A pile of these bears gave me some trouble trying to get a photograph, but I love how this one of just these two worked out in black and white. Sometimes the simplest things remind us so much of someone.
I hope we all have the chance to become real.
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Looking forward to seeing this -- I'm glad I saw your writeup. I didn't realize it was out.
A table-top tableaux of tarot, coffee, solo rpg dice, keyboard, and graphic novels
I do like November for a #gratitude mindset reset. You, too?
Here are some practical, no-nonsense reminders for nurturing a gratitude mindset and making a gratitude practice a habit.
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Sketchnoting some talks, essays, interviews, and videos for practice. Debbie Millman on designing a life you love: illustratedlife.substack.com/p/loose-leaf...
#sketchnote
Rock, paper, scissors, star.
Writing letters.
Hoping my reader emerges.
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I’ve participated in ICAD a number of times through the years -- and done some series I really loved. Here’s a bit of a retrospective (my 2024 post).
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ICAD is an excellent way to start/boost/rekindle your create habit in June/July -- using simple index cards.
#creativelife
#dyicad2025
Love the lettering and the background pattern!
Droste cocoa tin that demonstrates what is known as the Droste effect of an image that repeasts in the same image
Had some fun with a recursive Robert Graves poem -- and the Droste effect.
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(Image: Wikimedia)
We just finished Week 2 of our Making Comics read/draw-along. It's great to see so many people jumping in. I have to admit I woke up this morning and drew Batman (part of Week 3) and realized.... yes, yes, I can. You can, too!
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#comics
Thanks for the suggestions, Catherine!
Making a list of poems that are good to memorize (for someone looking to spend a week at a time with a poem). Just did the NYT Millay week, and looking to do more. Old enough that memorization takes some work. Suggestions?
#poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
Enjoying working through Making Comics with a few people. This broccoli moment was great!
So many reasons to keep an illustrated journal. Now.... I need to just get better at indexing and organizing them. That's an important step I've neglected.
Starting an informal re-read of Lynda Barry's Making Comics. I've read it & Syllabus before, but I'm looking forward to it. Happy to have a small group already joining in. Just getting started if you are interested.
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#diarycomics #graphicnovels #comics
I'm so flattered to see this and to know these words reached you. Thank you.
Exactly!
Purple game boy color and light
Decluttering (at the pace of a glacier). I’m having as much trouble getting rid of this old GameBoy Color as I am trashing piles of academic papers and readings from the early nineties.
Following the #harvard news as they reject the terms. Buried in that letter.... a BAN on masks? "Harvard must implement a comprehensive mask ban with serious and immediate penalties for violation, not less than suspension."
Thinking about doing a group re-read of Lynda Barry's Making Comics.... I floated the idea in Sunday's post at Illustrated Life. Thinking about it.
So looking forward to this new book from @goraina.bsky.social & @scottmccloud.bsky.social coming in at my library!
I have a joke about Sisyphus but it's long and tedious and just as I'm about to get to the punchline I lose my thread and have to start from the beginning again
Thanks so much for sharing this as part of your post!
Make someone’s day … feel more connected… send a #postcard. Monthly prompt series.
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Three versions of a contour images of two women with a rainbow background
100-day project is all about contours and some quirky rainbow topography. Two weeks in, and it's got an easy flow to it. A look at week two is in this recent post: illustratedlife.substack.com/p/open-the-gate
I absolutely love seeing these!
#100dayproject underway. I did some tests last week to make sure I was all in. I am.
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My grocery order arrived, and it looks like we also got someone else's order. (I know the store won't take it back because someone received our entire order before.) We sort of feel like we just won the lottery with the assortment of random food that arrived. A bit sad to be this excited, but true.
Week 8 #illustrateyourweek #illustratedjournal 2025. It’s a grounding process. Anything goes.
Weekly prompts are shared on Sundays.
