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Instructions for Loving Your Life
On how to create the conditions for creativity to blossom, how to create a life you love, the wonders of printing with string, plus clouds and other…
Sep 13
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Maxima Kahn
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Let Your Body Lead: Revitalizing Your Life and Art with Embodied Creativity
On cultivating flow states, silencing the inner critic, accessing inspiration, and rekindling wonder in your art and daily activities
Sep 5
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Maxima Kahn
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August 2025
Reaching for Greatness and Falling Short: The Bewildering Task of the Artist
On why we need mediocre art, how to survive this brutal world, what to do when the well runs dry, and keeping it simple. Plus, some inspiration for you…
Aug 31
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Maxima Kahn
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Interactive Art and Why I Don't Like Wonder Woman
On pop-up art books, how Wonder Woman could become my hero, and the playful art of Alexander Calder
Aug 23
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Maxima Kahn
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Getting Out of the Blues and Returning to Wonder
On curiosity, compassion, inner freedom, and instructions for life
Aug 15
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Maxima Kahn
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From Word Pools to Wonder: How Other Artists Can Spark Your Creativity
On my favorite tool for inspiring my best creative work, the blessings of creative community, and the evocative power of maps
Aug 9
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Maxima Kahn
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Igniting Your Creative Fire
On rekindling inspiration, juicing up your creative space, keeping your materials handy, and carrying art or inspiration with you through your day
Aug 1
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Maxima Kahn
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July 2025
Cultivating the State in Which Making Art Becomes Inevitable
On inspiration, openness, the power of creative constraints, and small challenges to get you making art regularly, plus some wonderful things to check…
Jul 26
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Maxima Kahn
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Longing to Give and Learning to Receive
On the challenges and blessings of receiving and giving, the keys to happiness, and the power of words to connect us
Jul 18
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Maxima Kahn
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The Dream of Awakening: Finding Wholeness, Freedom, and Joy in Daily Awareness
On the longing for freedom, waking up in daily life, holding our dreams lightly, and living for joy. Plus, some wonderful books, word magic, and more!
Jul 12
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Maxima Kahn
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Love's Hand at Work in a World of Wonders
On making art as an act of devotion, being a conduit for the greater Flow, our beautiful interdependence, and the wonder of patterns
Jul 4
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Maxima Kahn
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June 2025
Honoring the Cycles and Seasons of Our Creative Lives
On taking breaks, the sacred pause, and letting yourself regenerate. Also, notebooks, keeping track, and rekindling joy when you feel blah.
Jun 28
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Maxima Kahn
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