Let go of perfectionism & embrace the messy sketchbook life!
Let’s be honest – Have you ever avoided your sketchbook because you were afraid of messing it up?
Do you have a stack of never-been-cracked-open sketchbooks just sitting on a shelf?
Do you feel intimidated by all the perfect sketchbooks you see on Instagram?
Well, you don’t have to feel like that anymore!
🎨 At Messy Sketchbook Club, we ditch the perfectionist pressure, embrace the messy art, and rediscover the fun of making art.
start your messy sketchbook practice!
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start your sketchbook practice
The 5 Minute Art: Blooms & Bug class’ short lessons are the perfect way to begin your messy sketchbook practice.
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get more sketchbook guidance
The Sketchbook Seeds class teaches you 7 simple sketchbook exercises that you can use to grow your messy sketchbook practice even further.
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explore even deeper in your sketchbook practice
Email Club delivers an entire year of guidance and sketchbook inspiration right to your inbox!
illustrator, bird nerd, sketchbook explorer
Steph Fizer Coleman
I’m a nature artist, picture book illustrator, and creative process ponderer.
Over the past 16 years, I’ve illustrated over 60 children’s books, built a successful Etsy shop, licensed my art for a wide range of products, and taught thousands of students how to make art and run a creative business.
But the most important work I’ve done has been picking up a sketchbook again.
Choosing process over outcome. Embracing the messiness. Following the “what ifs.” More than anything else those things, all found within the pages of my sketchbooks, helped me become a happier, more confident, and more creative artist.
You can’t grow if you’re always playing it safe, so here’s your invitation to join me in a delightfully messy sketchbook practice!
I solemnly swear to loosen up, let go, and allow my sketchbook to be a place of messes, curiosity, and exploration.
My sketchbook is a safe haven. Within that safe haven, there are no judgements, no criticisms, and no perfectionism allowed. I’ll make good art, bad art, and everything in between and I promise that no matter how the art turns out, I’ll be kind to myself.
Every sketchbook page filled is a way to know myself as an artist, grow my art skills, and cultivate my creative confidence, so I’ll make time for my messy sketchbook practice, even if it’s just 5 minutes a day.
