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The 100 Day Project

The Ladder shelf and shutters find a home

At Maker’s Market on Vernon in Ironton, OH, (antiques, handcrafted, vintage), a small space opened up and I moved in.

As I was about to get in my car and leave for the day, someone shouted from the store. It was a new friend I see at estate sales and we follow each other on social. When she saw the ladder shelf in the new spot, she remembered seeing my post about it online. We reconnected in person and she told me about her shop nearby at Cardinal Wishes, which I will visit soon.

Until tomorrow, xoxo

Saved from the waste bin

Painted an object on top of a scrap sheet of large paper which left a ghost image that begged to be used.

So I grabbed the Sharpies and drew loose outlines in various colors. That looked okay.

Watercolors were next. Better.

Thought it was finished, then splatter came to mind. A little dot of white gouache on the eyeballs and it’s done. Saved from the waste bin.

Not sure what will become of this repurposed scrap, but for now I count it as my daily dose of creative practice.

Onward.

Whimsical watercolors messy but fun

In one of today’s Sketchbook Revival sessions, mixed media artist, Toni Burt, shared her world of bold color, “messy” lines, and whimsical imagery.

The goal is to practice loosely creating a perfectly imperfect, vibrant sketch of an old building full of charm.

She suggested sketching first with pen instead of pencil and so I did. She was right. When you use a pen, you kind of commit as you go.

She used water soluble pens for shadowing as (I think) a third layer and that was messy. It was all messy. But by the time I made it to my third drawing (on nice paper, even), I felt more comfortable with the tools.

Practice, practice, practice!

xoxo