Dreaming While Creating: How I’m Grounding My Art Practice in Big Vision Season

I turned some quick ice sketches into this quick digital piece recently.

As I prepare to host the Epic Year Workshop inside my other business, Blythe Starlight, I’ve been reflecting on how much energy it takes to hold a big dream while also staying present in my art.

Big dreams stretch you. They ask more from you. And yet, this season, I’ve found ways to stay grounded even while navigating behind-the-scenes projects, emotional ebbs and flows, and the natural tension of expansion.

I wanted to share a few of those ways with you today because maybe you’re also trying to hold a big vision while tending your art and your sensitive, creative soul.

1. Letting Practice Be Simple—But Consistent

Right now, I’m sketching every night. Nothing fancy or precious, just showing up. I’m using a tiny sketchbook I call my “Sketchbook of Rage” because of how annoying its shape and paper are. That’s the point. It forces me to let go of perfectionism and just draw quickly, freely, and repetitively.

I’m using a set color palette and experimenting with turning quick sketches into digital versions, trying to bridge the gap between my traditional and digital style. Some of it works. Some of it doesn’t. But it’s moving me forward, which matters more than perfect results.

2. Dreaming Into the Future (With a Plan I Can Feel)

I’ve also selected my Big Dream Statement for 2026 using the Starlight Dream Lab, a free tool that helps you find your North Star by working with your nervous system, symbols, and body-based knowing.

Instead of starting with strategy, it starts with how you want to feel. Then we anchor that feeling into a future memory that you can recall right away to reconnect to your expansion and purpose. This process gave me a vision that still lights me up every time I think about it.

And that’s the energy I’m bringing into the Epic Year Workshop (read more about that here) where we turn that soul vision into a personalized, practical strategy.

3. Gentle Reminder: Creatives Need a New Kind of Strategy

If you’re a sensitive creative like me, chances are you’ve struggled to turn your dreams into steps. Traditional strategy can feel too rigid or overly masculine. That’s why I designed The Epic Year: to guide intuitive dreamers in building a plan that’s soul-aligned, cyclical, and actually exciting to follow.

Because dreaming doesn’t stop when you start creating. It evolves. And the more grounded you feel, the more powerful your work becomes.

Want to Join Me?

✨ If you’re curious about your own North Star and want a gentle tool to explore it, download the Starlight Dream Lab here (it’s free.)

🎨 Want to watch how my Big Dream unfolds through art? Follow me over on Patreon where I share behind-the-scenes sketches, polls, rewards, and process.

🌠 And if you’re ready to map your own creative dream with a somatic, strategic container join me for the Epic Year 2026 Workshop. We start soon.