Paper mache clay recipe using non-toxic, natural, and recycled materials
My paper mache recipes have changed over the years, and I usually adjust the ingredients slightly based on what I need for a particular…
The Freitag Blog—Ink, Art, and Ideas
Browse through my latest writing exploits, book updates, sample chapters, art projects and tutorials , or head over to the news section.
Create Custom Content Styles for Claude AI
Part 4—Maintaining your unique voice while working through revisions with Claude AI This is Part 4 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my…
Exhibition—Resilience , Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition January 2025Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am excited to be part of the upcoming group show Resilience at Quirky Fox! Opening…
A year in review: 2024—let’s not do that again
What on earth just happened? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly When I look back at 2024, I have three distinct impressions: black…
Using Claude AI’s projects for revisions
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 3 This is Part 3 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my musings on how artists and writers…
#Novelmeber (NaNoRebel) 2024—Recap and Final Thoughts
I set out to create an outline for The Spheres Book 3. How did I do? Final Recap: NaNoRebel 2024 (aka Novelmeber 2024*) As…
The House, Prologue 1—The Wolf
Prologue 1—The Wolf The wolf stepped out of the shadows into the starlight falling through the domed glass ceiling. Frost formed in its paw…
NaNo Rebel 2024—Day 1: The day that never happened
So this might be possibly the worst first day in the history of Nano participation. You can now follow my NaNo Rebel 2024 journey…
New Stock at The Vault in Wellington, November 2024
New Minu paper mache sculptures are now available via The Vault in Wellington. Bring a touch of magic to your space. Available now :).
September Writing Update—Progress update on revisions for The House
Progress update on revisions for The House and other news. Progress update on revisions for The House The second revision focusing on plot and…
Shop Update, September 2024—new paper mache listings
Update 28th October: The two Forest Walkers are now available via The Vault in Wellington. New creations in the shop! Bring a touch of…
August Writing Update—Layering Revisions, part 1
Progress on the House and insights to layering revisions Progress on my revisions for The House The revisions for The House, the second book…
Using Claude, the AI Chatbot by Anthropic, as a Line Editor and Critique Group
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 2 Using Claude AI as a Line Editor and Critique Group This is Part 2 in my series on…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 4—Enshittification, dis-enshittification, and silver linings
Cory Doctorow’s 2024 Marshall McLuhan lecture “Seizing the means of computation: a better internet is run by and for the people who use it”…
The Post I Didn’t Write
I’m invoking my one-strike rule. My mind is racing all over the place, and I can’t keep up. I am in despair; I am…
July Writing Update—#ShutUpAndWrite, 2024
Reset—putting writing before marketing and promotion Reset—putting writing before marketing and promotion. During the last weeks, I have been realigning my habits with my…
The best of times, the worst of times—Artists, Writers and AI, Part 1
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,…
Minu Freitag’s Crazy-Cute, Joy-Sparking Sprites, by Elizah Leigh
Elizah Leigh, the Curatorial Creativity Connoisseur and Contributing Author at Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, wrote a beautiful article about my work for Quirky Fox. I…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 3—Light on my feet
Time to think and re-set. I feel so much better now, thank you. With my already lighter social footprint*, the rat-race pressure to post…
June Writing Update—#ShutUpAndWrite, 2024
I might just be able to pull this off! Revisions on the House After a solid six weeks caught in my scene wrangling spreadsheet,…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 2—Thank you, but no.
Thank you for your offer, but no. I quit. The AI revolution is here, and it will not go away … … I still…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 1
So … where do we go from here? Delete Forever. Rinse. Repeat. I spent last weekend deleting hundreds of posts from Instagram and still…
Look inside—The Cloud @ Quirky Fox, Hawera
Take a closer look at my new work included in The Cloud. The theme of the exhibition is a contemplation—if a humorous one—on the…
April Writing Update—#ShutUpAndWrite, 2024
The first writing update in ages and #drumroll … writing has happened! Revisions on the House Writing has happened! Mostly in a spreadsheet, though.…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
Two wall dolls, a section of framed and unframed prints, and a few more little critters are now hanging out at the lovely Studio…
Exhibition—The Cloud, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Solo Exhibition May 2024Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am so excited to announce my upcoming solo show The Cloud at Quirky Fox! Join…
Signed New Zealand edition with hand drawn bookmarks
Signed copies of the illustrated New Zealand edition are now available on my website! Individually signed New Zealand edition of The Fragments, The Spheres…
January Writing Challenge—#ShutUpAndWrite, 2024
New year, new Writing Challenge. January 2024 Writing Challenge Today is the last day of 2023 and I still need to finish ‘The House’…
The Fragment’s New Zealand edition is coming in February 2024
A very long time in the making, I am excited to announce the first locally printed New Zealand edition of The Fragments. I am…
Exhibition—Summer Show, Studio Toru, 2023
Group Exhibition December 2023Studio Toru, Eastbourne, New Zealand The annual Summer Show at Studio Toru showcases a mixture of established and emerging contemporary artists.…
#NaNoRebel, 2023—Week 2 Recap
November Writing Challenge, #NaNoWriMo 2023 National Novel Writing Month, Week 2 Made it! Week 2 of #NaNoWriMo has seen more than 10K words revised—again, well within…
#NaNoRebel, 2023—Week 1 Recap
November Writing Challenge, #NaNoWriMo 2023 National Novel Writing Month, Week 1 Made it! One week of #NaNoWriMo and I have almost 10k revised—well within my goals!…