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Dreams, Schemes, Plans

January 7, 2013 by mymateriallife

I used to feel compelled to write down the things I did, people I saw, etc., in a calendar.  I think I started this because I was going through a particularly good time and I didn’t want to forget any of it.  I’d jot down the kind of things you see in the photo above minus the sketches.  This eventually became a burden, something I perpetually needed to “get caught up on”.  I recently decided I could let go of […]

Categories: Paper • Tags: cachet earthbound sketchbook, diy lettering, illustration, midori, moleskine, one sketch a day, planners, shopping, staedtler

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One Sketch A Day

December 31, 2011 by mymateriallife

Lots of people claim they just can’t draw and seem to believe you’re either born with the ability or you’re not.  I think of drawing – or sketching which is what I like to do – as really just another muscle that we can either choose to exercise or not.  I love to do quick sketches with pen and what I love about them is this – even a bad or mediocre one is so much better than no sketch […]

Categories: Other Holidays, Paper, Reading Material • Tags: one sketch a day, robert regis dvorak, the magic of drawing

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