Welcome to Office Hours

The Bad Art Teacher’s irregular e-mail newsletter for recovering perfectionists, creative misfits, and anyone tired of pretending they have it all figured out.

No lessons. No grades. Just an open door, a messy desk, and the occasional creative rant or revelation.

Art school might’ve taught you to colour inside the lines, but here, we’re unlearning the rules.

Office Hours is where I write about the parts of creative life that don’t fit on a tidy resume: the doubts, the unfinished work, the quiet rebellions that keep us honest.

Expect slow correspondence rather than content churn — essays, reflections, and the occasional experiment in bad art and good questions.

If you find yourself thinking, “wait, I thought it was just me,” you’re in the right room.

The Bad Art Teacher is a creative project by Ember (they/she) exploring what happens when we stop trying to make “good art.” It’s about imperfection as practice, curiosity as curriculum, and creativity as resistance.