Maiden Post

"View of Bozen with a Painter," Jules Coignet, 1837
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art Open Access Program

Hello friends,

As a busy career professional living an urban lifestyle in the Washington D.C. area, it isn't always easy to incorporate creativity and art into my everyday life.  I fantasize about one day switching to a creative career, but with today's economic constraints and so many different possible directions to take, all daunting, and plenty of student loan debt already over my head, it's a very hard leap to make. I find myself always dabbling, never jumping.

This blog is an attempt to document the process by which I eventually (or don't) find my way into the creative space, whether through a balance with my current career path or by achieving a new path entirely.  I seek to share my experiences with likeminded others, to forge a community of sorts...maybe to pep talk myself into making my fantasy creative life into a reality?  They say that journaling our intentions can often be the first step toward a more tangible goal.  We shall see.

If you are like me, working an office 9-to-5 (and a part time gig on top of that!) while secretly longing for something more creative - to launch your own clothing line, or to open a bakery, or to life coach, or to become a full time painter, or to purchase an alpaca farm and make the world's loveliest sweaters from your own homespun yarn, or to start a band, or... -  feel free to comment and introduce yourself.  Or, if you've made the transition already, or are in the process, please share how you did it!

Emily