2015: A Year of Sketches

It is with great pleasure that I share with you my Sketch Calendar from 2015. For those of who perhaps know me or have seen previous posts on this little adventure I'm on, know that this is my 

3rd Complete Year!!!

(I did, I really did it!)

This is by far one of the proudest series. To have one sketch for every day of life these past three years has be such an amazing thing to share with my students, friends, family and just for looking back on. Is every piece a masterpiece of course not, but it's a sense of accomplishment that I plan to do for as long as I can stand it. So here you go....the year of 2015 from the stand point of one human being who ridiculously enjoys sketching! 

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL (FLIP BOOK STYLE!)

MA

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

 NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Thanks for stopping in! Hope you enjoyed and I hope you keep creating!

Playing Cards and This Week's Sketches

Alright I know you've all heard of "Artist Trading Cards" but have you heard of "Artist Playing Cards"? Well I stumbled upon this really awesome set of playing cards. Each of the 55 cards is created by a talented contemporary artist, compiled together into one awesome set. They just came out with a another! If you haven't heard of this click here. On the website you can view each card and read a little about the artist that made them. Let's get out there and order some decks!

My kiddos had so much fun exploring all the cards and then they got the chance to make their own! We threw in a little on colored pencil shading, symmetry and other fun artsy concepts. I have big plans to expand and make a full set of 55 cards! How fun would this be as a fundraiser?

Do you all have the same anime obsessed kiddos I do? 

Also, just in case you're playing along. Here are my first 7 sketches for the month of May. I can't believe it's May already! Days are ticking by and still so much fun to be had in the Art room!

Another Year in Sketches

It's my new year's resolution to get back into blogging. I feel like this school year is really kicking my butt, but my spirits are high and I am ready to blog.

At the beginning of my blog I posted the first year of my daily sketches. I am so proud of myself for keeping with it and completing another year. With 2014, I challenged myself to do larger sketches instead of putting a whole month on a two page spread.

Here is my year through sketches...

I'm very happy that I have inspired a few people to start doing this. It is incredibly rewarding and a great way to keep you sane in the hectic life of being a teacher. There are even a few gen-ed teachers who are giving it a try at my school. Now that December is finished, I have completed the ENTIRE sketchbook. Luckily I got a new one for Christmas. The before and after is quite dramatic!

My Year in Review

My husband's company does this really awesome "Year in Review" video each December and I thought what a better way to jump start this new blog! I came across this idea while perusing Pinterest (all artist steal) and I decided to finally take on the challenge of doing A SKETCH A DAY. I've always loved to keep a sketchbook, but in the past I usually kept notes or small drawings in my sketchbook. Since I started my "Sketch Calendar" I've become much more in love with sketching. I've finally turned into one of those people who can't go anywhere without my sketchbook and pens! It's my walking blog. I start each new month by laying out the different days and try my hardest to infuse new ideas into each month. You can see how my designs/layout change and transform throughout my year.

So here it is.... Sketchbook Calendar from April 2013 to March 2014

Since I found this amazing challenge in April I decided to start right then. I knew I wouldn't have remembered to start in May so instead of procrastinating, I just dove!

August was my first challenging month. I knew I wanted to step it up a notch, so each of these little tabs flips up to reveal my sketch!

Leaf stencil in all the beautiful colors I was seeing outside my window

December is super glittery! Didn't show well in photo : /

Each of the tabs flip up! Here, look!

My final week in March I dedicated to the NAEA Conference. I of course barely had enough room. 

I really encourage you to start one of these in your sketchbook. Start small and keep up! There's NO shame if you have to do a day or two at a time (I fell behind A LOT). My students are always so excited to see my finished months and enjoy giving me ideas for layout. Some of them have even dedicated themselves to doing one in their own sketchbook. They haven't 100% followed through, however. 

I have challenged myself to do a week calendar for 2014-15. Larger sketches and much more work involved but I think I'm up for the task! Are you?