Calendar Obsessions

Here is the progress (above) on 

my January calendar that has

a bit of drawing each day...

and a weekly page on which I decided

to write a few quotes.

"I have decided that I no longer want to 

be an adult...if anyone needs me, I'll

be in my blanket fort, coloring."

There have been several days

of snow showers, but not a lot

of accumulation that lasted.

The wood pile, or rather logs

lined up on end, make an interesting

subject in the snow. When I got

the bluish watercolor shadows a 

bit too bright, I stippled some

gesso on with a nearly dry brush

to resemble snow.

Some Artist Trading Card-sized

pieces, that will go in pockets in

my ring-binder calendar. The

quotes came out of a women's

health magazine, and I combined

them with my own watercolor

designs.  Below shows the back.

We visited a pub-style restaurant

this week, known for its huge burgers.

I used images from their web site to

sketch a version of one of their hamburgers.

We had a good time with some

wonderful friends, and it was fun to

try a place we'd never been before.

Such large portions are not something

I agree with, and we did our best not to

overdo it!  The gyro I had was very

good.

In addition to my Art Journal Calendar,

(in a ring binder)

I also am using a Hobonichi Techo.

It is from Japan, with wonderful paper

in it, and I've been using it as an

"illustrated diary," although it can 

certainly be anything I choose to make

it. There is a whole page for each day,

and that gives me room for lots of

doodles! Above, some colorful

squiggles and circles, along with a 

sketch of the Rooibos Red Tea blossoms

drawn from my herbal tea packaging.

Also, I made Ginger Muffins after my

friend Elizabeth blogged about them!

Linking up with the T Tuesday blog hop,

and wishing you a creative week!