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of Katie Leavens

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Fixing your handwriting

improve your fine motor skills | Jul 3, 2026

When you google “improve handwriting” you will find a bunch of listicles telling you to hold your pen a certain way, loosen your grip, slowing down, and writing the letters over and over. These tips will definitely help, but they are exactly what we were taught it school. If they ...

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A, B, Sea

a letter-a-day project | Jul 3, 2026

In the month of April, I joined an Instagram challenge to create one letter everyday. This really did become a challenge. I already usually draw everyday, but usually I skip the weekends to give my hands and mind a break. So coming back everyday for almost 4 weeks was hard! ...

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Why I took a beginner's calligraphy class

| Jul 3, 2026

I recently finished taking a beginner’s copperplate class. I’m not a beginner, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t learned things from it. If you go into a space looking to learn you can usually find something, even if it’s not something the teacher expected to teach you that day. Firstly, it ...

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Purposeful Goals

an introspection fest to objectives & key results | Jul 3, 2026

During my holiday break, I realized I needed to step-up and make some changes on how I was running my business. Aimless and taking it only one problem at a time, wasn’t getting me where I wanted to be. I had lost sight of where that even was and what ...

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All cats are leopards

| Jul 3, 2026

After dark all cats are leopards —Native American Proverb I’ve been thinking a lot about the meaning of success. How do I define success for myself? Where do I want my art to take me? What are my dreams and how do I get there? How do I start living my ...

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