Digital Renderings for Designing
I’m beginning to make baby steps forward on some designs. I had done a few preliminary sketches in my notebook to jumpstart my creativity...
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- Jan 12
Writing Prompt for Creatives: Meet the Artist, Meet the Writer
Hi, my name is Caitlin and I'm the artist behind Aguja y Clavo Jewelry (AyC for short). I love everything about jewelry and always have....
- Jan 10
The Random Facet in my Design Journey
There’s always a point in my research where I start to look to other sources that have nothing to do with my subject. It’s an interesting...
- Jan 9
How to Read The Classics: Advice From Someone Who Started From Zero
There’s a quote from one of my favorite lecturers, Dr. Elizabeth Vandiver, that I think perfectly sums up why I decided to read The...
- Jan 8
Why I’m Blogging More
I'm surprising myself with how much I want to write. I wasn't expecting to do blogging everyday, but this month I decided to go for it....
- Jan 7
Artist Spotlight: Zoe of ZoeZoe Jewelry
I’m really excited to start this section on my blog where I talk about other makers, creatives and artists. I’ve been wanting to do...
- Jan 6
Finally! Some! Sketches!
As I’ve mentioned in other posts, this next collection will feature lots of my miniature oil paintings. There’s a different process that...
- Jan 5
Navigating The Classics and How I Use Them in My Art
If you’ve been following my journey for a while, then you know that I’ve had a deep fascination with Ancient History for the past 5...
- Jan 4
3 Growing Pains I Learned from this Business
I haven't done a list blog post because they feel so cliche, but these are lessons that I feel everyone could learn from or relate to....
- Jan 3
Struggling to Find a Direction
I'm struggling to figure out how to approach this next collection. It’s all about The Aeneid which is a book that not many people are...
- Jan 2
January Newsletter
Happy New Year and welcome to another monthly newsletter installment. I'm taking a big leap this year to try to blog more and so far, I'm...
- Dec 30, 2022
Inspiration (cont'd) for Aeneid Collection
I'm digging deeper into my research for the Aeneid Collection. The research right now is heading in three directions: + refreshing my...
- Dec 29, 2022
Writing Prompt for Creatives: Creative Manifesto
For the past two years, I've written a manifesto where I state some of my goals for the year ahead. Most often I'm putting to words what...
- Dec 28, 2022
Taking a Softer Approach
I’ve been totally sucked into babyland lately and it’s a welcome break from the hustle I normally put myself through to just be a mom....
- Dec 27, 2022
Did I Just Find a Solution?
I have been trying to figure out a way to come on here daily, or at least multiple times per week, to actively engage on my website and...
- Dec 22, 2022
My Experience With Doing the Writing Prompts
Last week, I announced that I will be putting out writing prompts for artists and makers every two weeks from now until April. I’ve done...
- Dec 15, 2022
Writing Prompts for Artists and Makers
I’m at the point with my internet journey where I need a change. For years, I’ve showed my process through IG Stories but that pace has...
- Dec 10, 2022
Mood Board for The Aeneid Collection
The next collection I'll be working on will be a retelling of The Aeneid by the Ancient Roman poet, Virgil. I'm slowly gathering visual...
- Dec 1, 2022
December Newsletter
The last newsletter for the year, thank you for reading these so far. I've enjoyed writing them, and it will continue to be a thing on my...
- Nov 20, 2022
Caught up in some Christmas Spirit
I have been unexpectedly swept up in some Christmas spirit and I got the urge to make ornaments. I didn't want to plan them or really...
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