The Beautiful Wrinkle Project

I'm doing a drawing a day project! Every day for 365 days I'll be putting something down on paper; a small drawing (2.5 x 2.5 inches) but something that for me elicits a memory or emotional trigger to the past. I'm looking for meaningful references in my own (and others's) lives: People, places, moments, things that have left a mark on a life well-lived. Send me your ideas if you'd like me to draw them. (See submit link below!)

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Day 32: Playing with new watercolour paints. My colours ended up looking a lot like a landscape.

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Day 31: A very small basket, 'open work' style, made by BC first nations women. A treasure of my grandmother's collection.

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Day 30: A small cast frog, bravely handling a candle. I always feel good when I see this guy again in my Baba's home.

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Day 29: BC Mountains. Something about flying and looking down upon the carved and textured masses of rock that line British Columbia's landscape just makes me want to draw.:)

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Day 28: These Mountain #chickadees are tough enough to last through northern winters in Canada. They are smart and develop strong social relationships in groups. I also love to listen to their intimate clicks and warbles as they chat to each other.:)

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Day 27: The Bulkley River. Slow but strong and full of life.:)

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Day 26: The bees. Their collective death, small creatures though they are, would mean a gigantic loss for us. I hope this is the early days of a fight with a better ending than anticipated.

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Day 25: The Mountain Chickadee. I threw some sunflowers onto my belly and lay down on the porch today. These feisty little snackers didn't even wait 10 minutes before diving in. So fun!

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Day 24: A Lake Kathlyn Mood

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Day 22: My old dog, Curry. A "drawing" carved from softoleum and stamped. This guy was the best; dignified, sympathetic, and social...almost as human as he believed himself to be.

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Day 21: A pinecone from my mother's desk.

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Day 20: Northern bush fills the crevices of my subconscious.

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Day 19: This beautiful little hummingbird flew into the window last night, poor thing. A treasure to be examined with care.

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Day 18: A strange little detail off of texiles at the Gillespies' house. Feeling quite stuffed after dinner and had loads of wine so my drawing of the day has clearly suffered a bit.:)

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Day 17: Baskets are stashed up to the rafters in my parents' cabin.

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Day 16: This is a woodblock, probably used for printing fabric, that sits on the window in my mother’s kitchen. A great lover of pattern, she has hand-printed textiles all over her house, as well as other gorgeous crafts like ceramics and silver. I’ve never printed on fabric with blocks, but I do love this piece and one day I hope to try it out.

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Day 15: I used to love doing Origami as a young girl. Today, back home in the little cabin in the woods that I grew up in, I made an origami star box to celebrate. Here it is, my sketch-of-the-day as well!