by Amanda Billing
November 1, 2026
This week I want to talk to you about tricky things we can encounter once we've committed to a daily creative practice.
Oftentimes, people tak...
by Amanda Billing
October 30, 2026
These instructions are designed to wake your body and mind up to the beauty and power in this thing we call Art by taking you out into your artist...
by Amanda Billing
October 25, 2026
It can be so hard to engage in our own expressive process when we think we need to be good at "playing". Busy adults often find the advice to "be more playful" terribly unhelpful. I will never exhort you to "just play" because it's too vague. We play well when we know what the rules are and when there aren't too many.
by Amanda Billing
October 18, 2026
It's Day 7/50 and all is well. On Day One I wrote to you about the essential value of the voyage metaphor to this adventure/quest. The image of a...
by Amanda Billing
October 12, 2026
CAPTAIN'S LOG Day 1/50: VOYAGING and the power of METAPHOR
I'm the daughter of a war boy who grew up by the beach in Miramar, Wellington. In a...
by Amanda Billing
October 12, 2026
AHOY, fellow traveller! Welcome to The Half: a 50-day voyage of discovery.
What exactly is The Half?
The Half 2026 is a 50-day creative/a...
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This week I want to talk to you about tricky things we can encounter once we've committed to a daily creative practice. Oftentimes, people tak...
These instructions are designed to wake your body and mind up to the beauty and power in this thing we call Art by taking you out into your artist...
It can be so hard to engage in our own expressive process when we think we need to be good at "playing". Busy adults often find the advice to "be more playful" terribly unhelpful. I will never exhort you to "just play" because it's too vague. We play well when we know what the rules are and when there aren't too many.
It's Day 7/50 and all is well. On Day One I wrote to you about the essential value of the voyage metaphor to this adventure/quest. The image of a...
CAPTAIN'S LOG Day 1/50: VOYAGING and the power of METAPHOR I'm the daughter of a war boy who grew up by the beach in Miramar, Wellington. In a...
AHOY, fellow traveller! Welcome to The Half: a 50-day voyage of discovery. What exactly is The Half? The Half 2026 is a 50-day creative/a...
