Lately I’m finding it hard to work in my sketchbooks or other art projects. I’ve been slowly pecking away at the finished illustrations for the now titled, Catnip Coco Cats. My 100 Studio Days project of working in my studio for one hour a day for 100 days has tapered off to NONE. I think I made it to 67 or somewhere about there.

I will finish the 100 days project but I haven’t much to show for it so far, except a finished sketchbook. I also spent some of that time getting ready for the Rainbow Artists and Makers Fair at the East Shore Area Library last weekend. I was busy printing, trimming, folding, and packaging art prints, zines, stickers, my children’s books and nature journal art kits. It was my first time having a table at any kind of event and I sold more art prints that I thought I would. It was a good experience, so much so, that Brenda and I have decided to apply to have a table at the Harrisburg Zine Fest in September.

The one small thing that I’ve been able to keep up with is my illustrated Traveler’s Company monthly journal. I’ve managed to complete every month so far with a small daily drawing of whatever’s happened that day (mostly what I’ve eaten that day). I find looking at the finished months very satisfying. I’ve been using pen and ink and color pencils. Some of my monthly pages are shown here.

So, here I am, ready to start down the path of creativity again. I’m going to finish that 100 days in the studio project and see what I end up with. I’ve started dabbling with making a couple more zines. And I’ve borrowed a few drawing books from the library just to get more pencil miles in the old sketchbook. Some of things I want to explore are the new Himi Gouache set that’s been sitting on my art table, unopened. Tempera and mixed media art sticks, and a set of Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle wax pastels. What are you experimenting with?