I participated in a month-long drawing project last October called Ink-tober. I did something similar a few years ago and this year, I was ready for a new challenge.
My ink of choice was watercolors (my favorite). I used watercolor paper and blank postcards. Colored pencils also came in handy for shading and highlights. Here, let me show you what I made:
Donuts and Dahlias
Mushrooms and Marigolds
Coffee and Chrysanthemums
Artichokes and Asters
Wine and Wisteria
Apples and Amaryllis
Soup and Sunflowers
Tea and Tiger Lily
Pomegranates and Poppies
Cake and Calendula
Pumpkin and Pansies
If you'll notice, I tried to do a raised or 3-D effect. I did this by gluing small pieces of foam board in between the watercolor sketches and the base background. I like that the sketches look like they're floating...TADA!
If you flip the artwork, they are mounted on postcards. I can use them as greeting cards for dear friends but I'll enclose them inside envelopes to protect the sketches.
It was a very fun challenge that encouraged making time in the day for mindfulness and creativity. I highly recommend that you do something similar!
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Hello guys! I hope anxiety from COVID or the recent elections have not gotten the best of you. Sometimes I have to tune them out and I make art.
Last month, I took part in INK-tober, a worldwide challenge where each participant makes something with ink every day in October. It can be a sketch, a cartoon, a doodle.
I chose to practice my brush lettering.
I used prompts from Maurelle that she posted on Instagram. It's a list of lovely autumn flowers.
The repetition was very meditative.
Helenium
Iberis
Cosmos
And it was educational because I am now able to identify the flowers in my neighborhood.
I was so inspired, I also made a watercolor rendition of each flower.
But wait, there's more!
I assembled these elements (together with card stock and upcycled envelopes) to create these handmade gift tags...TADA!
I documented my process with a video, if you'd like to see:
I've been trying to learn new skills during this pandemic and video tutorials is one of them. But boy! It's hours and hours of work! I thought I'd try it out because it's another way to tell stories and share ideas. As always, thank you for your support and encouragement!
And what about the news this weekend?! Whatever your politics may be, let's give it up for Kamala Harris for being the first woman and first woman of color (and she's a daughter of immigrants) to hold the office of Vice President of the United States! Here's to possibility, diversity, hope, and healing for the country.
