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27/08/2026

My fabulous friend Caoimhe Walsh reminded me that it’s ok to repost things we’ve already posted. 😉

I‘m still absolutely obsessed with my paper maché moon and she finally found a place on my wall. 😊 I actually have a matching sun in the making - I just haven’t gotten around to painting her yet, so maybe I should tackle that in the next few days.

Anyway - enjoy the moon & tell me something good in the comments! ✌️

26/08/2026

I stumbled across this piece I painted ~4 years ago, and I remember exactly how I felt.

I was having a rough few days, overstimulated, burnt out and my brain was screaming in discomfort.
I hadn’t been diagnosed with ADHD yet (but looking at it, it’s so blatantly obvious now 🙈), I just knew that I was feeling „too much“, not quite „right“ and I needed to paint this piece to comfort myself and soothe my nervous system.

I got quite emotional now when I found the painting stashed in a box - I think I might finish the background and finally give her a home on my wall. 🥰

09/08/2026

Just for fun - rating some of my recent sketchbook pages. 😁
This mini sketchbook is now full and it’s official the first sketchbook in my ENTIRE LIFE I ever “finished” (…and I’ve had sketchbooks for the past 20 years 🤪), so I’ll definitely show you a full flip through soon.

The most important thing for me is to have FUN in my sketchbook and to let go of perfection or the pressure to create something “beautiful”.
For me it definitely takes time and active unlearning to let go of those old thought patterns (“it’s not good enough”, “what if it doesn’t look good?”, “I’m wasting my art supplies…”), but in a time where AI churns out an endless amount of heartless, plagiarized and butchered “art”, we really have to remind ourselves that everything we make with our own hands, our own brain, our own creativity and soul is incredible valuable and worth making.

Which page is your favorite? I’d love to read it in the comments. ☺️

25/07/2026

If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably know that this account started off as “FatJoy Fineart”.
Back then I exclusively painted fat bodies - mainly to help me work through my own experiences of ED, body image issues and decades of diet culture conditioning and my work seemed to resonate with many of you.

However, the more comfortable and content I became in my own body, the less I “needed” my paintings and over time I simply stopped painting bodies altogether.

But this week I was confronted with my old work, and the absolute joy it brings to the person who owns it.
And I felt inspired to paint this joyful little piece in my sketchbook.

Not because I needed it for my mental health, or because I felt I “had to” (for content or for sales, etc), but out of pure joy and my own enjoyment. 😊

I absolutely treasure her and am delighted she’ll live in my sketchbook from now on.

04/07/2026

I’m not gonna lie - building routines and being consistent (in any area of my life) is incredible hard for me.
As an ADHDer, I live in a constant up-and-down, all-or-nothing state and consistency is kinda off the table. 🥴

I have been making art since 2021/2022, but I never managed to create consistently - I’d feverishly work on one thing or project until I had enough of it and then vanish into a void for a few months before getting creative again (and beat myself up about it).

But over the last few months I finally feel like I’m building some sort of “sustainable practice” - by letting go of my own expectations, reducing friction & allowing myself to play and experiment, rather than striving for perfection.

I still don’t have a consistent “output” - and I don’t think I ever will. It’s not my goal.
My goal is to engage with my art more consistently (and thats not always MAKING art - sometimes it’s reflecting on art, looking at references, finding inspiration, organizing my materials, visiting galleries, listening to artist talks, etc) and approaching my creativity with curiosity, rather than scrutiny.

Does any of this resonate? Let me know your own tricks & ideas that help you get creative!

30/06/2026

I’ve been playing with words recently…
I’ve always loved poetry (I was the weird teen who asked for a special edition of Rilke poems for my 16th birthday 😶), but writing my own always felt too personal, too vulnerable, too „much“.

As someone with ADHD, I experience RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria), which feels like shame and guilt amplified by 1000 when we feel criticized, rejected or unwanted. It’s a horrible feeling, so many of us develop extensive systems to minimize the risk of experiencing it (yet still, we experience it all the time 🤦‍♀️).

For me it often means holding back, containing myself, avoiding friction….
Now that I am more aware of my brain and its needs, I am able to acknowledge these barriers and examine which ones serve me (and protect me), and which ones I might slowly try to overcome.

Anyway - all this to say that cut & paste poetry feels like a good way to dip my toes in.
Using words that already exist on a page feels less intimidating, and it’s a fun little scavenger hunt to scan pages and pages for any phrases or words that stand out.

I hope you like this little piece.
Have you ever tried cut & paste poetry? I’d love to know. ❤️

26/06/2026

I didn’t bring any art materials on holidays with me, other than my sketchbook and the intention to create.
I love the idea of sketching landscapes, capturing beautiful scenes in watercolor and spending hours painting - but my reality just isn’t like that. 😉

Traveling with limited suitcase space, entertaining and regulating our neurodivergent kiddo (and keeping myself regulated at the same time) means I do not have the headspace or mental capacity for a relaxed, painterly holiday (in this particular season of life 😉), and that’s perfectly okay!

I still managed to bring a glimmer of my art practice with me and spend some time in my sketchbook - purely because I enjoy it and it’s part of my self care.
And that’s what art is to me - the act of making time and space to create something, however „insignificant“ it may be.

12/05/2026

More sketchbook. Every day. 🤗
This page started as a cover up - the marker I used on the reverse side bled through massively, so i decided to glue down a magazine page to cover it up and just started doodling from there.

I love how my sketchbook is becoming a real place of play and curiosity and a place of „doing“ rather than overthinking. Here’s to many more pages filled with random art. ❤️

01/05/2026

A little recap of some of the things I made last month. 😊
I had good intentions to use my sketchbooks more - and I actually did! My main focus was on play, curiosity and getting into the habit of finding little pockets of time to create, not so much on creating “sellable art”, and I think I’ll keep going with that for yet another while - it feels good. ❤️

Do you have a favorite page/piece? 🤗

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