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Tag Archives: art making

Why Messing Up Your Artwork is a Good Thing

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2012Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Traci Bunkers | 6 Comments




I know, that sounds so wrong. I don’t mean messing it up intentionally, of course. But often when we work, it’s easy to get attached to our work and be afraid to do anything more to a piece out of fear of messing it up. It happens to me all the time. But I let […]





Works in Progress & Important Info!

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012Thursday, February 23, 2012 by Traci Bunkers | 2 Comments




It feels so great to be making art after working on other things for awhile. Some months back, I had gotten into the practice of making art first thing in the morning, for at least an hour. It was great! It set the tone for the rest of my day. Then one thing lead to […]





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