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THE ART JOURNAL · VOL. 01

Things on
my mind…

Field notes on art, analogue living, parenthood, wellbeing and the everyday things worth noticing.

Personal editorial collage featuring Sima’s childhood photographmemory is
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A collage of Sima, artwork, craft materials, magazines, flowers and a creative studio wallCREATIVE PRACTICE · 01 DEC 2025

The Art of Creative Living: A Personal Journal

Reflections on empathy, curiosity, courage, nourishment, boundaries and choosing engagement over autopilot.

Memory Flutters, an original watercolour on linen by Sima Rahman-HuangWELLBEING · 28 MAR 2026

When Memory Flutters: Hormones and the Inner Life of Perimenopause

A personal reflection on memory, hormonal change and the power of art to make women’s inner lives visible.

Creative genius editorial portrait of Sima Rahman-HuangCREATIVE PRACTICE · 08 SEP 2026

When Too Many Ideas Become the Block

A studio note on rebranding, analysis paralysis and choosing a direction before certainty arrives.

A calm home spa sanctuary prepared for rest and relaxationWELLBEING · 15 MAR 2026

Create Your Home Spa Sanctuary

Transform your space into a calming home spa with candles, aromatherapy, mood lighting and simple rituals for self-care.

You keep forgetting I’m an entire person and not some vague concept that you dreamtWELLBEING · 01 MAR 2026

The Midlife Renaissance: Reimagining the ‘Crisis’ as a Creative Catalyst

Is it a midlife crisis or a creative awakening? A reflection on art, mindfulness and positive transformation.

Blue typographic artwork with fine red lines and poetic textPARENTING · CASE STUDY · 20 SEPT 2025

The Mindful Parent | Case Study

How returning parents used reflective coaching, creative practice and accountability to move beyond burnout.

Woman walking through a garden surrounded by vivid painted flowersWELLBEING · GUEST JOURNAL · 26 DEC 2025

My Burnout Journey and How I Survived It

A parent’s honest account of recognising burnout and finding a way back to hope, joy and possibility.

Editorial collage featuring Sima’s childhood photograph in a violet halftone panelPERSONAL ARCHIVE · CREATIVE PRACTICE

Where memory becomes material

A childhood photograph, fragmented notes and the visual language of remembering.

Torn strips of printed paperCREATIVE PRACTICE · 09 FEB 2026

The cost of connection: why digital minimalism is overdue

Our creativity thrives in the gaps between the noise. A case for making those gaps wider.

Floral mixed media collageCREATIVE PRACTICE · 7 MIN

The art of creative living: a personal journal

Beauty, mess and meaning in the ordinary rhythm of a day.

Grid of colourful journal pagesPARENTING · CASE STUDY

The Mindful Parent Workshops: a progress report

What happens when parents are given permission to pause, make and feel seen.

Splendid Melancholy portrait drawing by SimaWELLBEING · 6 MIN

Motherhood, loneliness and finding the table

On isolation, belonging and the gentle bravery of showing up.

Watercolour paint setSLOW LIVING · 4 MIN

A small ritual for returning to yourself

One page, one colour and ten uninterrupted minutes.

Experimental editorial collageCREATIVE PRACTICE · ARCHIVE

Craft club archives: what the children taught me

The best ideas rarely arrive in a straight line—and children already know that.

THE SUNDAY POSTCARD

Notes worth
keeping.