Teaching vs. Making: The Balance

Some weeks, teaching takes everything. I'm so focused on Bhavya's breakthrough or helping a student understand shadow work that my own canvas sits untouched.

Other weeks, I'm deep in a commission and the teaching takes a backseat (though it never really stops).

I used to think this was a problem—that I should separate them, choose one. But this year I'm seeing it differently: the teaching and the making feed each other. When I'm struggling with a technique, I can explain it to a student and suddenly understand my own resistance. When a student breaks through, I'm reminded why the work matters.

The balance shifts week to week. I'm learning to see that as the rhythm of the work, not a failure to manage it.