I’m working on improving the flow of my workspace, and I’m realizing that some of my current jars for holding markers, pens, brushes, etc., just aren’t cutting it anymore! What are your go-to organizers for art materials that help keep your studio flowing and your space feeling organized? I’d love to hear what works best for you—whether it’s shelves, racks, holders, trays, or anything else that keeps tools accessible and tidy!

Happy new year everyone!! I hope everyone is resting well and getting ready for a creative 2026. I'm continuing to organize my work area as I settle on a routine that allows me the most space. I've also been playing around with my oil pastels as usual and doing some blending exercises. I combined a few exercises into one. I wanted to see how the Sennelier pastels blended with diffetent objects so I organized them by my fingers, paper towels, blending stumps, and brushes. I also broke it down based on a dry vs damp paper towel and if i used oil with the brushes. For the colors, I chose to use complimentary colors based off of my color wheel so I can get used to seeing them on paper. I also wrote down the number of the colors I used so I could keep track of which colors worked and which clashed. This was just a fun and easy activity to do that was low risk and high reward. It not only helped me understand how these pastels worked but it helped me practice what I learned in the color theory course about hue, saturation and values. As an addon, I found this creator on youtube named Yayen who works in oil pastels. He has really great tutorials and even an hour long video about the history of color and culture meanings around the world. If you are studying the color theory course, I'd recommend checking it out. 🙂

This past year has been an important one. I’ve had the privilege of meeting and befriending so many thoughtful, generous, and deeply creative souls along the way. And while it wasn’t an easy year, it was a meaningful one~ full of moments that quietly reshaped things in the best ways. There were lessons that brought clarity. Moments that asked for alignment and patience. And reminders to trust myself, my partners, and the direction we’re building toward together. At the heart of it all is what we’re growing here: a creative ecosystem~ a space meant for artists to learn, connect, experiment, and truly thrive. A place rooted in purpose, care, intention, and mutual support. Thank you for being here. For showing up. For building alongside us. For believing in what we’re creating together. My deepest gratitude to each of you for being part of this journey. As we move into 2026, I hope it brings you gentle momentum, soul-led creativity, and those quiet nudges of inspiration that arrive exactly when you need them. ✨ Cheers to a beautiful new year ahead~!