finding beauty in the everyday
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2025–>6
My people! Hello! 2025 has been a ride and, here we are. Five days until, well, another year and one that I don’t expect to be too different from the last in its unpredictability. It’s raining (I wish it were snow but am grateful for the moisture), the Christmas lights are twinkling though a few…
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HUMANS
In the summer of 2023, I was as excited creatively as I have ever been. During what turned out to be a five month long hiatus from the film industry, due to the SAG/ WGA strikes, I participated in a workshop with a graphic designer and branding specialist on how to use AI in personal…
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The Myth of Behind
It is the rainy season in Costa Rica and though it begins gently enough every afternoon, by the time one song ends it has turned into a deluge the likes of which New Mexico can not imagine. On our walk to the beach we pass several pastures where horses and donkeys munch on long, lush,…
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UNDER THEIR EYES
My grandma had an art studio in a converted bedroom in her house in Denver and in that studio, pushed up against her drafting table and a wall filled with family photos, was a stool that spun 360 degrees. There were also windows that looked East into her backyard and shelves filled with books, a…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
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