Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
Hello - If you're new here, this post might seem a little odd, but if you've been with me a while here are a few things you might have noticed. The new colors, the new name, and a bit of a refreshed look. It has taken me some time to decide how I wanted to proceed with my art and my work. In January of this year, I dropped a newsletter announcing I would be putting Inked Inspirations on the shelf. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey I took with handmade cards, but it was time for me to start a new journey and open a new chapter in my creative life. It took me a long time to settle into that decision, but now I’m very settled. I tried on the idea of keeping the name and changing my focus, but that just didn’t feel right. After making peace with my decision to close the card-making chapter, I settled into the joy of creating art. While relishing in my newfound joy I also found myself pulling further and further away from social media. In the early part of the...