I was interrupted 26 times...
The interruption somehow became the whole point.
I was interrupted 26 times while writing my letter for October's Paper & Paint subscription.
I know, because I started keeping a tally after the first handful.
The brown marker was dried out.
There was a sparkly purple pen I absolutely needed to see.
Some rocks Josie was coloring on her paper were a mommy and a Josie.
Puppy (the stuffed animal we cannot live without) needed a nap.
Josie turned into a kitty.
You know. All the important things.
Meanwhile, I was trying very hard to write something thoughtful about creativity. And in hindsight, the whole situation is kind of perfect.
Because October's letter became about how we keep creating in a life that will not stop interrupting us.
I spend a lot of time waiting for the right conditions to make things. More time, more quiet, a cleaner house, fewer emails, children who are deeply invested in independent play...
And yet, life seems pretty uninterested in providing those conditions. So lately I've been wondering if the answer isn't always to find a way out of the chaos but instead, to learn how to create inside of it all.
That is October's Paper & Paint.
And the art print this month feels almost too perfect for it...
Radiant Form is loud and soft at the same time. There's movement and color and chaos, but there is also this stillness and sense of serenity too.
The original sold last month in a charity show, which I am both thrilled about and sad about because I love this painting. So, I knew I wanted it to become this month's print.
October subscribers will receive a 5x7" fine art print of Radiant Form, my full October letter on creating in chaos, and few a new bonus items that I am really excited for.
$15, mailed from my studio to your mailbox.
But really, Paper & Paint is my excuse to send you something every month that asks you to rest for a minute. Read something that is not on a screen, put some art somewhere you can see it. Maybe think about your own life a little differently.
To feel seen for a few minutes.
And then go back to the meetings and laundry and the cooking and the cleaning and the parenting and whatever else you may have going on.
P.S. The final interruption while writing October's letter was Josie explaining that she would only be eating bread and cheese for dinner, absolutely no broccoli. Ever. So if you're waiting for life to come less chaotic before you do the thing...perhaps we should both reconsider.
All the best,
Emily
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