The Endless Sketchbook, Volume Two

I'm going to be really honest here. 

I used to teach art in person and make tutorials online, but I actually ended up really not enjoying it. There are so many other people out there who are amazing at teaching and showing others how to make art step by step, and I realized that teaching art that way just wasn’t where my own curiosity lived. And I'm ok with that. 

Making art tutorials just wasn't exciting to me anymore. I'd rather teach people how to notice things, how to dream, how to document their lives, and how to live life as if it were a work of art. 

So here I am with Volume 2 of The Endless Sketchbook!

What are you noticing this week? 

Here is what I've been endlessly curious about lately:

*My Inanimate Object Photo Album

An album full of person-less photos. Yes, this would be the last album to grab if the house caught on fire, but it’s amazing how pictures of knick-knacks and empty spaces can evoke such strong memories from the past.

Sometimes the things we think are insignificant can provide huge anchors for our memories.

*A “Closed Tabs” List In My Journal

This one is surprisingly wonderful! 

I have sooooo many tabs open on my phone’s browser, so I made a short list of a few I wanted to remember, as silly as that sounds. 

It’s basically like a little time capsule of what I was thinking about recently, and I think it will be interesting to look back on. 

Also, I get to cut down on digital clutter while creating a little memory list. So it gives me the freedom to close the tab without guilt, thus ending the loop.

*Lazy Scrapbooking / Junk Journaling

I don’t know what to call this thing. 

It’s basically clear page protector sheets that I stuff full of memories and mementos. It’s junk journaling without the sticky mess of a glue stick because everything is held together with washi tape. 

Receipts, tiny scraps of paper, pieces of packaging, doodles, photos, or anything else worth saving goes in this album.

It has been bringing me so much joy - I can’t explain it! When I sit down to work on this book, I get really excited. 

Maybe that’s reason enough to keep doing something.