Just film photography in this one - Why Am I Making This? Issue #12
Hello there! It’s a bit of an early newsletter this month, and also a slightly short one. I talked last month about feeling some creative burnout, and at the...
Burnout, continued frenzied photography, pottery - Why Am I Making This? Issue #11
Hey there! It’s the end of another month! The trees are (finally) blooming, it’s getting warmer outside, the days are longer, and I remain on the struggle...
Catching up & portrait photography mania - Why Am I Making This? Issue #10
Hey everyone, Here in Maine, it feels like spring is almost here! Temperatures are usually above freezing and some recent days have been downright warm. Of...
Art classes and extreme craft miscellany - Why Am I Making This? Issue 9
Hello friends! It’s nearly the end of February, which means it’s time for another newsletter. It’s Julien writing to you, your Maine-based artist friend. I...
Am I Lazy??? Here's 20 drawings - Why Am I Making This? Issue #8
Hey pals, I was on the phone with a friend the other day, talking about art and feeling tired and feeling busy. I kept saying how lazy I felt - about working...
It’s the end of the year! (Inside: A bit of everything, mostly drawing)
Hello hello, I have been thinking about this newsletter for a few weeks, wondering if I should do a big roundup of everything I’ve done this year - or...
Crafting and fanart once again - Why Am I Making This, Issue #6
Hello friends, Life just won't stop being rough this year, huh? But I don't think anyone really needs to hear anything extra about that. So I'll get right...
All the paintings I've done in 2020 so far - Why Am I Making This, Issue 5
Hello everyone. (It’s Julien.) Last newsletter I said I might send you all an annotated list of the paintings I’ve done this year. I’m going to do that now,...
Painting, tired - Why Am I Making This, Issue #4
Hello everyone! It’s pretty cold today! I am very happy, or would be if I wasn’t shrouded in a pandemic/politics-generated miasma, feeling somewhat tired and...
Portraits, shipping, ceramics, boredom? - Why Am I Making This, Issue #3
Hello lovely people, I’m ecstatic that summer is basically over. While I do enjoy the late light and the things it gives me time to do after work, I’m tired...
Polaroid photography and other film adventures - Why Am I Making This, Issue #2
Dear friends, Hello from the sunny shores of my favorite Maine lake! I have been doing my very best to spend as much time as possible at the lake recently,...
Why Am I Making This? Issue 1 - an introduction, ceramics, forming creative habits
Hey there! I’m Julien, an artist and dabbler from Maine, USA, and you’re reading the first newsletter in “Why Am I Making This?”, a monthly letter about...