Shaun's "The Design of Life" Challenge

I have just finished up my latest drawing, "The Design of Life" for Lauren. I had played with sketching some trees earlier this month, and they seemed to sum up what it is to design for life, and they look great.

So I scoured the internet for some inspirational quotes, built those into my drawing and hey presto here it is. This month I was excited to use my new pigment pens which are more water resistant and don't fade as much over time. On top of that I bought 3 different thicknesses to allow me to get some variety in the lines that I use in my drawings.

Thank you to Lauren for the subject, here's a quick timelapse video of how the drawing came together.

My Escape

My Escape

Last Sunday:  90 Minute Massage, Solitude Shopping with Christmas Carols Careening in the Background, and a movie with popcorn and a fountain Coke Light.

Contrasts in Nature (Martha Began's Book)

The human hand and the hand of nature contrasting with one another.

Quilt "Life is Delicious" and Sweet Potato Recipe

Jeeyoung's theme is What "Life is Delicious" means to you. Thanks for this theme Jeeyoung, you motivated me to make a quilt for our new upstairs neighbors, who are having a baby in December. But...I also had to add this killer Sweet Potatoes with Crispy Walnut Recipe. I only make this dish ONCE a year, at Thanksgiving, it is so rich. I make enough so I can eat leftovers for at least a week! This dish makes life delicious too!

SWEET POTATOES WITH CRISPY WALNUTS Combine with mixer: 4 Tbsp. butter 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla ¼ cup (or less) sugar 3 cups cooked mashed yams or sweet potatoes (about 3) Put in greased 9X9 casserole pan Combine and sprinkle over yams: ½ cup brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans) Dot with MORE butter! Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. EVERY THANKSGIVING!

One month at a time in Louise's book

Louise's theme is One Day at a Time. I think a lot about calendars and seasons, and I make long lists and tables of what lies ahead. Living in Singapore, we mark time differently, and at least in my mind--more quickly. Perhaps my listing and plotting is all about putting on the brakes.

I've been whittling away for a few months on a little calendar as a gift for my mom, and as I doodle the months, I think on what lies ahead in 2015. Hopefully--oodles of slow possibility. I like the thought of blank days and empty months.

The devil is in the details - A Macro picture for Rosa

This month I had Rosa's book, which has the theme, "Macro". I love this theme, as I have a fascination with insects and macro photography. In the end I combined a short quote from Kurt Vonnegut with a picture of bee upon a leaf. 

The quote, "Enjoy the little things in life, one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things." resonates with me and makes me think about how I approach things both at school, in my career and personally.

Once again I made a short timelapse video of my sketch. I use the program iMotion, it is free and super simple to use, I would recommend using it if you haven't already.