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Peanut Butter Pattern


February 10, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, random, sketchbook projectcomment (2)

sticky Adam's peanut butter on a knife, sticks on the page opposite it

I especially like this page from my sketchbook, part of my participation in The Sketchbook Project. I remember as a kid my mom always bought Adam’s peanut butter and I just wanted JIF, because you didn’t have to stir it. Now, I feel the opposite.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Stick ‘Em Up


February 9, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook project, typography

embroidered gun with shaded type

(Click image to zoom) Here’s another spread from my sketchbook, some smoky shady type from an embroidered gun. Yeah, I imagine someone shouting “Granny, get your gun!” and then an 80-year-old lady whips out her crochet hooks and makes this.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Stick 'Em Up


February 9, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook project, typography

embroidered gun with shaded type

(Click image to zoom) Here’s another spread from my sketchbook, some smoky shady type from an embroidered gun. Yeah, I imagine someone shouting “Granny, get your gun!” and then an 80-year-old lady whips out her crochet hooks and makes this.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Campfire Smell


February 7, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook project

Telephone Gothic type sample and two matchsticks. Campfire Smell.

One thing that sticks is campfire smell. Isn’t it great? Here’s another page from my sketchbook, part of my submission to the Sketchbook Project organized by Art House Coop. The type was traced from Telephone Gothic.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Boys and Girls


February 4, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook projectcomment (1)

Boys and Girls - variegated hand drawn hair, wooden eyes and fire lips.

(Click image to zoom) The theme of my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project is “adhere to me”. So I titled my book Things that Stick. Variegated hand drawn hair, wooden eyes and fiery words.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Outfit No. 38


February 2, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, outfits, sketchbook project

Outfit No. 38: This is what happens when working on my sketchbook project...Purple thermal and two bobby pins. / Loooong tank top. / A fuzzy blanket for lower body warmth, and checkered baby blanket for upper body warmth. / Long johns from my sister; VERY ill fitting, but warm. / Scrubs from an ex-boyfriend's mom. / Bath sandals from 1994...worn with...SOCKS! / Monkey socks. / Requisite sketching booking supplies: super 77 spraymount, UHU gluestick, exacto, micron pens.

That One Song


January 31, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook project, typography

A page from my sketchbook: That One Song, tetris-like type.

Another page from my submission to The Sketchbook Project, a community participation based movement that involves taking thousands of sketchbooks on a book tour. Yeah, I’m a groupie. Are you?
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Turducken? Moorabbit!


January 25, 2011April 15, 2014 bureau original, creatures, I like to draw, pioneer rabbit

My pioneer rabbit never ceases to amaze me with the predicaments he gets himself into. A cow is only supposed to have four stomachs, right? Well, until you're in the belly of the whale there's no guessing what's going to happen. He is going to have to get himself out of this one without my helping hand. Good luck rabbit.

Pins and Needles


January 24, 2011February 15, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, sketchbook project

It's the in between that's a stickler.

It’s the in betweens that are a stickler. Somebody told me they wanted to eat this page – I think it was a compliment. I thought, that’s going to hurt going down. Just another page from my sketchbook, part of my participation in the Sketchbook Project.
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Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

Outfit No. 37


January 20, 2011 bureau original, I like to draw, outfits

Outfit No. 37: I think it's a knit sweater. / Thermal from Target for $12.99. / Free tan cords. / Fuzzy hat and neck warmer my mom made. My husband says the tendril-y blue yarn reminds him of aliens, so he can't stand when I wear it. However i get comments on this hat from everybody, even bums, so I'm sticking with it! I even let my friend Lloyd use it when his neck got cold. / Gray sneakers with buckles.

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