PinnedGarance CogginsinBetter Humans“Not a day without a line” — The gentle discipline of drawing every dayFrom ancient Greek painter Apelle to contemporary calligrapher Fabienne Verdier, the wisdom of drawing a line every day·12 min read·Jun 18, 2022--28--28
Garance CogginsHayao Miyazaki on creativity versus logic, being true to one’s heart, and the hassle of film makingDuring ten years, Kaku Arakawa filmed legendary Hayao Miyazaki at work·8 min read·May 24, 2020--1--1
Garance CogginsHow to work together?French stage director Ariane Mnouchkine on the true meaning of collective creation — what equality means in a team, how to unite people…9 min read·Jun 2, 2019----
Garance CogginsNeil Gaiman on Why Your Art MattersPieces of Advice on Your Journey as a Creative Freelancer regarding Making Art, Planning a Career, and Being Vulnerable5 min read·Oct 24, 2018--1--1
Garance CogginsInsights from Leonardo da Vinci’s Highly Creative Mind — The Antithesis of ProductivityMusings on the Imagined Autobiography of Leonardo da Vinci — “I, Leonardo da Vinci” by Ralph Steadman (1983)·13 min read·Sep 4, 2018----
Garance CogginsHow to find your own path?French painter Ingres on why you should study the past, the role of the artist, and how to think about posterity. Food for thought from a…·8 min read·Jan 2, 2018--3--3
Garance Coggins31 Days in Black and WhiteHow I completed the #inktober drawing challenge and what I learnt from it8 min read·Nov 9, 2017--2--2
Garance Coggins6 Drawings from under the seaMermaids aren’t alone to live in imaginary underwater wilderness. Here are 6 of the amazing mer-creatures you could find, were you to dive…3 min read·May 25, 2017----
Garance CogginsIllustrator Roland Topor on our inner complexity and the reasons why we do thingsRoland Topor was a 20th century French multi-talented artist, but he is most well-known for his work as an illustrator. During his prolific…·7 min read·May 16, 2017--6--6