The joy of the creative process, minute by minute, hour after hour, day by day, is the sublime path to true happiness.     –George Lois

This blog went live three years ago today!  I launched Creative Sanctuary well after peak blog craze with no desire to become an influencer and no intention to monetize this space.  I had recently published my book and felt an intense need to step away from academic writing.  It was time to channel some of my creative energy into brief, accessible passages about travel, tea culture, and cuisine.  I admittedly post much less than I initially anticipated.  In my ideal blog world, I would write every week.  But given life’s pace, I am lucky to post once a month.

Blogging has been immensely satisfying.  It allows me to continue practicing the craft of writing, my photography has improved, and I’ve done a tiny bit of coding.  I seem to be finding my niche blogging on France as well as on personal, yet universal topics such as extreme rest.

Even when I don’t have time to blog, I’m always generating ideas.  I’d love to write about my collection of vintage fashion prints, about ethereal Korean green teas, and I have so much more to share about Versailles!  As I hoped, Creative Sanctuary has become one of my “creative sanctuaries.”  Working on this blog is consistently joyful.

Creative Sanctuary has featured the work of young creatives, including the lettering of the fabulous Olivia Murrell.  Over the next month, I will publish the work of fourteen students from my spring 2020 course Unlocking Paris.  Their bright pieces will bring Paris to us at a time when the City of Lights remains largely inaccessible.  Moving forward, my blog will continue to explore creative life in its many forms.