With the impending pressure of extended practice, or the lack of it, I decided that the best thing to do this last week was just to look after myself and take things easy. This consisted of not writing any 'to do lists', planning things hourly depending on how I was feeling, not forcing myself to draw etc. When I feel calm and stable in myself, I feel greater confidence that I can overcome the wrath of the black dog and actually finish my degree and do what I love doing!
ANYWAY. I took a second trip to Waterstones to look for inspiration and spent a while looking at the creative activity section (colouring books, drawing journals etc.) because I really need some encouragement. I came across these lovely little gems:
The beautiful works of Ana Montiel and Eloise Renouf have both been processed into these lovely books, produced by Quarry Press who predominantly publish illustrative activity books like these for adults and children.
I'm a huge fan of the layout; each subject is situated on a double page spread, with the examples on the left, and space to experiment on the right. As well, I admire that they have thought about the intimidation of the blank page. Instructions and tips at the bottom of the page just creates that extra feeling of ease allowing the user to become more confident in the marks that they are creating.
What now?
Over the weekend I am going to continue to take things easy, and get stuck into these books, and hopefully I will gain back some confidence in my work again!
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