Pre-Doodling for my Techo

Morning coffee and my Hobonichi Techo...

...and painting in some doodles that I drew

in pen while watching TV. They come in 

handy to add a little 'arty interest'

to my journal entries.

I realize that my pages are crazy 'busy.'

I pack as much onto these little pages 

as possible.  Above, the watermelon page

before it was finished.

And here you can see quite a bit more

was added to the page. That's just how I

roll.  The stickers on the left were unearthed

among children's supplies. I think these babies

might be over 30 years old, from Hallmark.

And they still stick!!  so...I am a supply 

hoarder, I admit it.

Loving the Hobonichi Challenge this month

(from April Wu on Instagram) which is fruit.

Cheerful and pretty subjects to draw, and

I'm learning about a few fruit that I 

might want to try, like Mangosteen. Not 

sure it is available fresh in the U.S. though...

have you ever tried it?

Anyone else remember that old song

"put the lime in the coconut and 

drink it all up?!"

I seem to be using more Washi tape and

collage in my Hobonichi this year. I think

this journal will be even bulkier than

my 2016 edition.

And here is the partial page for today,

lest you think the entries are done all

in one sitting.  Actually, the page may get

added to a little at a time during the day; 

often just notes about what got 

accomplished or what happened. Then

I finish it up the following morning.  It's 

interesting to try to 'notice' how you

proceed with your journal pages. It is often

intuitive, and you have trouble explaining to

someone else how it happened!

Do you follow a planned process when 

you make art, or does it just 'happen?'

Linking up for the T Tuesday blog hop.

I recommend you stop by for a cuppa

and a chat. There might even be

baked goodies...you never know!