tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24818469269221954002026-03-16T11:24:51.915-07:00After returning from the 2009 HOW Design Conference in Austin, TX, I realized that I needed more creativity in my life. So I vowed to create 160 art journal pages by the end of 2009. This blog documents my commitment. EDIT: This did not happen. I gave up after 43 pages. But it's 2010 and I'm on a quest to continue!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-63256408069095926812011-01-15T12:30:00.000-08:002011-01-15T12:30:32.901-08:00You really can't convey the awkwardness in still images. But I tried.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/5353899633/" title="01/13/11 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5353899633_6447225013.jpg" width="500" height="330" alt="01/13/11" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-61750018196203578392011-01-09T17:47:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:47:24.254-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/5340831449/" title="01/09/11 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5340831449_a2d708f987.jpg" width="500" height="328" alt="01/09/11" /></a><br /> <br /> Sometimes it's just easier to draw an inanimate object.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-70138488485121665762011-01-09T17:45:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:45:25.117-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/5334335379/" title="01/07/11 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5334335379_58c89030a6.jpg" width="500" height="324" alt="01/07/11" /></a><br /> <br /> Not crazy about this one. I tried to look mean, ready to attack the dirt and grime in my home, but it just looks awkward. Probably because I'm not used to looking mean. :)<br /> <br /> Also, I decided to start over on my page numbering. I got a new journal, which means a new 160 blank pages. Maybe I can do it this year?? It's a page every 2.28 days, which still seems like a lot. We'll see, no pressure.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-9649971583858759112011-01-03T06:03:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:40:41.849-08:00I'm back! I figure the new year was a good excuse to start drawing again. I really do love this sketchbook project, and I always feel guilty when I put it aside. I want to improve. I want to be a better drawer. I don't want my Microns to collect dust. So what the heck. Let's give it a go. Maybe I'll get to those 160 pages after all!<br /> <br /> This drawing reminds me of my "carbs" drawing (#52), but better. :) I also switched back to the brown paper journal. <br /> <br /> Happy New Year, everybody!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/5319298641/" title="01/02/11 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5319298641_336c1f80ce.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="01/02/11" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-19550214746696694712010-06-22T08:25:00.000-07:002010-06-22T08:26:53.689-07:00As soon as I put that first orange marker to the page I regretted that decision! I wanted to add color because all of the buildings were kind of blurring together, but I wish I would have done it different. Oh well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4723394320/" title="06/21/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/4723394320_219ebda666.jpg" width="500" height="328" alt="06/21/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-55033307425926229092010-06-21T08:05:00.001-07:002010-06-21T08:05:39.666-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4720105843/" title="06/20/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/4720105843_1231bb5634.jpg" width="500" height="316" alt="06/20/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-30969365263033269142010-06-21T08:04:00.001-07:002010-06-21T08:05:17.731-07:00I thought maybe I could start a project when I draw things I love. Might make a fun zine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4709573113/" title="06/17/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4709573113_3cf4566cce.jpg" width="500" height="316" alt="06/17/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-10379570651768708572010-06-21T08:03:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:06:03.577-07:00A ridiculously quick and goofy doodle, based on a comment my friend Amy made about Rob taking our new plant out to dinner. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4707906598/" title="06/16/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1276/4707906598_0f36e62b5b_b.jpg" width="450" alt="06/16/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-34455860669112130932010-06-21T08:02:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:03:26.259-07:00On my never-ending quest to discover what I want to do with my life, I thought I'd think about all the things I LOVE to do, and maybe that could help me figure some things out. Okay, so maybe I won't be a professional sleeper or bowler. But what if I combined writing silly poems with drawing and bookbinding?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4698356812/" title="06/13/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4698356812_2d9878cd75_b.jpg" width="500" alt="06/13/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-43066782410938862592010-06-21T08:00:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:02:36.229-07:00It's been a while! The HOW Conference always motivates me to pick up my sketchbook. So even though I might not be on the "160 Pages" quest, I'm going to try journaling again. Maybe even some zine making? Anyway, I thought I might as well post the drawings on this blog.<br /><br />I have never been able to draw on the first page of any journal. I've always had fear of making mistakes. Well, I want this one to be FULL of mistakes, so I went ahead and doodled right on the cover. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4698356800/" title="06/12/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4698356800_e505f3282b_b.jpg" width="500" alt="06/12/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-61140572239243627482010-01-14T06:18:00.000-08:002010-01-14T06:19:33.034-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4273505259/" title="01/13/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4273505259_b650289ed1.jpg" width="500" height="321" alt="01/13/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-66492412457288366272010-01-12T07:17:00.001-08:002010-01-12T07:17:43.015-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4267929066/" title="01/11/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4267929066_88791983a1_o.jpg" width="500" alt="01/11/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-82761935940712597542010-01-12T07:16:00.000-08:002010-01-12T07:17:10.487-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4259244419/" title="01/08/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4259244419_9bf84b9a4d_o.jpg" width="500" alt="01/08/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-92217390916539040402010-01-07T07:21:00.000-08:002010-01-07T07:22:32.318-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4254207012/" title="01/06/10 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4254207012_914451b820_b.jpg" width="500" alt="01/06/10" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-59508586019368238442010-01-07T07:18:00.000-08:002010-01-07T07:21:39.539-08:00Okay, so I only got 43 pages out of 160 done. But I knew that at the start of 2010, I wanted to continue the project. No point in starting back at #1, so I'm continuing until I finish my 160 pages. And I will, dang it!!! <br /><br />I could tell that I was rusty after four months of inactivity. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it again after a few weeks. This time I'm not going to put so much pressure on myself. I think attempting to draw everyday was WAY too much. So if I can manage to sketch a few times a week, and not give myself too much grief if I have to miss a stretch of time, I'll be less likely to give up altogether. We'll see!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/4248171816/" title="Back to the drawing board by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4248171816_1c45c364a6_o.jpg" width="500" alt="Back to the drawing board" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-42261712406518758472009-09-11T12:01:00.000-07:002009-09-11T12:11:39.619-07:00I haven't drawn in 10 days. Again. What the heck?? I was doing so well there for a while. Anyway, I have an excuse this time. I participated in a doodle swap, which meant I had to create 12 Artist Trading Cards to send out to my group and a few extra friends. So just because I didn't draw in my journal, doesn't mean I wasn't drawing!<br /><br />Since I really enjoyed drawing the lovely homes in San Francisco, I thought it would be fun to doodle 12 little colorful houses. Here's what I came up with, in order.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3910149258/" title="1 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3910149258_6e5d405c55_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="1 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3910149306/" title="2 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3910149306_57e8d6a2c8_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="2 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366247/" title="3 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3909366247_0ffc4dc90d_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="3 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909365319/" title="4 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/3909365319_dca7c8c2c3_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="4 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366331/" title="5 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3909366331_5ccd3e4b72_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="5 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366407/" title="6 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3909366407_8640735ca2_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="6 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366527/" title="7 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/3909366527_cfa52086b3_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="7 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366467/" title="8 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/3909366467_5fc789468b_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="8 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3910150644/" title="9 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3910150644_a9aaaf89ab_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="9 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366643/" title="10 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3909366643_db19334dff_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="10 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3910150804/" title="11 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3910150804_48a3582cff_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="11 of 12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3909366695/" title="12 of 12 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3909366695_a3f97a2bde_o.jpg" width="373" height="276" alt="12 of 12" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-83917479804479351722009-09-02T08:24:00.000-07:002009-09-02T08:25:29.114-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3880658137/" title="09/01/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3880658137_6e39f5fa63_o.jpg" width="500" alt="09/01/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-20799626286328278002009-09-01T11:07:00.001-07:002009-09-01T11:07:49.315-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3878196144/" title="08/31/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3878196144_99b620d82d_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/31/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-60702437488634606712009-08-31T07:41:00.000-07:002009-08-31T07:42:04.155-07:00I took a little sketchbook break while I was on vacation. But now I'm back to it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3872006851/" title="08/30/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3872006851_56f34833e0_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/30/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-14281748618524926062009-08-21T07:58:00.001-07:002009-08-21T07:58:43.102-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3841552118/" title="08/20/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3841552118_2388e01f30_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/20/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-38863547135703238132009-08-19T10:24:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:25:14.570-07:00I need to practice my cross hatching. Those lines are all over the place!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3837495164/" title="08/19/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3837495164_48a05c8c9c_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/19/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-1574188746050958622009-08-16T17:47:00.002-07:002009-08-16T17:48:18.042-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3828541032/" title="08/16/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/3828541032_b5f365d9e4_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/16/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-47104659652316667902009-08-16T17:47:00.001-07:002009-08-16T17:47:49.400-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3828130330/" title="08/15/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3828130330_6710ab8108.jpg" width="500" height="329" alt="08/15/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-62803673949998901832009-08-16T17:46:00.000-07:002009-08-16T17:47:24.534-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3819393236/" title="08/13/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2539/3819393236_82bb658f56_b.jpg" width="500" alt="08/13/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481846926922195400.post-82642914223709532292009-08-12T06:27:00.000-07:002009-08-12T06:28:09.901-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel829/3812714559/" title="08/11/09 by mel829, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/3812714559_f009d416fc_o.jpg" width="500" alt="08/11/09" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130658432338921623noreply@blogger.com4