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Second Time’s the Charm

Lauren Panepinto

Alright, I've been avoiding writing this post because it's going to be some tough love. But I was just at IlluXcon this past weekend, and I had a few good conversations that came up around this topic, so I want to get it down in words so more folks can see it. And if doing portfolio reviews for 20 years has taught me anything, it's that if a topic comes up over and over again,…

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Inspiration from Times Past

Kristine Poole

October 23, 2025 - Colin and I work most days of the week, most weeks of the year. Neither of us have ever been particularly inclined to have regularly scheduled days off. We love what we do and mostly, we worry about not having enough time to create all the things we want to make before our time here is done. But, when we do take time off, we do some serious playing. We will travel for 4 - 6 weeks, often planning our vacation time around specific artists whose work we want to study or museums we want to visit. Nothing compares to actually spending time with artworks in person, in your own time - it is the best education. And, we get to see all the gems that we never find in the art history books. I…

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