Archive - Athena’s Art Newsletter

I am “Norman the Doorman”

A lifetime's worth of influence from one of my favourite picture books

Jul 8 •

June 2025

Why I gave up on social media as a creative entrepreneur

The forgotten art of handshake marketing

Jun 24 •

What recovery looks like one year later

Plus: lots of new greeting cards in the online store

Jun 10 •

May 2025

Price of a smile

The ongoing battle to save my teeth

May 27 •

Scratching the itch

Because sometimes I just need to paint

May 15 •

April 2025

Entering a new chapter

Renovation walkthrough and saying goodbye to Lola

Apr 22 •

The Lola factor

Entering a new life phase with our beloved pup

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Artist. Writer. Canadian.

How my country shaped who I am

Mar 11 •

February 2025

Creativity in anxious times

Or my love-hate relationship with March 20th

Feb 25 •

Learning through curiosity and play

Digital painting experiments with Adobe Fresco

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Escape velocity and a bumpy re-entry

Home at last after 306 days in hospital

Jan 28 •

The Impatient Patient

Update after 298 days in hospital… and still counting

Jan 14 •

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