Anna

If I'm not able to access wonder, my creativity feels stunted. There are many small ways I've found to feel wonder in my day to day life, and it starts with getting off my computer — but the most powerful way to do that has been leaving my house, or better yet, leaving town. Every time I leave town and extract myself from the mental clutter of daily life, I'm reacquainted with a part of myself that comes alive through being more present and noticing simple things. As I arrive

Hello, I’m Anna Thompson and I’m a graphic designer/painter/letterpress printer (shall we say creator?) based on the east coast of the US. My creative identity has always been with me, but it took on a new balance when I started working for myself back in 2017. After I got my BFA in graphic design/printmaking, I lived in the Hudson Valley at Women’s Studio Workshop. I lived in a shared cabin, never saw a key, and walked down a gravel road to my job every day. Life moved slowl