A Return To Studio Saturdays

Refilling My Well By Sorting Through Boxes

Photo by Tomas Yates on Unsplash

It’s been almost two months since my move, and I still haven’t finished unpacking or setting up my new place. The big stuff—appliances, furniture, and tech—is all good. But the little things? Not so much. And the longer most of my stuff stays in bags and boxes, the more out of sorts I feel.

So today I’m bringing back an old ritual I’ve missed: Studio Saturdays.

Studio Saturdays started as a way of carving out time for both my creative well and wellness. Some days that meant reorganizing tools or curling up with a book. Other days it meant tidying, decluttering, or simply sitting in the space and daydreaming about what I wanted to make next.

Studio Saturdays are standing dates with myself, a time to refill the well, clear my head, and reconnect with my work without distractions.

When I started moving, Studio Saturdays were the first thing to go. Packing, paperwork, and logistics took over. Weekends blurred into weekdays. Creativity became something I squeezed in instead of something I made space for.

Today, though, I’m easing back into that rhythm and ritual.

My plan isn’t glamorous: cleaning and decorating the apartment, sorting through boxes in the garage, and slowly turning this tiny house into a home. But it’s exactly what I need to find a work-life balance and get my creative mojo back on track.

It finally feels like I’m returning to my regularly-scheduled program. YAY!!!

Thank you for being here (and queer), my dear…
Clint 🌈✌️

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ON THIS DAY = SEPTEMBER 13

BIRTHDAYS

• 1857 = Milton S. Hershey = American businessman and Hershey founder

• 1874 = Arnold Schoenberg = Austrian composer and painter 🌈

• 1880 = Jesse L. Lasky = American film producer

• 1885 = Alain Locke = American writer, philosopher and educator 🌈

• 1903 = Claudette Colbert = French-American actor 🌈

• 1908 = Mae Questel = American actor and vocal artist

• 1911 = Bill Monroe = American singer-songwriter

• 1916 = Roald Dahl = British novelist, poet, and screenwriter

• 1923 = Édouard Boubat = French photographer and journalist

• 1924 = Maurice Jarre = French composer and conductor

• 1924 = Scott Brady = American actor

• 1925 = Mel Tormé = American singer-songwriter and actor

• 1928 = Robert Indiana = American artist 🌈

• 1933 = Eileen Fulton = American actor

• 1937 = Don Bluth = American animator, director, and producer

• 1944 = Jacqueline Bisset = English actor and producer

• 1944 = Peter Cetera = American singer-songwriter

• 1946 = Frank Marshall = American director and producer

• 1948 = Nell Carter = American actor and singer 🌈

• 1951 = Jean Smart = American actor

• 1952 = Don Was = American bassist and producer

• 1956 = Anne Geddes = Australian-New Zealand photographer

• 1956 = Joni Sledge = American singer-songwriter

• 1960 = Kevin Carter = South African photojournalist

• 1961 = Dave Mustaine = American singer-songwriter

• 1965 = Jeff Ross = American comedian, director, and author

• 1971 = Stella McCartney = English fashion designer

• 1977 = Fiona Apple = American singer-songwriter

• 1980 = Ben Savage = American actor

EVENTS

• 1501 = Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.

• 1609 = Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.

• 1898 = Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.

• 1956 = The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.

• 1969 = Scooby-Doo Where are You! premieres on CBS.

• 1979 = Benson premieres on ABC.

• 1985 = Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

• 1986 = Pee-wee’s Playhouse premieres on CBS.

• 1990 = Law & Order premieres on NBC.

• 1993 = Animaniacs premieres on Fox.

• 1995 = The Drew Carey Show premieres on ABC.

• 1993 = Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

• Day Of The Programmer

• National Bald Is Beautiful Day

• National Celiac Disease Awareness Day

• National Peanut Day

• Positive Thinking Day

• Uncle Sam Day

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PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY

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“Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love. I find it more meaningful than painting trees.”
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