This is a set of ten Le Pen fine-point markers lined up on a desk. There are three green ones on the left (for stems and leaves) and the other seven are a range of colors (for petals).
#OneGoodThing that happened yesterday was that I was able to swing by Binders and grab some fresh pens for the #10kflowers Project.
The Ten Thousand Flowers Project The Ten Thousand Flowers Project started in the year 2011. I'd obtained some fine-point markers for an art project, then found I couldn't use them because the points weren't fine enough. I decided to draw flowers on index cards and give them away to people, because I wanted a way to be generous with the world, given that being generous with money wasn't an option. Why ten thousand? Short answer--hypomania. Longer answer--I knew when I got it in my head that I wanted to give flowers away, I would need some kind of finish line to motivate me. I tried on different numbers for size, and when I did ten thousand, it felt right. Did I mention, was hypomanic at the time? The fact that I was cranking out flowers at the rate of ten a day is a big hint that I was. Then the Wheel of Bipolar turned and put me back into depression and I was lucky to get one a day done. I'm up to two each session now, and i'm trying to be a little better about drawing and posting these from here on in. If you would like one of these, simply send your mailing address to free@10kflowers.com and I'll get one in the mail.for you. I will not use your address for any other purpose than sending you your flower. You can also follow the #10kflowers hashtag to see my progress. Check out wonderbink.com/10Kflowers for more details.
If you're new here and don't know that the #10kflowers Project is, here's the rundown.
These are three hand-drawn flowers. The medium is fine-point Sharpie on 3” by 5” card. More details about them can be found in the alt-tags of the individual flowers.
This is a folk-art-style, hand-drawn picture of a flower with three blossoms. The blossoms are yellow and have eight petals each. The signature at the bottom reads “Sheila! 2015” in pink. It is 1,421 of 10,000 that I am drawing and giving away.
This is a folk-artish drawing of a flower with a single bloom standing proudly. The petals are pink and orange, and there are eight of them. The signature at the bottom reads “Sheila! 2015” in orange. It is 1,422 of 10,000 that I am drawing and giving away.
This is a simple drawing of a flower with four blue-and-purple blossoms. Each petal is a single stroke of the pen, so I’m not going to count them for you. The signature at the bottom reads “Sheila! 2015” in light blue. It is 1,423 of 10,000 that I am drawing and giving away.
I’m way behind on my #FlowerOfTheWeek for my #10kflowers project, so let’s play a game:
1st person to email the address in my profile gets the flower they want in the mail for free. 2nd gets to pick from the 2 left. 3rd gets the last one. 4th, 5th, 6th, &c. get a surprise flower. No charge for any.
This is a hand-drawn flower with three blossoms on it. They are red with eight petals.
5128 of #10kflowers, drawn on November 11, 2025. (I’m a little behind, okay?) #FlowerOfTheWeek #bloomscrolling
This is a scribbly drawing of two flowers crisscrossed with blossoms of yellow, light blue and dark blue. At the bottom right there is handwriting in light blue that reads “Sheila! 2026”.
#FlowerOfTheWeek 5132 of #10kflowers. Drawn on Twelfth Night.
This is a simple drawing of a vine rising up from the grass in a sort of sine wave that isn’t held up by anything. On the vine are nine blossoms showing five petals each, alternating between red and blue, along with green leaves along the vine as well. At the bottom, it is signed “Sheila! 2025” in the same blue as the petals. This particular species is not effortless to draw, but the end result is always satisfying to me.
I know your scroll is probably full of doom right now, so here’s a scribbly flower to give you a tiny break. 1526 of #10kflowers, drawn on November 26, 2025. #FlowerOfTheWeek #bloomscrolling
This is a simple drawing of a flower with a single, intricate blossom in shades of red and purple.
5124 of #10kflowers. Drawn on October 15, 2025. #FlowerOfTheWeek #bloomscrolling
The Ten Thousand Flowers Project The Ten Thousand Flowers Project started in the year 2011. I’d obtained some fine-point markers for an art project, then found I couldn’t use them because the points weren’t fine enough. I decided to draw flowers on index cards and give them away to people, because I wanted a way to be generous with the world, given that being generous with money wasn’t an option. Why ten thousand? Short answer—hypomania. Longer answer—I knew when I got it in my head that I wanted to give flowers away, I would need some kind of finish line to motivate me. I tried on different numbers for size, and when I did ten thousand, it felt right. Did I mention I was hypomanic at the time? The fact that I was cranking out flowers at the rate of ten a day is a big hint that I was. Then the Wheel of Bipolar turned and put me back into depression and I was lucky to get one a day done. I’m up to two each session now, and I’m trying to be a little better about drawing and posting these from here on in. If you would like one of these, simply send your mailing address to free@10Kflowers.com and I’ll get one in the mail for you. I will not use your address for any other purpose than sending you your flower. You can also follow the #10Kflowers hashtag to see my progress. Check out wonderbink.com/10Kflowers for more details.
The #10kflowers Project explained.
Ten index cards laid out in two rows of five on a gray tile floor. Each card has a flower drawn on it in fine point Sharpie. The art style has a folk-art quality, since I can't actually draw all that well, but I don't let that stop me.
Yes! I'm doing something called The Ten Thousand Flowers Project, wherein I draw flowers on index cards with my limited ability and give them away to people for free. I periodically post them here with the tag #10kflowers. Here's some of them.
A drawing of a flower with four blossoms. The petals are so thin, they are drawn with a single stroke of the pen.
5114 of #10kflowers. Email free-at-10kflowers-dot-com to get one of your own.
Banner promoting Arts in the Garden at Skyland Trail. The date and time (Friday, May 2) is on one end. Along the bottom are the words “Art Sale * Live Music * Demonstrations * Plant Sale * Art Exhibit * Performances”
I’ll be giving away some of my #10kflowers at Skyland Trail’s Arts in the Garden event today! As always, admission is free and so are the flowers.
A three-stemmed flower with three yellow blossoms.
5112 of #10kflowers. www.wonderbink.com/10kflowers
A flower with four sort of starfishy-looking blossoms in orange.
5110 of #10kflowers. www.wonderbink.com/10kflowers
5108 of #10kflowers. Brought back a “species” from a decade ago. Yikes. First flower of 2025. Also yikes.
Not only do I have a website, I have several. I only used Threads if I had a long stretch of time to kill, because I knew it was designed to keep me hooked. I'll stay away from it from here on in. Keeping Instagram for now because I want a place to post my #10kflowers, but that may change.
A drawing of a flower with four blossoms and eight leaves.
5100 of #10kflowers. Email free@10kflowers.com if you’d like a flower of your very own.
I found a neat Chrome app called Sky Follower Bridge that linked me to accounts I followed on Xitter that are also here. Yay!
Am I deleting my Xitter account? No, not yet. I don't like the idea of my username being scooped up by a spambot. And I still want to post my #10Kflowers there & everywhere.
A drawing of a flower with pink-and-blue petals and wavy leaves.
5098 of #10kflowers. www.wonderbink.com/10kflowers
It’s been a while since I’ve done this. I think I may take it up again as a coping mechanism.
When I explain my #10kflowers project to people, I often tell them "I can't really draw, but I don't let that stop me."
I've started drawing the #10kFlowers again and posting them here. A little bit of color for your day. www.wonderbink.com/10kflowers
A 3-stemmed flower with one blue-and-burgundy blossom on each stem.
Forgot to put this up the other day. 5096 of #10kflowers.
I'm going to the High Museum to hand out my #10kflowers. Then I'm going home to watch @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social do his Horror Years Old show. It should be a lively Friday.
A row of three flowers of varying heights.
5094 of #10kflowers. Drawn while watching Labyrinth for the first time in a while.
Two spiraling vines with two blossoms and many leaves.
I drew flowers today. Felt good. This is flower 5090 of #10kflowers.
