This is me, surprising Wendy by pulling out a print of one of her “Op-Art” pieces for the New York Times, in which she quotes me (and The Power of Fun) in a section she labeled, “More Nerdy Talk” — which may be one of the highest honors I have ever achieved.
It occurred to me earlier this week that there may be readers out there who feel completely out of touch with fun and who might not have any ideas for what they might be interested in doing or trying.
So imagine how delighted I was (yes, delighted) when I reached out to
, whose work I have long admired (in fact, it hangs on my wall), asked if she might be interested in having a conversation with me about the 30-Day Drawing Habit (her January initiative, in which she created 30 days’ worth of drawing invitations/exercises for her Grown Ups Table), and she said yes.
A photo of her Op-Art piece for the NYT, “How Do You Have Fun?”
We spoke today on the phone and, after both deciding that we were not “camera-ready” (apparently we’d been working so hard on our respective January projects that we hadn’t even changed out of pajamas — and mind you, our call was at 3:30pm), we decided to share an audio recording of our conversation instead.
You can learn more in her FAQs, and if this piques your curiosity AT ALL, you should definitely subscribe to Wendy’s Substack: DrawTogether with WendyMac.
To scrolling less and living more,
Drawing for me is like a meditation and a joy. It's a time for myself. It centers me. If I prioritize it, everything else falls into line. —Wendy MacNaughton
Talking Creativity with Wendy MacNaughton