Tag: art journal

Letting go of the butterfly

It’s curious to relive the visual journey. There’s nothing like filming the process to relive the ‘why did I do that?’ moments.

Time Lapse Compilation: part 3

If you’ve been here before, you’ll know that lately I’ve been documenting my art journaling process through a series of time lapse videos.

It’s curious to relive a visual journey. There’s nothing like filming the process to relive the ‘why did I do that?’ moments. These came up a lot early on but I’m noticing a desensitising effect with practice, and letting go of expectations. Process is process.

Nonetheless, the push and pull of loving/hating the direction it’s taking remains real. It took a really long time for me to catch on where this one wanted me to lead it.

The irony of the words that fell onto this page is not lost on me, from an interview with
Sabrina Ward Harrison: “Splendidly Imperfect and Alive”.

This video is a compilation of little time lapse videos taken over a few weeks of back-and-forth-ing on this spread.

The more time I spend in art making, the more I find parallels between a creative practice and all the other everyday-everythings. Seems to me, how we make tends to mirror how we live – bravely – messily – stubbornly – inconsistently… all of these are here!

Releasing the butterfly

This particular spread got so sticky because I reeeally didn’t want to lose that butterfly. I painted and drew around him until I had such a mess there was no other option, ultimately burying him under a new layer of paint to ease the intensity of so much going on.  I was resisting letting go.

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100 days of doodles: the flip through!

This is what 1½ years of doodling looks like!

From December 2017 to July 2019, this book is the place I’ve been playing with colors and ideas: Scribbled thoughts, sketches and doodles, collage and paint layers.

The last 100 days of playing in this book became part of the Instagram #100dayproject.

This is what 1½ years of doodling looks like!

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100 days of doodles: 91-99

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“Whatever it takes to finish things, finish. You will learn more from a glorious failure than you ever will from something you never finished.” 

― Neil Gaiman

Folks! We are SO VERY NEARLY there!!

I’ve got new plans a-buzz for after tomorrow when we reach day 100, but until then, here goes the final fix of 9 pics!

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously:
Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18 ~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45 ~ Days 46-54 ~ Days 55-63 ~ Days 64-72 ~ Days 73-81 ~ Days 82-90 Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

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100 days of doodles: 82-90

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“I feel there are two people inside me – me and my intuition. If I go against her, she’ll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely.”

— Kim Basinger.

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45 ~ Days 46-54 ~ Days 55-63 ~ Days 64-72 ~ Days 73-81

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

I’ve been stitching together some of these daily timelapses to see how pages change beyond recognition. It’s fascinating to watch them evolve – I have no idea where any of these ideas might lead!! Get my newsletter to be first to see these!

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100 days of doodles: 73-81

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“…this morning I am splendidly imperfect and alive.”

— Sabrina Ward Harrison.

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45 ~ Days 46-54 ~ Days 55-63 ~ Days 64-72

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

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100 days of doodles: 64-72

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.”

— Ram Dass

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45 ~ Days 46-54 ~ Days 55-63

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

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100 days of doodles: 55-63

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“Look at what you have. This is where it all begins. All you have to do is open your eyes.”

— Heather Havrilesky .

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45 ~ Days 46-54

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

Meanwhile, If you want to be first to know about my colorful antics and musings on and offline, join up for monthly news direct by email.

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100 days of doodles: 46-54

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“ The point of the dance, is the dance.”

— Alan Watts.

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36 ~ Days 37-45

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

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100 days of doodles: 37-45

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“ Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

— Howard Thurman.

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27 ~ Days 28-36

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

Meanwhile, If you want to be first to know about my colorful antics and musings on and offline, join up for monthly news direct by email.

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100 days of doodles: 28-36

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me. It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts.

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”

— Edward Hopper.

This year’s #100dayproject is all about the doodle for me.

It’s my meditation, my therapy, my escape from the noise of my thoughts. For 100 days this year I’m sharing these little mark making experiments with time lapse videos and a bit of wordage about my process.

The story so far:

previously: Days 1-9 ~ Days 10-18
~ Days 19-27

Watch these images as they come to life on Instagram in timelapse videos of their making and progress photos.

Meanwhile, If you want to be first to know about my colorful antics and musings on and offline, join up for monthly news direct by email.

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