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Glad you’re here. My name is Mika Maloney and a small batch is a place for me to share notes on creativity, connection, and care. Some poetry, some tarot, some prompts to inspire your own creative practice.

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I’m a writer, an artist, and a maker. The art I make and the writing I do is the playful making that grounds me. Supporting others in their own creative practices invigorates me. By which I mean: it fucking lights me up.

In addition to my work as the executive director at OffCenter Community Arts Project in ABQ (a free art space and a community that inspires me daily — and is a hell of a lot of fun. If you’re in ABQ, come by and say hi!) - I write and make art. I focus primarily on fiber art but also play around with painting, collage, and mixed media. I also lead poetry writing workshops at OffCenter Community Arts Project.

My creative practice is built on attention. Weaving across my creative work as a writer, visual artist, teacher, and community maker, is a devotion to tender attention to all and a belief in attention as ‘the beginning of devotion’ (with thanks to Mary Oliver). Writing this newsletter is a commitment to my own practice of attention and creativity. My hope is that reading it feeds your creative practices as well.

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