If I Could Only Do One Thing For The Rest Of My Life...

Studio Journal: AUGUST: 2023:

The thing that I really struggle with is doing nothing.

It’s like my brain or my hands have to be constantly moving, otherwise I start to panic. I used to try and fight it, thinking that it should be something that needed ‘fixing’ but what I find is that if I am absorbed in something then my mind slows down and it feels as close to meditation as I think I will probably get.

And if I could only do one activity for the rest of my life then it would definitely be sketching.

Sketching offers me the calmest, most contented head space that I personally have ever experienced, and so I found that I accidentally set myself a challenge during my holiday.

Every day for three weeks, (apart from the first and last days which are always a bit chaotic) I had to draw in my sketchbook.

The lovely thing is, that flicking through my sketchbook now reminds me what we did everyday, as usually it blurs into one.

I’m looking forward to showing you a little sketchbook tour soon but here’s a snippet of some very happy sketching time…

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