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the habit of art by kelcey ervick substack subscribe sign in home for paid subscribers archive about what if rejection was a soccer team and it was playing against acceptance in the world cup of grant applications 5 hrs ago kelcey ervick 61 25 7 a solstice reset with help from friends and familiars jun 21 kelcey ervick 125 57 8 shake up your art habit preferably with friends jun 7 kelcey ervick 153 96 10 nature journals for people who get attacked by geese can t draw trees and generally prefer to be indoors the answer make nature comics may 25 kelcey ervick 155 83 25 making single panel diary comics and noticing the little things may 17 kelcey ervick 250 93 30 most popular view all a woman reading jun 29 2024 kelcey ervick 427 119 40 forget resolutions and words of the year choose a new year s imperative instead dec 29 2024 kelcey ervick 351 114 60 how i create my illustrated stories jul 19 2024 kelcey ervick 344 154 47 on being your own why mar 31 2024 kelcey ervick 329 89 44 for artists writers creators dreamers subscribe recent posts view all a cartoonist s eyes can see what s hidden apparently a cartoonist gave us the word gerrymander may 3 kelcey ervick 125 74 24 embracing april s chaotic energy to what purpose april do you return again edna st vincent millay apr 19 kelcey ervick 135 43 12 10 minutes light candle make art spending 10 minutes a day with my big project apr 5 kelcey ervick 145 66 12 the most powerful overlooked difficult element of a story or a painting great ideas are just hogwash vladimir nabokov mar 22 kelcey ervick 144 58 14 see all the creative life view all what if rejection was a soccer team and it was playing against acceptance in the world cup of grant applications 5 hrs ago kelcey ervick 61 25 7 a solstice reset with help from friends and familiars jun 21 kelcey ervick 125 57 8 my drawing hand hurts so i got out my typewriter on pain strain and creative constraints feb 22 kelcey ervick 133 101 12 think small to go big and a visit from some opinionated animals jan 11 kelcey ervick 223 97 24 on teaching view all a cartoonist s eyes can see what s hidden apparently a cartoonist gave us the word gerrymander may 3 kelcey ervick 125 74 24 letter to my graphic storytelling class 10 thoughts as we head to next week s final deadline jul 27 2025 kelcey ervick 144 65 15 finding our inner stories with deadlines community and the sudden emergence of coach k jun 22 2025 kelcey ervick 166 157 11 making art when the conditions are impossible in which i m inspired by my students again apr 20 2025 kelcey ervick 219 56 31 books artists writers view all are these the same questions you ask the boys teams and other questions for women s history month mar 1 kelcey ervick 169 71 23 f scott fitzgerald s self doubt terrible titles and pre pub anxiety over the great gatsby not to mention his dozens of bad habits nov 2 2025 kelcey ervick 164 50 22 used bookstores are magic portals and the books are in charge oct 19 2025 kelcey ervick 135 54 12 why i wrote letters to a dead author and why you should too aug 31 2025 kelcey ervick 111 13 8 process habits view all shake up your art habit preferably with friends jun 7 kelcey ervick 153 96 10 making single panel diary comics and noticing the little things may 17 kelcey ervick 250 93 30 10 minutes light candle make art spending 10 minutes a day with my big project apr 5 kelcey ervick 145 66 12 the most powerful overlooked difficult element of a story or a painting great ideas are just hogwash vladimir nabokov mar 22 kelcey ervick 144 58 14 the habit of art by kelcey ervick i m an author artist and creative writing professor who writes and draws about the messy and meaningful act of making art and telling stories about archive recommendations sitemap subscribe 2026 kelcey ervick privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts