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Favorite books of 2025 + how to read and retain

Top ten books, plus book report templates and reading with the seasons

Dec 19, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Make art as your own medicine

What you create is already waiting for the moment you’ll need it the most

Dec 12, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

7 things I loved this November

Museum drama, retro photo strips, and the rhetoric of arranging things

Dec 2, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

The unmistakable you

Advice for artists working across mediums who feel like they don't make sense

Nov 21, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

31 Days of Creative Resilience

Creative Resilience Intro (Days 1-3): A beginner's mind

Developing resilience for creating with a beginner's mindset

Jan 1 • Carolyn Yoo

Join 31 Days of Creative Resilience 2026

Starting January 1st, 2026: Daily practices to embrace creativity and build resilience

Dec 18, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Recapping a month of creative resilience

Day 31 (last day!) reflection on January's daily challenge

Jan 31, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Creative Resilience Day 30: Map out your seasons

Honoring both fertile and fallow time

Jan 30, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

A must-have, practical companion for a devoted creative life

Creative Practice

How I illustrated my first book project

Six weeks, 25 illustrations, and everything I learned along the way

Sep 9, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

How the moon became my creative guide

Using lunar cycles to navigate big decisions and creative practice

Aug 1, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Before you lose the urge

Why creative procrastination diminishes you over time

Jul 18, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Review your analog notebook systems

How to conduct a Techo Kaigi, aka "notebook meeting"

Jul 3, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Ask CYOO: Moving through perfectionism

Use excitement, set deadlines, and embrace the 80% rule

Jun 20, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

What to write in a newsletter

A newsletter about how I write newsletters

Apr 11, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

SEE YOU

SEE YOU

A must-have, practical companion for a devoted creative life. Get inspiration, helpful recs, and honest insights from an engineer turned artist, illustrator, and journaler.

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Tech to Artist Journey

Leaving tech to pursue art: one year later

Unlearning efficiency, rooting in community, and irreversible moves

Oct 24, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

I illustrated my sister’s new book!

Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat!) Like a Korean is out next week

Sep 5, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Six months of sabbatical: between hustle and patience

Leaving Big Tech for creative self-employment

Apr 25, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

On creative ambition & my first art market

Exploring the need to share and connect through art

Mar 25, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Recs (7 Things)

7 things I loved this November

Museum drama, retro photo strips, and the rhetoric of arranging things

Dec 2, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

7 things I loved this October

A tiny fountain pen, interactive journaling tip, and my favorite shade of green

Nov 7, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

My summer curriculum

Four themes for a summer of art & reading

Jun 13, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

7 Things Special: 21 Things I loved in 2024

Year-end roundup for creativity, books, and peace with tech

Dec 30, 2024 • Carolyn Yoo

Sketchbook

A year in analog notebooks

Cataloging all of the notebooks I used in 2025

Dec 26, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Travel journaling after the trip

Journal pages from trip to Pacific Northwest + workshop announcement

Oct 10, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Getting back into your sketchbook, pt 2

Tailored tips to restart your creative practice + 20% off sale

Sep 19, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Getting back into your sketchbook, part 1

Four reasons you might not be using your sketchbook

Sep 12, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Zines

Winter Practice: your seasonal creative companion

Preorder my newest zine + a first look inside!

Nov 14, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

My latest zine: Phases of the Moon

Behind the many months of making + Zine Lab is back for the summer!

Jul 11, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

Meet My Art Teacher: Sarula Bao

From illustration to small press: dismantling barriers in art publishing

May 16, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

How to make a booklet zine

Step by step guide, using my zine "How to Keep Your Hobby from Becoming a Job"

May 9, 2025 • Carolyn Yoo

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