by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 25, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative, Popular Posts
Dr. Kelly Brogan and Joe Rogan were discussing the benefits of self-induced hardship. Historically we would have naturally experienced hardship in our daily lives. Today it is possible to avoid hardship so much more easily. It’s such a temptation to take it easy. I do...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 13, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I’m not sure where I heard this quote but I repeat it to myself whenever I feel like wimping out on doing something. I even catch myself getting lazy with things I love that take effort, like riding my horse. Finn is 33 now so everyday is a bonus. I don’t want to miss...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 11, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
For me drawing is like meditation. I feel so much better both while I’m working as well as afterwards. I was wondering why that is so I did a bit of research. Apparently when you draw, dopamine is produced in the brainstem. It is released in your brain’s cortex...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 7, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative, Popular Posts
I love this quote from Ai Weiwei. It sticks in my head because my friend Veronica had it up on her fridge. Whenever I’d be feeling overwhelmed by another big creative project I would look at that fridge magnet and remind myself to just start with one little thing. I...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | May 31, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
One of my professors from design school said this during a lecture, “Your head is a terrible place for ideas”. At first it struck me as the oddest concept. But after a while I understood more what he meant. He kept telling us to write, sketch, brainstorm… do whatever...
