The finished sketchbook project

Finally! I finished! And with literally only minutes to spare. Got my sketchbook to the post office on January 31st at 4:50 PM. Whew. But, I did it! One more thing crossed off my resolutions list.

My theme was monochromatic. I skirted this a little by using darker shades of a color. I used Prisma colors as well as some black and white ink drawings. Each spread focused on one color. Even though my theme was monochromatic, I did want a colorful book. I love color. For most pages, I wanted a single subject for every page filled with a pattern. 


I was so late on this book because I was so afraid to start it. I didn't want to mess it up. And guess what? I did. But, that's okay. It's just a sketchbook, not a masterpiece, so having some flubs is okay. I even have some pages in the book I absolutely despise. But, it's finished! And there are some pages I'm really proud of. My favorite is the page with the lined flowers (second photo).

The cover is my favorite part of the book. I drew the letters on the cover freehand and painted them in watercolors (on watercolor paper), cut, and glued them on. Then, I traced around them in black to make them pop.

A sneak peek at my Sketchbook Project

The Sketchbook Project is due January 31st. I'm not even halfway done. This is what I do. This is who I am. I'm a procrastinator. I save things for the last minute and then stress and get cranky. Pray for David.

Here's the doodles I've done so far. My theme is monochromatic. I wanted to draw mostly everything in macro and I wanted to play with pattern. Then, I will go back and add some color. One color for every spread. Aaaaaand I still have to design something great for the cover. But, I am determined to finish! I will do this. (And my tree will be teal!)

 

 

How's your Sketchbook Project going? Are you going to finish? At the last minute, like me?

Don't walk-Just sit

Quirky things always put a smile on my face. This chair is amazing. What a conversation piece. I love how it looks used and isn't just a replica. It can be yours (or mine) for a mere $3700 (gulp). These signs actually work as you can see and were created by New York City artist John Carter.

uncommongoods

Amazing Etsy animal prints

Last week, I bought some adorable prints from a great Etsy store called Wild Life Prints. I bought them for my friend's nursery. I'm going to frame them first before I send them to her. Good news is, the seller Jeff sent them the same day I ordered! How adorable are these?

Wild Life Prints

The Sketchbook Project

I just signed up for the Sketchbook Project for the first time this year. I'm really excited and I'll share some of my pages with you once I get my book. 

Here's how it works: First pick a theme on their website. You can follow the theme pretty loosely (I picked Monochromatic). For $25, they send you a sketchbook. Fill your sketchbook with your doodles. Then send it back in. It'll travel around to different art galleries where people can look at your book. For an extra $20 you can have it digitized and put on their website for anyone to see. I chose this option. I want to be able to show anyone after my sketchbook is already gone. 

Sign up quickly because books need to be in by about mid-January! Go to their website by clicking Sketchbook Project.

2011 Sketchbook Project Tour Seattle from mightymoss on Vimeo.

New "artwork" on the Magnificent Mile...

Wow...I could not believe what I saw when I went downtown Chicago. Right on Michigan Ave., larger than life...was Marilyn Monroe.