It’s become an annual tradition. It started in 2009, the year I started my blog. I shared how much I love candy corn and I came up with several projects using the candy. Again, in 2010, I came up with several different projects using candy corn, one of which was […]
Drawings
One Year Since Diagnosis
It’s been a little over a year since I found out that my baby boy is rapidly aging. This disease called Cockayne Syndrome is the worst thing I’ve ever seen. A fellow CS mother posted the question on FB recently, “Why would such a thing exist?” And I echo her: […]
Caged Thoughts
Ladybugs in Summer
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Ladybugs and Toadstools
These are some drawings I did recently. Not sure what to do with them yet. They were drawn with ZIG pens onto old blank book pages and then colored with pencils. I flipped through some books and found some cute phrases that went along with the drawings. Maybe I could […]
Final Sketches for Turtle Painting
I incorporated all the suggestions from last week and worked on some final sketches. Thanks to everyone who left a suggestion, it is so helpful! I cut out the elements from my earlier sketch and moved them around until I liked the grouping. For the final drawing I took out […]
Designs for the Children’s Hospital
I think I’ve finally decided on a design for the children’s hospital. My goal is to finish it up before Knox’s birthday (July 14th) and submit it to the hospital’s art board for consideration. I’ve drawn a lot of turtles lately… Here’s some really rough sketches that I keep coming […]
Turtle Mini Canvas
This little drawing in my sketch book was perfect for a mini canvas. I drew on the design in pen first… Started adding some color on with my Inktense pencils… Let the fun begin with the water-pen… Added in detail and outline with pen… Added a bit more green to […]