The Curious Creative

Building a World just for You

Digital world building, breaking the glass ceiling, and letting the right community find you

Jun 7 • Callen

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May 2026

Experimental Cyanotypes

Making photographs on tortillas (?!) and dyeing images with plants

May 30 • Callen

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Apple Juice in the Darkroom

The experience of developing my first non-toxic photograph

May 19 • Callen

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March 2026

Does Business Make Your Brain Melt?

Running a business when you're not really a business person

Mar 17 • Callen

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AI Revulsion vs. AI Relationships

Should AI be your Creative Business Coach?

Mar 7 • Callen

February 2026

Pretending to be Normal

when you're just a weirdo artist doing your thing

Feb 28 • Callen

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3 Main Paths to Make Money as a Multidisciplinary Artist

Even in a world on fire, it's good to make money from your art

Feb 23 • Callen

January 2026

Shibori: Indigo's Sister

A tradition of mastery vs an experimental approach

Jan 22 • Callen

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Martha Stewart had the best job

Career indecision, epiphanies, and new goals for 2026

Jan 16 • Callen

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Swimming in Indigo

On indigo, alchemy, and the slow work of becoming

Jan 10 • Callen

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December 2025

D* cold: Paper making in Japan

Following my curiosity I ended up in rural Japan, learning the fascinating (yet chilling) process of traditional paper making

Dec 6, 2025 • Callen

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November 2025

Exploratory Papermaking

Seven years ago, a simple question "how is paper made?" - sent me down paths I didn't expect

Nov 30, 2025 • Callen

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