Tandem For Two

The analytical brain never went away when I became an artist. It just found different problems to solve. A fern, it turns out, is basically a math problem on canvas — same shape, scaled down, branching in a pattern that repeats with just enough variation to keep it interesting. I find that genuinely satisfying in the same way I used to find a solved equation satisfying. If you have a practical brain and keep telling yourself you're not the creative type, I'd push back on that pretty hard. Pull up a chair. Tell me in the comments — what kind of brain are you working with? Engineer, scientist, accountant, teacher? I want to know who else figured out they were also an artist, later than expected.

There is a point every year when I move my work outside. What I like about this shift is that I did not have to change my whole routine to get a different result. I still start the same way. I still do the same work. I just move part of it somewhere else. If you are feeling stuck in your own routine, especially after a long winter, this might be something to try.

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