Creative Life

One major step I have taken this year was deleting my Instagram profile. It was not a decision I made overnight. It was something that I had been thinking about for a while. I should also note that this is not the first time I have left social media. Not all social, though; I still look at YouTube and Pinterest almost daily 🙂 but I do not have the same pressure with those platforms. My History of Social Media Full disclosure: I have never been a huge fan of social media. This will age me, but even back in the

Happy New Year! Who’s ready for 2024? As creatives, we often want to set new art goals each year. The driving force is often less about the creative process and more about building a stronger portfolio and getting more clients. That is all great stuff to aim for. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to keep the pressure of those goals from stifling your creativity. I will share my goals and some things to remember when setting yours, which will hopefully help you remember to create for the sake of creating. So here’s what’s up for Amy Denise this year. It’s

UPDATE: Ice Cream Shop 3D Illustration Poster Print Now Available The Start of 2023 I did not see my year going in this direction when it started. I planned to stay focused on surface pattern design and create at least one pattern each week. It never happened. I’ve been dealing with some serious creative block regarding patterns. I felt lost even though I had my planner all set with collections to work on, but I just could not even draw anything I liked. I was sinking into a little bit of a depression. I had put so much pressure on

Happy New Year! I know some of you are rolling your eyes and saying it’s too late to say Happy New Year we are more than half way through January. That’s fair, but It’s the first post on my blog this year so I’m saying it. So it’s a new year which means it’s time to reflect on what worked and what didn’t for last year and set some new goals for the year. I personally don’t like to make a resolution for the year. I prefer to set smaller more attainable goals all year. For me, that’s the best