Sketchbook inspiration - a not so traditional sketchbook
I’ve never been the artist that keeps an organized sketchbook full of ideas, I’m more the type to have a million small pieces of paper or random sketches alongside with my to do list or a wall full of taped up skribbles. But I’ve come to love the not so organized chaos. It’s a peek inside my creative brain where one ideas sparks another and in the middle of taking care running my business I can look over and see the bouquet sitting nearby and how the sun casts light through the leaves, creating the most amazing shadows on the wall that lead me to reach over and grab whatever paper is closest and start sketching out the lines and shapes I see in front of me.
My pile of sketches from the past few months have been piling up and I thought it might be fun to peel back the curtain and see what my process looks like before revealing a more refined version. When I first started my art business I always found it so fascinating to see different artists processes to track their creative process and I thought maybe you would like to see what’s been on my mind and in my not so traditional sketchbook.
So here’s a sneak peak behind the beautiful chaos of and idea coming together, the messy middle, the place I continually find myself in…
These are the lines shapes and movements that are directing my next body of work. I’m looking forward to putting together a small collection of sketches inspired by my relationship with nature and how it continually finds itself sneaking into the everyday moments of life. My favorite thing about keeping a not so traditional sketchbook is the ability to gather all of these little “notes” of things that have stood out to me over months and years. I love gathering them together and see what the common thread is. Lately I’ve notices this draw to the negative spaces, the place where the shadows lie. The contrast between what is and what is between.
I’ve noticed a loose flow of movement in the way my hands draw the charcoal around on the page, catching unique patterns and movements that overlap and begin to create depth and patterns that to me often become the leaves and tiny overlapping flowers that draw you in and ask you to pause and see what might be, not just the obvious thing right in front of you.
When I’m all finished and release these final pieces with you, my hope is that you feel inspired to take pause, to slow down and recognize the simple beauty that is offered to us daily when we take the chance to look.
Hoping to complete it in about a month so if you don’t want to miss out, or if social media really isn’t your thing make sure to join my insider emails list where I make sure you’re the first to know when new art is available.