<![CDATA[creative chaos]]>https://www.kerrasun.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sOEZ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F361fe5f1-daa6-43b1-a9cb-ca2efa382b9a_1280x1280.pngcreative chaoshttps://www.kerrasun.comSubstackWed, 03 Jun 2026 23:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[thrifting my way through the tariffs]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/thrifting-my-way-through-the-tariffshttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/thrifting-my-way-through-the-tariffsFri, 09 May 2025 18:31:15 GMTUnless you live under a rock (or don’t live in the US), you know about the tariffs. It’s all everyone can talk about and it’s not surprising when they’re going to affect everything in ways we can’t fully imagine yet. With the costs of everything going up, I’ve struggled to make decisions or develop my business. However there’s one thing that won’t be af…

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]]><![CDATA[all of the size adjustable sewing patterns you need to know about]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/all-of-the-size-adjustable-sewinghttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/all-of-the-size-adjustable-sewingFri, 25 Apr 2025 19:37:12 GMTSo my content has really taken a turn into the sewing universe. Currently, learning to sew has taken up so much of my creative brain and my mind is constantly swirling with ideas of things I can make myself. I’m also musing on all of the ways my designs can fit into this universe as well so I promise there will be more content to come in that world. Eve…

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]]><![CDATA[manifesting with music]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/manifesting-with-musichttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/manifesting-with-musicFri, 18 Apr 2025 20:27:52 GMTRecently I’ve had a few bad days with negative inner talk that feels very out of character for me. In the past, I would have been overwhelmed with how to make it stop and probably spiraled a bit. But after a lot of work (mostly in therapy - another shout out to Maggie), I’ve started to develop better strategies for identifying these moments of overwhelm…

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]]><![CDATA[struggling with the moral implications of all my decisions]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/struggling-with-the-moral-implicationshttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/struggling-with-the-moral-implicationsFri, 11 Apr 2025 17:58:58 GMTOne thing you’ll learn really quickly about me is that I’m an overthinker. I can talk myself out of nearly every with just a little thought and justification. Hence why I haven’t made all of the progress I’ve wanted in my business ideas. I’m a pro of talking myself out of anything.

Knowing this about myself has resulted in a lot of progress in catching m…

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]]><![CDATA[my sewing plans for spring and summer]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/my-sewing-plans-for-spring-and-summerhttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/my-sewing-plans-for-spring-and-summerFri, 04 Apr 2025 15:33:35 GMTOne large element of my creative expression has always been my wardrobe. However I’ve never had it very dialed in like I want. I have a tendency to go towards the path of least resistance and reach for the most practical outfit for my current circumstances. When I worked at a large capacity warehouse, that included a lot of clothing that I could easily …

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]]><![CDATA[in that blank slate phase of life]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/in-that-blank-slate-phase-of-lifehttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/in-that-blank-slate-phase-of-lifeSat, 29 Mar 2025 03:27:46 GMTIn my last therapy session, there was a phrase that stuck in my head and helped create a container for everything I’ve been feeling lately. My therapist described my current situation as a “blank slate phase” and it felt like the perfect summary for everything I’ve been feeling lately (shoutout to Maggie!). In the past month, I quit my part time job to …

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]]><![CDATA[the latest addition to my creative chaos]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/the-latest-addition-to-my-creativehttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/the-latest-addition-to-my-creativeFri, 14 Mar 2025 20:55:30 GMTI must admit, I’ve fully fallen down the “sewing my entire wardrobe” rabbit hole and I’m fully stuck down here. There are so many amazing patterns and so much amazing fabric out there in the world and I’ve become completely enamored with the thought of all that I can create. There’s something to living my whole life and constantly having ill fitting clo…

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]]><![CDATA[2025 Bingo]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/2025-bingohttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/2025-bingoFri, 07 Mar 2025 18:57:59 GMTI love the New Year for all of the new energy it brings into my life and the opportunity for a fresh slate. Not to mention this girl loves a good New Years Resolution. But this year, I decided to change up how I make my goals. There’s something completely unintuitive about choosing what you’re going to do for the full year in the middle of the winter, w…

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]]><![CDATA[dream wardrobe diaries]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/dream-wardrobe-diarieshttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/dream-wardrobe-diariesFri, 28 Feb 2025 12:07:57 GMTOne big goal I’ve had for a while now is to develop a more dialed in wardrobe. Each and every day I reach for a graphic tee and some sweatpants for another version of the most uninspired outfit ever. Now a lot of that has to do with working from home. I’ve succumbed to the idea that I have no one to impress anymore except my pets and they really don’t c…

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]]><![CDATA[seasonal observations: winter edition ❄️]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/seasonal-observations-winter-editionhttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/seasonal-observations-winter-editionFri, 21 Feb 2025 12:01:15 GMTOne of the most interesting features of art licensing is how you’re perpetually designing outside of the season you’re currently experiencing. It’s a little disorienting as a designer to not be fully seeping in the seasonal vibes when you’re designing a seasonal design collection. So I thought a series of collecting my seasonal observances would be help…

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]]><![CDATA[a love letter to valentines day]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/a-love-letter-to-valentines-dayhttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/a-love-letter-to-valentines-daySat, 15 Feb 2025 16:10:22 GMTI think Valentine’s Day might be one of my favorite holidays. And not even because of any plans I’ve ever made with my long term partner. No, it wasn’t until Valentine’s Day evolved into having Galentine’s Day the day before that I fell in love with the holiday. This addition completely redefined the holiday in my mind. It went from being a day to feel …

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]]><![CDATA[a visit to the torpedo factory art center]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/a-visit-to-the-torpedo-factory-arthttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/a-visit-to-the-torpedo-factory-artFri, 07 Feb 2025 15:07:37 GMTA few weekends ago, my family and I went to the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA to celebrate my mom's birthday. She's the reason I'm an artist, so it was the obvious choice for all of us to head to VA to check out this awesome space. I went into it with zero expectations or understanding of what the space was but was very quickly blown away…

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]]><![CDATA[what I’m drawing nowadays: january]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/what-im-drawing-nowadays-januaryhttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/what-im-drawing-nowadays-januaryFri, 31 Jan 2025 15:00:37 GMTOne thing you’ll hear me talk about a lot is my current pursuit of art licensing. If you don’t know anything about art licensing, it’s essentially the act of creating art to be rented out to companies who are looking for artwork to put on their new product lines. Companies like Target, Anthropologie, Home Goods, TJ Maxx and all of the best places for cu…

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]]><![CDATA[my new hobby: feeling things]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/my-new-hobby-feeling-thingshttps://www.kerrasun.com/p/my-new-hobby-feeling-thingsFri, 24 Jan 2025 15:02:11 GMTI know I’m not alone in saying that the past five years have been a lot. It’s hard to imagine that only four years ago we were in the middle of a global pandemic that put all of our lives on pause. I’ve grown a lot since 2020 and one big realization I’ve made is just how shut down I’ve been.

It’s not very fun to look back on your life and realize that yo…

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]]><![CDATA[daily page 002]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/daily-page-002https://www.kerrasun.com/p/daily-page-002Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:44:56 GMT

I found myself hesitating to draw anything today because I’m waiting on a screen protector for my new iPad that makes the screen texture more like paper. Then I realized the ridiculousness in my hesitation and pulled out my tried and true love — crayola markers.

They were the original monoline pen in my life and I spent loads of time writing the same wor…

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]]><![CDATA[daily page 001]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/daily-page-001https://www.kerrasun.com/p/daily-page-001Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:54:16 GMT

Recently I’ve started my mornings with a playlist full of songs that uplift my spirit and get me in the right headspace to create the life I want to live. They feel like manifesting in song form and so far I think they’ve helped me accomplish some pretty big things (yes, Defying Gravity is the first song on that list).

Yesterday I put in my notice at my …

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]]><![CDATA[the chaotic TikTok ban of 2025]]>https://www.kerrasun.com/p/the-chaotic-tiktok-ban-of-2025https://www.kerrasun.com/p/the-chaotic-tiktok-ban-of-2025Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:38:24 GMTI’m feeling gaslit by my government.

So I wanted to write down what I’ve seen happen so far. As a record of sorts. Something to point back on when those same governmental officials try to change the narrative. Something to make me feel less crazy when the story doesn’t add up later.

Now I may be a right brain thinking artist who doesn’t have a super stron…

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