I am a very happy girl whenever I get to deep dive.  Not only did I figure out the geometry of a triangular pencil case and how to draft the pattern for it, I also pulled out my sewing machine and promptly stitched one afterwards.  For another Outside the Lines art supply review, I painted this same picture twice, so I could compare the behavior of paint on both cold press and hot press watercolor paper first-hand.  I am excited to share more about sewing and painting along with another set of black and white everyday photos.

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There are familiar places in the forests and mountains of California that I love revisiting for a reset and recover.   I fell in love with the High Sierra mountains and Tioga Pass during my first visit many years ago.  It's a place that slows me down and pushes me to work harder at the same time.  Recently, I made a marker painting from a lakeside drawing I did there.  Along with the painting, I also want to talk about swatch making, different papers for marker painting, and other accompanying tools that I use with markers on this Outside the Lines art supply review.

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My seasons are spent completely opposite.  Winter is when I am mostly outside gathering ideas and I spend almost all of my summer days inside, working.  Along with another set of Simple365 b&w photos of my everyday life, today I am sharing a few in-process photos of  this book I made as my husband's birthday present.  Included is the photo of the redwoods that inspired it.  I have another Outside the Lines art supply review of my favorite brush pen for you today as well.

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I had to take a break from post writing for much longer than I had anticipated.   Need of a change of air took me to Yellowstone for a few days, and then to the Eastern Sierra mountains.  Back at home, I have been painting and binding books with new inspirations from recent travels, as well as making tiny arts in my old bullet journal.  I also have another art supply experiment to share today. So here we go.

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