but I may not be that great at actually
finishing
them.

If you have been with me for a bit,
you will know that I am working on a 365 robot love project...
and that I have been slacking on it
just a little.
I haven't forgotten about it...
it's just that 365 is such a bigger number than I had
thought it was going to be.
But the good thing is
I never said it was going to be 365
IN A ROW
so I haven't really failed at it yet.
:)

But I started doing a book called
52 Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists
and thought
now THIS could be a fun project
to work on weekly and document on my blog.

There are 7 units in this book and 52 labs.
My intention is work through one lab a week
and post about it
over here
every Sunday.

I also intend to share some of my progress on Instagram
using #project52drawinglab ...
I am hoping that the more thought I put into this
the more likely I will be to complete it.
:)

and if you like to doodle
feel free to play along!
and if you are unfamiliar with Carla Sonheim
you should totally check out her
website

i love her work!

i should also mention that the link above is an affiliate link which just means
that if you happen to use any of my Amazon links and make a purchase while you
are there, I will get a small credit at no extra cost to you.

it's a whatcha readin' post
but without a finish,
there's no "the end"
because...
i haven't gotten to the end yet.

but i have to tell you that
while i am reading
the heart goes last
and really enjoying it
i am also reading a couple of other books
(which i don't normally do..
normally i am a monogamous reader,
loyal to the last page).

but this is different.

i am trying to journal every day
and sometimes, i need some help.
so i started reading elizabeth gilbert's
big magic
and i am loving it!

and i am also trying to doodle a little more...
so i had gotten
drawing lab for mixed media artists
by carla sonheim (whose art i love)
and last night
i spent about an hour and a half
drawing a full page of cats
30 cats to be precise...

i have never drawn
a cat
in my life.

at first it was kind of terrifying
and all sorts of frustrating.
but once i kept going
(like about 12 cats in...)
it started to get fun.
i drew them with glasses on
and bowties...
laying down, sitting up, backs arched,
fluffy, skinny, black cats with green eyes...
and it was fun and kind of
enlightening in an unexpected way.

so...a bit of a mass book update instead...
best i can do
in a rambling have to do this very fast because
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