Documenting your artistic practice does not mean putting yourself on display or constantly creating content. It is first and foremost about keeping clear, lasting records of what you create, how you work, and how your work evolves and circulates over time. This documentation can remain personal or gradually become a professional tool. In all cases, it can be simple, accessible, and adapted to your own rhythm. Here are twelve concrete ways to document your artistic practice. 1. Keep your...

Returning to an artistic practice after a break is rarely simple.We often believe that picking up where we left off will be easy—but very quickly, something resists. The gesture feels unfamiliar, confidence has shifted, and expectations are often higher than before. Over time, I’ve come to realize that the biggest obstacle isn’t a lack of skill or inspiration.It ’s the quiet expectation of immediately recovering what once felt natural. Reclaiming an artistic practice is not about going...

Structuring an artistic practice can feel contradictory to the very idea of creation.For many artists, structure sounds like constraint, rigidity, or the loss of spontaneity. And yet, over time, I’ve learned the opposite. In my own practice—between painting, surface pattern design, and the creation of creative tools—structure is not what limits freedom. It is what makes it possible. It reduces mental noise, removes unnecessary decisions, and creates space to actually create. Here are 5 simple...