Using Frustration to Get Unstuck
October 10, 2026 • Naomi Southon
Every artist knows the feeling: you sit down with your materials, a blank page or a half-finished canvas, and nothing comes. Or worse, everything comes, but it’s the same as last time. The same palette, the same marks, the same safe choices. You’re not blocked exactly, you’re grooved.
I recently watched Tim Harford’s TED talk on how frustration can make us more creative, and it has changed how I think about being stuck.
The 100 day project
May 24, 2022 • Naomi Southon
A little peek into my #the100dayproject sketchbooks.