Hello Good People,
Long time no see, I needed a ‘break’... paused Blogletter for 1 month and sketch only when I could (or my body allowed me to), sometimes pushing yourself is not an option and accepting that is OK. All small things during this time seemed like little big victories!
I didn’t sketch daily, but somehow I managed to still make the 262 ArT Days work - my daily art challenge for this year - which makes me really proud of myself. Definitely it helped to have people who are doing the challenge with me - THANK YOU! And Teresa from the past was wize and organised the challenge for the first 6 months of the year in advance (yah for me!).
Here’s the first sketchbook tour from the 262 Art Days - January to May 2024:
During my break, I also realised that I want my Blogletter to be more like a blog, which was my intention when I start writing it, but somehow I got lost in my ideas and mess it all…so that’s what I am aiming from now on. More of me, the simple things that make me happy and all the art that my world better.
Three little BIG things:
I made an art supplies order in April, life got messed up and the 2 boxes were waiting for 2 months here in the oficina. Last week I finally opened them and start (re)discovering what I ordered 🤭 I’m going to show you what I got in a future letter, but for now I just played with my first Derwent Inktense pencils.
Lately I’m a little obsessed with silent vlogs (not only art related), I usually don’t like to draw with ‘background noise’, I’m easily distracted so silent vlogs have been a nice way to have some company and still get my things done.
This month The Botanica Collective is celebrating 1 year!!!🤩 This is an weekly art challenge page created by me and my artist friend
, and after one year I’m still genuinely happy and proud of this project.
Feels GOOD to be back. Thank you for being here💛
Till the next time,
Teresa
I think silent vlogs would not work for me. I like podcasts exactly because it's just voice and not images. It's so interesting noticing differences in people's preferences, don't you think? How boring the world would be if everyone were the same. :-)
As soon as I leave work I will check that video! Please tell us more about the silent vlongs, I don’t know what’s that. Aaaaand I also didn’t know about the collective but I am so happy I have so many weeks now to check out!!