Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Break the Rules - Filling the Creative Well - Blog Series



There are no rules in how you want to express yourself creatively and it is entirely up to you what mediums you use and the combinations.

A lot of us still carry around the negative talk of others, ‘don’t make a mess’, ‘stay within the line’, ‘you’ll never be’ – and fill in the gap for the fragments of negativity buried deep within needs to be excavated and released. Today, break them.

What you can try

  • Choose one creative “rule” you usually follow and break it boldly. Let that spark a wild, free page.
  • Paint off the edge. Use your non-dominant hand. Cut a hole in the paper. Tape something in backwards. Turn your journal upside down. Layer paint before it's dry. 
  • Use a tool “incorrectly.” Delight in the freedom of doing things your own way. Think outside of the box.
  • This exercise reminds you that you are in charge of your practice. You get to choose what works for you.

What rules have you been following without even noticing? Today, drop them. And see what happens.

Takeaway Nuggets:

  1. Rule-breaking leads to creative liberation.
  2. Art becomes more alive when we stop trying to “get it right.”


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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey 


Course Platform - there are a variety of FREE courses and resources for you to use in your creative practice.

FREE Tier - Patreon - I have a Free Tier on Patreon that has a selection of early release posts and monthly Digital Download Papers for you to use in your creative projects - Learn More Here

YouTube - Weekly Videos to encourage your creative practice, Slow stitching, art journaling and Artists chats - Learn More Here

Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .



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