Techo (Planner) Vacation Drawings

My latest obsession is the 

Hobonichi Techo (planner) and

I've been trying to do a sketch 

per day. While on vacation, there

were a few more interesting

things to document than normal...

I think the entries are self-

explanatory. Please leave a comment

if you have questions...

Most drawings are done with a 

Sharpie pen or a Pigma 005 Micron pen.

Watercolor pencils and a water brush

added color, or highlighters. There 

is some regular ball-point pen too.

Can't resist adding some 

Washi tape...

Every year I pick up a few more shells,

at least to draw them. Does anyone

know what type of seed pod this is?

It was found washed up on the beach.

We were excited to get a glimpse

of dolphins. I think there were 3 or 4.

The drawing was sketched from a 

Google image, however! They were

too far out for me to see very well...

Recycling a coffee cup sketch,

so I can link up for T Tuesday

over at the Altered Book Lover Blog.

If you draw, sketch or paint in 

your planner, I would love to

hear about it! 

Star Wars Valentines

A hand drawn Valentine for my

6 year old granddaughter.  

Sketched in pencil first, then

Sharpie marker and watercolor.

I really liked the new heroes in this

film, and by the time the movie was over,

my granddaughter was

already planning to dress up as

Rey for Halloween!

My grandson says he likes the "bad guys"

better, so Kylo Ren is on the front of his

Valentine.  The inside message reads:

Ha Ha...resistance is futile!

They will probably never understand

 how much time and effort these took,

but that's ok. I enjoyed making them.

Linking up for T Tuesday...

hope you have a creative day!

Coffee and Tea

Most Tuesdays I try to join

Elizabeth's blog party for

T Tuesday, but I

don't promise that I will be

drinking tea. I am too fond of my

morning coffee!

 I often have herbal tea in the

afternoon. If I want to be able to

sleep that night, no coffee beyond

one cup! and no later than noon...

it's tea time the rest of the time.

Tea packaging makes a colorful

addition to collage, too.

From the date on this "fish collage",

I was apparently making art instead

of getting ready for holiday guests.

Ever get distracted when you're

supposed to be "putting things away?" 

... you are thinking, "well, I'll

just glue a few of these scraps down...

oh, just a bit of paint here; it needs 

some pen drawing here."  Before

you know it, it's an hour later.

I am easily distracted. My

husband knows this.

He just rolls his eyes at me.

Next week I will show the

Star Wars 'fan art' valentines that

I made for my grand kids...after 

they have received them, so stay tuned.

This is a scheduled post,

and I will be 

Linking up for T Tuesday... if 

I can figure out how to do it

with the technology available, 

since I am out of town.

I invite you to stop by Elizabeth's blog

for a nice cup of something warm...

Hobonichi Techo Painting

Unseasonably warm weather for Ohio

in February!  Sharpie pen and watercolor

pasted into my Hobonichi Techo on the left,

ball point pen and watercolor on the right.

Already I can tell that pasting things into

my Techo is going to make it grow

in thickness...maybe too much.

Love doing tiny collages, but don't

want this little journal to get too distorted.

Nice quote on the lower left page...

to paraphrase: "Don't wait for new ideas to 

appear from a nonexistent

 Muse. Don't overthink it, 

just make something with your hands."

~Ryoji Arai

Good advice.

Feels like Spring...but I'm pretty sure

it's just a cruel joke...

I'll take it for as long as it lasts!

A Few Hearts and Tea

Hobonichi Techo planner

with pen and watercolor ~

a few hearts to begin the

month of February. This little 

"Angel of the grapevine wings"

drawing is about 3 inches high...

The actual doll is one that I made

quite a few years ago.

Just a quick cup of tea to say

hello to my pals for T Tuesday.

Working on the pages of this

little planner is quite different

form working on large journal

pages...but both have their

advantages!  'Mixing it up'

in terms of what we do and

how we do it, is a good thing!

What are you mixing up today?