This is a place where it is okay to be silly.
  • Lines are movements, let them dance.
  • Accidents are beautiful.
  • Overworked is the enemy.
  • Over-thought is the enemy.
  • Smiles and laughter are not just important, they are noble, elevating, aesthetic experiences.
  • Respect the integrity of your chosen media, embrace the quirks of your chosen media.
  • Experiment!
  • Practice acceptance.
  • Respond!
  • Improvise!
  • Let people see what you make especially the pieces that make you nervous.
  • Art is Love for everybody.
  • We make art on Earth. We are Earthlings one and all and only one planet is open for business.
  • Choose Mudita over Schadenfreude.
  • Glory in color.
  • Strive to bring the feeling of color even when using only a black pen on white paper.
  • Even a single line can be beautiful.
  • Even a single line can be profound.
  • Your hand knows its business – don’t be too swift to judge it when it surprises you.
  • Doodling is openness to the essential.
  • When in doubt, draw a bird.
  • When in doubt, draw a bunny.
  • When in doubt, write a word in the middle of the page. Love is a great word to choose.
  • Believe in every line you draw.
  • When in doubt, be simple and spare.
  • When in doubt, be complex and turbulent.
  • When in doubt about starting, make a single random mark on the canvas or page.
  • When in doubt about finishing, stop and walk away. If you’re not finished you’ll know it when you come back.
  • Poems love doodles and doodles love poems.
  • Grownups deserve art that is joyful without being jaded, mawkish, ironic or saccharine. They need it at least as much as kids do.
  • Give yourself permission to put your whole heart into what you do.
  • Give yourself permission to love the silly, the whimsical, the absurd.
  • When in doubt, draw!
  • When certain, draw!
  • Draw! Draw! Draw!
  • Hug unreservedly.
I declare this place is a silo full of whimsy.

Let it be a haven for hugs, love, cats, dogs, birds, beasts, and all those who carry a smile in their hearts.