Nulla dies sine linea

"Nulla dies sine linea": No day without a line

To start the year, I want to talk about the importance of making at least one line every day and journaling. I wasn’t fully conscious of how powerful this habit could be until I had my first baby boy last year. For me, drawing, painting, or illustrating is more than a profession—it’s a way to escape and express myself. For me, it’s oxygen. Art is how I live and breathe. I know I’m not the first person to say this, and that’s not a coincidence.

My best friend and husband—the person I admire the most—said something to me at just the right moment. It was two months postpartum, and I wasn’t feeling great, emotionally or physically. What he told me stayed with me forever: “Nulla dies sine linea. A line is a line.”

Lately, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed when I start personal projects and can’t finish them because of work, daily duties, or life in general. Sometimes I leave projects on hold for so long that I never finish them, and that makes me anxious. On top of that, we live in a world dominated by social media, where it feels like everything we share has to be perfect. If it’s not, we don’t post it at all.

This pressure to be perfect happens to me too, and I think it might happen to some of you as well. That’s why the phrase “Nulla dies sine linea”, was such a relief for me. It made me realize that drawing something—anything—is better than drawing nothing. It doesn’t have to be a finished piece or something made for Instagram. What matters is that it keeps me breathing. That thought reminds me why I love art so much.

This year, I set a goal for myself: to start journaling. Some days, I might not be able to draw because I’ll be busy with my baby, work, or other responsibilities. But I’ll try. Even if it’s just one line, a few words, or a quick scribble—whatever I can manage that day—I’ll take a moment to breathe, to draw, to write. To live.

Yesterday, the world lost a master of creativity. David Lynch passed away at the age of 78. I want to honor his memory and his influence on art and creativity.

I’ll remember him with one of his quotes that has always inspired me:“Music, painting, cinema—this is the art of life.”

Guys, I hope this helps and inspires you too. Let’s keep creating, one line at a time.