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Ann's avatar

I love this. A good read and resonates with me, a fellow creative. Here's to a great art making year for you, and for me, in 2026.

Haley Elise Hughes's avatar

We're doing the damn thing, Ann! <3 xo

Carolyn Yoo's avatar

Recently discovered your artwork via IG and thrilled to see you write here! I love giving credence and authority to craft/folk art and hope to see more of it take up space in galleries and museums. Hope you get to experiment lots and play and expand in 2026!

Michelle Russo Hoelz's avatar

I relate to so much of what you wrote and appreciate your levity and sense of humor around the challenges of ADHD! ❤️

The distinction between art and craft is an interesting one, and I love that you are blurring the lines between them! I believe that as artists in the AI age, it has become more and more important to tell stories with art and take people on a journey through our interests, not just present polished finished pieces. I find the process part to be so fascinating and yet I still find it hard to sit down and practice! So please keep doing the thing! I will try to do the same!

Alli Claridge's avatar

“Practice makes progress, not perfection” - hitting me right in the chest with that one. I love you and I love reading your writing (you’re really very good at it, even if you feel out of practice).