One of my recent projects was to pare down my old sketchbooks. Many had drawings of my kids when they were little. I rummaged through the books, cut out the pages I liked and glued them into one new sketchbook titled, "Kids". I found many sketches drawn on pieces of tracing paper. I’m not sure why I chose it as my paper of choice during those years. Perhaps I had aspirations to one day, when ... continue reading...
Inktober Adventure
For the first time this October, I joined many other artists participating in the Inktober challenge. For those of you unfamiliar with Inktober, Jake Parker, the brain behind the activity, explains it briefly here, “Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. I created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve ... continue reading...
Creating Space
This morning I'm creating space. My floor is cluttered with files and articles filled with advice, direction, and step-by-step instructions that were so indispensable a few months ago, a year ago, five years ago. Information flows into my life so effortlessly. Every day offers new wisdom, ideas, and 5 ways to improve headlines to sift through, make decisions about, pursue or not pursue. All ... continue reading...
Creating Christmas Cards
Usually I start thinking about creating Christmas cards early. With a son living in Switzerland and a daughter in Ontario, I'm buying presents, packing parcels and making trips to the post office well before December. Once those jobs are complete, I settle down to play with the Christmas card ideas I've been mulling about. I started out working way too small and tight and soon found myself ... continue reading...
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