Studio Journal
This is where I think out loud about slow craft made with lux materials,
creative recovery and the messy middle of life as a multi-passionate artist.
We’ll chat about why beautiful things are worth the time they take.
Let’s muse over material obsessions with plenty of process photos along the way.
You can count on me to toss in a fair amount of design inspiration, humor
and the occasional existential crisis about French seams.
Mostly we’ll have fun!
Join me as we revel in the bliss of creative genius,
technical insanity and the wild ride of making and unmaking.
say things
write stuff
studio journal – HEADER SECTION
Main Headline (Choose one):
Option 1: “Notes from the Bench”
Option 2: “The Studio Journal”
Option 3: “Making & Unmaking”
Option 4: “Process Over Perfection”
(My vote: Option 3 for the poetry of it, or Option 1 for clarity)
Subheadline:
“Thoughts on craft, creative recovery, and the process behind the work. Plus updates on what’s currently
on my bench, in my loom, and on my easel.”
Alternative:
“This is where I think out loud about craft, materials, creative recovery, and why beautiful things are
worth the time they take. Expect process photos, material obsessions, and the occasional existential crisis
about French seams.”
studio journal PATREON CTA SECTION (Make this prominent and beautiful)
Headline: “Join the Community”
Subhead: “Or: How to Get a Front-Row Seat to the Creative Process”
Body Copy:
“I’m building a creative practice in real-time on Patreon, documenting every stitch, every solder, every
creative decision. It’s part studio journal, part skill-sharing, part creative recovery memoir.
You’ll get access to long-form reflections, technique tutorials, studio videos, and behind-the-scenes
glimpses of work before it’s finished. Plus a community of makers, collectors, and people rebuilding their
creative lives after their own long absences.
We’re figuring this out together. Starting at $8/month.”
Or (more casual):
“Here’s the deal: I’m making Patreon the home base for everything I’m learning, making, and figuring out
as I rebuild my practice.
You get technique deep-dives, process videos, creative recovery essays, early access to new work, and a
community of people who actually value craft over speed. It’s like having studio access without the
sawdust in your coffee.
Plus, if you join the Atelier tier, you literally help design the work I’m making. Like art school critique
sessions, but you also get to take the piece home. (Well, one of you does. We’ll explain the system.)”
Primary CTA Button: “Explore Patreon Tiers”
Secondary Text (below button): “Not ready to join? Follow along for free and get monthly studio
updates in your inbox.” → [Email signup]
SOCIAL FEED INTEGRATION SECTION
Headline: “What I’m Making Right Now”
Subhead: “Live from Instagram, where I overshare about materials and technique”
[Embedded Instagram feed or 6-9 curated recent posts]
CTA below feed: “Follow @[yourhandle] for daily process →”
OPTIONAL: NEWSLETTER SIGNUP (if you want to build an email list)
Headline: “Studio Updates in Your Inbox”
Body Copy:
“Once a month, I send out a letter with what I’m working on, what I’m learning, and what I’m reading/
watching/obsessing over. No spam, no sales pitches, just me checking in from the studio.”
Email signup form: Name, Email, Subscribe button]
Button Text: “Yes, Keep Me Posted”
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Awards
BLOG POSTS SECTION
Section Intro (optional, above first post):
“I write when I have something to say—which is sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly, always honest.”
SUGGESTED FIRST BLOG POST TITLES & SNIPPETS
You’ll write these before launch. Here are three starter ideas with headlines and opening hooks:
Post 1: “Why I’m Starting Over (And Why That’s Not Failure)”
Opening paragraph:
“For ten years, I didn’t make anything. Not jewelry, not garments, not art. I told myself I was taking a
break, that I’d get back to it ‘when things settled down,’ that creativity was a luxury I couldn’t afford right
now.
Ten years is not a break. Ten years is an absence. And at some point, absence starts to feel like identity—
like maybe I wasn’t actually a maker anymore, maybe I’d just been playing pretend all along.
This is the essay about coming back. Not about triumphant return or redemption arcs, but about picking
up rusty tools and remembering how to use them. About being slow and uncertain and doing it anyway.”
Post 2: “What ‘Heirloom Quality’ Actually Means”
Opening paragraph:
“I use the phrase ‘heirloom quality’ a lot. It’s all over my website, in my Patreon tier descriptions,
probably tattooed on my soul at this point. But what does it actually mean?
It’s not just about durability—though that’s part of it. A plastic container is durable. A highway overpass
is durable. Durability without beauty is just… infrastructure.
Heirloom quality is the intersection of three things: craftsmanship that lasts, beauty that endures, and
meaning that accumulates. Let me break that down.”
Post 3: “Three Things I’m Making This Quarter”
Opening paragraph:
“Welcome to my quarterly project preview, where I tell you what I’m working on and then inevitably
change half of it because inspiration is a fickle beast.
This quarter, I’m focusing on [describe 1-2 sentence overview of each medium’s project]. Here’s what’s
currently occupying my brain, my bench, and my studio floor.”