365/3 for june

#139-145 - finally a new page in one of my art journals using a photo of grapes I took, followed by some painty/stencily/stampy background starts for mail art.  I'm overdue on returning mail again, so made a start on getting some backgrounds started.

Continuing my sketches from "Learn to Draw in 30 Days" by Mark Kistler.  Seeing some improvement though I'm still definitely just copying.  The lessons seem to be sinking in since the basic cubes are getting easier & more intuitive.  These didn't make it to ICAD cards, just in my sketchbook......
#146 & 147

So, I'm about a month behind in my 365 project - I need to double up on a few days to get back on track.  And, my Denver trip (see the previous wedding post) threw me off my ICAD progress. So I need to get back on track there.  Sheesh.  There is a long weekend coming up where I could really make some arty progress, but it's supposed to be record breaking heat and my art room is upstairs & faces west - HOT!  Maybe I'll just move some supplies downstairs.....

Hope you're finding time to escape the heat (or whatever weather) and be creative!

week 17 for 365/2 (part 1)

April 21-27

#111 - browsing online (pinterest or facebook, can't remember which), I discovered the videos of Kiala Givehand.  She set herself the challenge of creating A Book In A Day (BIAD) each week last year.  So she has 52 videos of easy, fun, different bookmaking ideas.  After watching a couple videos, I got up off my fanny and made one!  I really like this little book and see lots of uses for it and variations of it.  I made mine using my gelli print papers.....  (See my last post for my process pics)

#112 - spent a couple evenings drawing patterns in my moleskin....I got a new magazine and as I flipped through I was inspired by pillows, tableware, etc. for the patterns.

#113 - have been hit by a terrible spring cold. Everyone in the office is sick and I thought it was going to miss me, but no, I'm down and out.  So I managed to do just this simple journal work....building layers, adding random text, and using my fab new Stencil Girl stencil that I won.

Hope I feel better to get back in the art room this week.....