John Small

Illustrator • Author (The Small Family Legacy and Journal of Jonwell the Gnome-Bear)
website:
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[John Small @JohnSmallArtist]

📘 Just published! The Small Family Legacy by John F.K. Small
A journey of ancestry, light & self-discovery tracing 400 years of Cape Cod history.

👉Order on Amazon, link in comments.

#CapeCod #Memoir #FamilyHistory #NewBook #NorthTruro #highlandlighthouse #SmallFamily #Smalls

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We’re leaving a beautiful lake view — and I made a video about why.

Downsizing after 60 isn’t only about what we leave behind. Sometimes it’s about moving toward a life that feels more manageable, creative, and connected.

https://t.co/8geOb6hMfw

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Here’s my YouTube channel:
https://t.co/1TX4ecRjjt

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I’m building a creative life after 60 by making room for art, music, writing, memory, family history, neurodivergent perception, and the stories still waiting to be told.
That’s the heart of my YouTube channel.

Link is in the reply.

#CreativeLifeAfter60

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Here’s the video:
https://t.co/pS9x0NXdZx

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I just posted a new video: What I’m Keeping for a Creative Life After 60.
It’s a follow-up to my downsizing video — but this one is about what still deserves room: art, music, memory, family history & the creative life I’m building.
Link in reply.

#CreativeLifeAfter60

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New video uploaded:
Downsizing After 60: When Letting Go Gets Hard
We’re preparing to move into a much smaller home, I’m reaching the harder layer now books, photos, art supplies, music and things tied to memory.
https://t.co/fxMYZy7MX3

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This video is the clearest introduction to how my mind works.

Autism, Spatial Sequence Synesthesia, creativity & seeing time differently.

If your mind has ever felt “different” this may resonate.

#Neurodivergent #AutismAcceptance #CreativeLifeAfter60

https://t.co/OvORZTo4jb

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New video: Downsizing My Art Studio After 60 — The Messy Middle
A short, honest look at the boxes, papers, art supplies, and memories that gather in a creative life — and what it means to start making room for the next chapter.

https://t.co/tJ1G75B2A1

#Downsizing #Decluttering

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I just posted a new YouTube video:
7 Things I’m Letting Go of to Build a More Creative Life After 60

A quiet reflection on making room for art, writing, focus, neurodivergent creativity, and one meaningful thing at a time.

#lifeAfter60 #creativity

https://t.co/7unLJdH0mT

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I started my YouTube channel in Dec. 2008.

17 years later, after art, music, family history, nature clips, neurodivergent reflections, scattered experiments… I’m still not monetized.

So I made this:

How NOT to Get Monetized on YouTube After 17 Years

https://t.co/8pPpAyCqbg

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A progress glimpse from my May illustration, Jonwell & the Mossy Root Door.
In this short video, I’m building mossy bark & root texture with pastel pencils and PanPastels — one small section of the piece, slowly taking shape.
Part 1 is now on YouTube. Link in the first comment.

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Here’s the channel link:
https://t.co/lPVF83Q6gN

[John Small @JohnSmallArtist]

My YouTube channel is built around the creative world I’m building; illustration, storytelling, nature, music, & reflects on seeing the world differently.
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, I’d be grateful if you check it out & subscribe.
Link is in the first comment. 🙏

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Spring Lake Stillness. Nearly 40 Minutes of Gentle Water, Birds & Quiet Reflection.

Filmed while working on my May illustration, Jonwell and the Mossy Root Door.
The lake is part of the same quiet world of observation, stillness & small thresholds.

https://t.co/vZ1SR31HRx

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@StellaParton Looking forward to it. You are amazing!

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More moss, bark, shadow, and root texture today. Day 4.
Slow progress on Jonwell and the Mossy Root Door. 🌿

#illustration #pastelpencil #panpastels #GentleLiving #RelaxingVideo #Massachusetts #JohnSmallArtist

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Day 3 working on Jonwell and the Mossy Root Door.

This is a small glimpse of the upper-left section — old bark, moss, roots, shadows, the slow layering of pastel pencils and PanPastels

I’m enjoying the challenge of trying to make the tree feel both real & quietly magical. 🌿