Sneak peek inside my sketchbook

I learnt to keep a sketchbook from my mum. We travelled a lot and she would draw and write along the way, my mum encouraged me to do the same. 

Early on my sketches were tiny fine pencil drawings mixed in with humours doodles and notes……the scale has increased over the years as I’ve gone through phases of sketchbook types, from small bound horizontal to XL vertical ring bound ones…

Over the last few years, it’s been lots of sketches of our cat as she’s often curled up in my chair…and teacups, I do love looking at them. I try not to be precious, seeing my sketchbook  as a space where I can explore, experiment and play creatively. 

I draw almost every day, even if it’s just for 10-15 minutes. I find little often is easier to keep up and more effective in maintaining my skills…

In the past I haven’t often shared my sketchbooks, just the resulting finished embroideries. 

Here are a few pages from my current one.

My drawings have been spilling out of my sketchbook too as I experiment with various colourful mediums and papers which I’m excited to keep exploring and sharing (stitches are working their way in there sometimes too) This helps me learn more about shape and colour before I move into textiles.

Some of these are up in my shop now, have a peek :) 

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