Sketchbook challenge!

It’s a new year, and I feel like I should be motivated to get things done. It’s a new start, but somehow things haven’t quite worked out that way. I used to use sewing as my go-to happy place (I’m sure you know what I mean!), but since it now really is part of my “job”, while I still enjoy it and love to do it, it doesn’t “recharge” me the way it used to. Which has left me feeling a bit…..lost, I guess.

Random assortment of stuff!

So, I decided to try something a bit different. A local artstore (Articulations Art Supply) runs a Fill’er up Sketchbook content in March. Now, I’m not really a sketcher, and I’m not a painter, or any of that kind of thing. I’ve dabbled in various things occasionally, but I’m definitely not good. But…..I do find it fun, and the idea of accomplishing something definitely appealed to me, so I decided to take the plunge.

I like rules, so I set myself a couple. I decided I’d have no limits on what I did in my sketchbook, but I am only giving myself 15 minutes/day (‘cause, frankly, that’s probably my practical limit to devote to a specific activity that isn’t “work”).

So, I’ve collected a sketchbook, and some (slightly) random materials, and I’ve made a start!

This is what I did the first day—just trying out some fun with different tools

Today’s attempt with some watercolours. I’ve been enamored of the effects of watercolours for years, but I definitely have a ways to go before I really understand how to work them. Kind of like the sky, but we just won’t talk about the rest.

The important thing for me is to stick with it! So, check back with me in April, to find out if I did, and what I managed to produce!

How about you? What’s your go-to happy/fun activity that you like to do when life is getting you down? I’d love to hear about it!