Tag: Traditional Art

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Participation in Blaugust – and more ATC

I normally participate in the Blaugust event where you attempt to post on a blog for all 30 days of August on my main site. However. This year I decided to roll with it on my creative site here, so that I could find motivation and inspiration to actually post more frequently. With the death of Belghast and the turmoil surrounding the event this year, I’m feeling some mixed emotions about it all. That being said, I am still going to post, and I’m still excited. It’s just.. quieter.

Anyway. Above is my second ATC (artist trading card) done in watercolour on cotton paper. Right now the ‘collection’ (can it even be called that) is only 4 pieces, but I’m hoping to grow that over time. I love doing watercolour paintings even though at this point I do not think I am any good at it. Still, if you WANT to get good at that sort of thing, you need to practice. So practice I shall.

Working smaller always feels better to me, a larger blank piece of paper somehow seems intimidating. Plus these little cards are just so cute!

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[Life] 21 Days to Make a Habit

I’m constantly trying to find ways to fit more creative endeavors into my daily routine and habit, but there is usually some pushback – time, being a major one. I always WANT to be creative, but time, life, etc, tends to kick me when I’m down. So I decided to start smaller. One thing I am able to do on a steady basis is journal. I set aside time for it every single morning just after I’ve woken up. I thought maybe I could also add a tiny bit of drawing to that timeframe, and do a ‘daily doodle’ type of experiment, where I draw every single day. There’s never a lack of inspiration around, and I could be as creative (or not) as I wanted to be. I could even just bang out a whole bunch of days all at once if I was motivated and then those days when I was not so motivated would at least be covered.

I have a hobonichi weeks for 2026 and I decided to set it up as a media journal. It tracks what books I’ve read, what TV shows (and even episodes) I’m watching, and what movies I’ve seen (barely any). I wanted a place where I could see when a new series was coming out, or any special events that were media related. I decided to add that to the right hand page, and the left hand page has wide empty sections that I’ve decided to dedicate to a ‘daily doodle’. Maybe themed, maybe using specific craft supplies, etc. I’m (at the time of this post) 17 days in, and they say it takes approximately 21 days to turn something into a habit, so I think I’m well on my way. Ideally, I’ll have a full 365 days of daily doodles in 2026. We’ll just have to see.

(speaking of habits, maybe we’ll get some more creative blog posts throughout the year.. right? Right…?)