become a student again. In a course at Bullseye Glass, I learned how to create stencils with a Cricut, transfer them to a silkscreen, and print images onto sheet glass using powdered glass. I came away with more than a new technique. Learning something unfamiliar reminded me how one creative experience can open the door to another. Before the workshop, these processes were outside my experience. By the end, I wasn't simply thinking about wha

There is something wonderfully freeing about beginning without knowing exactly where you are going. So much of our daily lives asks us to have a plan, know the answer, and work toward a particular outcome. Creativity can offer us something different: a place where we are allowed to wonder, experiment, and see what happens. That begins with curiosity. Curiosity shifts the question from “Will this turn out well?” to “What might happen if I try this?” That small change can trans