There are certain elements that may be conducive to the art of creative living. A certain way of looking, of being in the world, of seeing that orange sky, the train. A way to get up in the morning and choose to live. It takes patience and courage and kindness and work, and more often than not, it’s the invisible labour—the rest, the “doing the work,” the self-awareness, the choosing—that makes the creative life possible.

And so, we dedicate this issue to and share with you 11 prompts of intention and refinement. To the thoughts and cues that protect and strengthen and embody the survival of all interpretations of the slow art movement and the ways of seeing and living that it inspires. To curiosity and to an alternative and nourishing lens to place on top of your view of the world. To open hearts and minds. To wonder and worship, and to making things beautiful.

To the act, and art, of creative living.