Wife, Jesus follower and mother of 6, I try to add creativity to life through illustrating, decorating and party planning.
I love fall, so in those early days of experimenting with my kid’s watercolors and card stock, the sunflowers and corn growing in the garden outside my window were a perfect subject.
When we are learning something new it’s all about comparison, isn’t it. Compared to some of the things I can do now, this looks pretty rough, but as the best thing I’d ever created before, this was pretty exciting.
I actually made something I was pleased with!
I’d like to introduce this new little blog. In this space I will be sharing my adventures in illustrating and watercolor. I’m new to the whole art scene. About 16 months ago I stumbled onto Shayda Campbell’s youtube channel and binge watched everything she had posted to that point while I supervised nap time. A couple weeks later, when I had finished them all, I decided I should give it a try. I made my way back through her videos, this time with pencil and paint brush in hand. I was using my kids paints and card stock, but it was enough for a beginner like me.
It was super fun, then, when my sweet husband gifted me with adult supplies for my birthday a few weeks later, and I haven’t looked back since. Over the past year plus, I’ve seen my style develop and have really enjoyed this new hobby.
Now, I’m a talker, but in this space, I am going to do my best to keep things simple. I gave up a blog years ago before my fifth little one was born. I just couldn’t keep up. And to be honest, I’m not going to try to keep up here. I’m hoping to just pop in as I have new things to share, and to let the pictures do the talking as much as possible. I’ll be posting some of the things I did early on (way back a year ago! haha) first, then sharing as I go.
Disclaimer: I am a homeschooling mama to 6 precious gifts from God. Illustrating, painting and hand lettering are things I get to do in my spare time… when there is some.
Blessings,
Babychaser