During the last weekend of June, my latest class' wrap-up call was conducted by the curriculum creator and instructor, Louise Fletcher (an English artist), and her coaches for Momentum 2026. The class was six months (having begun in January) that followed Creative Reset and Find Your Joy last fall. At the start of Momentum, students chose a subject to focus on. Mine was tree bark. Many of the pieces in the photo below were based on that focus. Mid-way through the course, we also started a three-month project after writing a project brief as a way to keep us on track. Mine is an exploration of grief and darkness, and the project is still in-progress. That said, in looking at the work in the this collage I see that one of my shape preferences is curves. That is a valuable insight--because it means I'm more likely to be happier with my creative works when they have curves in them versus those that don't. A footnote to the class is that Louis...