There’s something about watercolours that feels a little bit like letting go. For this week’s Around the World in 80 Sketches I reached for the paints, sprinkled in some salt and let the pigments do their thing 🙌🏻 ✨ I also pulled out the fine liners because I wanted to play with contrast between softness and detail. I really enjoyed building up the layers and depth in this one, watching the falls slowly appear through all the washes and textures. 🎨🧑‍🎨 I think that’s one of my favourite things about creating… sometimes the materials surprise you if you give them enough room to breathe 🩵

Every so often I get everything out…glue, paint, crayons, pencils, scraps of paper even the fineliners for good measure ! And then I just let go. 🧑‍🎨 No plan, no pressure… just whatever is in my head finding its way out. It usually looks like a bomb’s gone off —and to be fair… it kind of has 😅 But in that ahhhh… I needed that kind of way. I think we can do this in so many parts of our lives. Writing is a big one just line after line, whatever comes out.No editing, no judging. Because while you’re ‘purging’ it all out…your brain is quietly making sense of things in the background. 🧠❤️ So I guess what I’m saying is go for it. I think my current sketchbook shows what I am trying to say 🥰 Let it be messy.Let it be imperfect. You might just surprise yourself 🤍

Is it just me, or do our thoughts sometimes wrap themselves a little too tightly around us? You know those moments…when everything feels a bit too much,when you can’t quite see a way through,when your mind keeps circling the same worries. 🧐 It can feel like you’re stuck there. But I’ve been thinking… What if we’re not as trapped as it feels?What if things are just a little foggy right now? Because sometimes the path isn’t gone it’s just harder to see when our thoughts are loud. And maybe the next step doesn’t have to be big or brave or life-changing… Maybe it’s just this… loosening one small thread. A gentler thought. A softer approach. A tiny step forward, even if you’re not completely sure where it leads. You don’t have to have it all figured out.You don’t need the whole picture. Just a smidgen of movement is enough. 🥰 I’d love to know…what helps you when your mind feels a little tangled? 🤍

I’ve always had a bit of a love affair with paper 🙈 Some people collect shoes, books or ornaments… I collect paper. Handmade paper, textured paper, old paper, papers with stories tucked inside their fibres. There’s something quietly magical about taking what has been discarded 🥰 scraps, petals, leaves, old bits once forgotten. mulching it all down and turning it into something new. Soft pulp, water, patience, a sieve… and suddenly there it is. A fresh sheet, completely unique and full of character. 🙌🏻💗 I think that’s why I love the process so much. It reminds me that beautiful things can be made from what was once overlooked. Some pieces have delicate flowers resting inside , held forever in their new home. Proof that even the simplest materials can become art. 🖼️ Do you have something wonderfully random that you love collecting or creating? 🤍

I am extremely thrilled that @Dusty Whealon has come to join us 🙌🏻 Dusty has a beautiful way with words and I am excited to have you here ! 🥳💜