Tag Archives: Sketching

Nov25

Creative Juice #319

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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The Thanksgiving weekend edition. I’m thankful for all the creative artists who inspire us.

Floral quilts from the International Quilt Festival.
Published books that started out as NaNoWriMo manuscripts.
Sketching in India.
A fun quilt challenge.
The Kyiv City Ballet company stranded in Paris.
Wrap presents in fabric instead of paper this year for all the sewers on your list. Your quilting friends will love cotton prints and solids.
The healing power of art. If you’re hurting, harness art as a way to work through it.
Very interesting Instagram page. Most entries are videos; watch them to get the full effect.
Amazing students. I had some like these back in the day.
Need some book recommendations?
Impressive cardboard sculptures.
200 bass guitarists performing under pressure.

Nov11

Creative Juice #317

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Lots of gorgeous photography this week.

Beautiful embroidery.
What a neighborly thing to do!
What happens to Ukrainian culture during the war?
I found this article about different kinds of teas to be very enlightening.
Writers: establish a pre-writing routine to help usher yourself into a flow state.
Five ways to improve your poetry.
A museum in Barre, Massachusetts, has returned 150 sacred items to the Lakota Sioux peoples, some of which were stolen after the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Moss-covered trees.
Amazing photographs captured by accident.
The photographs of Robert Frank.
Sketching at a festival of Indian dance.
Do you love Ann Voskamp? Then you’ll love her inspiring Instagram page. It’s worth joining Instagram for.

Aug26

Creative Juice #309

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A baker’s dozen today. (No, actually 14 beautiful or helpful things to look at today.)

A lot of these Twitter posts made me laugh out loud.
Fairyland paradise.
Amazing prize-winning nature photos.
Cute quilt pattern make with different fabrics.
Gorgeous red-and-white quilts.
Writers, delete these words from your manuscript today. (Yeah, I know. I’m guilty too.)
The apprenticeship of Leonardo da Vinci.
A watercolorist’s process.
Fabulous child photography on this Instagram page.
Sunflowers, sketched several ways.
Interesting double exposures.
A potter discusses the contemporary modernism of a 500-year-old Chinese vessel.
Have you ever seen a murmuration of starlings? Watch this video, and then look at these etchings.

Aug5

Creative Juice #306

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Things to admire, and things to try out.

Beautiful winter quilt.
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
How to paint colorful whites in watercolor.
I know you don’t know these people, but if you like to look at wedding photos, these are beautiful. The bride is one of my favorite bloggers, and I enjoy wedding pictures, especially because my youngest daughter got married last December.
Insect portraits.
Award-winning photographs on Flickr.
A fun painting tutorial. I can’t wait to try this!
Quilters, do you prewash fabric yardage when you bring it home from the store, in order to preshrink it and get rid of sizing and excess dye? And does it tie itself up in knots so that no amount of ironing gets the wrinkles out? Try this technique, which greatly reduces the wrinkles.
Back exercises for writers. (Sitting at a computer for hours is bad for your posture.)
Tips for becoming a better photographer.
I love these sketches of people busy in the kitchen.
For prospective first-time authors: How much do you really need to know about publishing if your manuscript isn’t finished yet?

Jul22

Creative Juice #304

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Lots of artistic things in this week’s offerings.

I find these modern quilts inspiring.
Do you have a consistent art practice?
Breathtaking views of Seville, including the cathedral.
Writer problems: when your book gets translated into a different language.
Love kids? They say the darndest things, don’t they? Check out Live From Snack Time on Instagram.
I love to peek at Suhita’s sketchbook.
Women’s summer fiction giveaway at BookBub.
Any Arizonan will tell you Monument Valley is in Arizona, but wherever it is, it’s photogenic.
Observing absence.
Adorable animal photos.
How to give a good critique on a manuscript.
Nathalie finds neat stuff in her neighborhood.

Jul1

Creative Juice #301

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Neat things to see this weekend! Happy Fourth, everyone!

Gorgeous embroideries.
Dog photographs on Instagram.
How to write a poem. (I can’t say this technique always works for me.)
Too artistic to eat.
Improve your poems.
The inspiration for Frankenstein.
Making the case for plein air sketching.
The eyes have it: beautiful animal photography.
How can you be productive in your writing life if you only have 15 minutes?
Sculptures at the Morton Arboretum.
Modern Women/Modern Vision. I’d love to see this photography exhibit.
A picture book author’s path to publication. Maybe you’ll win a copy for a budding writer.

Jun24

Creative Juice #300

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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If you like quilts and trees, you’ve hit the jackpot this week.

Sketching trees.
Beautiful quilts on Instagram.
Another stroll with Nathalie through Jersey City.
Challenge blocks and quilts. These always inspire me.
Charming vintage photographs.
The story of Zippy the raccoon.
Learn about the Lake County California Quilt Trail.
An artist describes her process and her journey toward becoming a children’s book illustrator.
Plein air sketching. I have been wanting to do this for years. Maybe someday soon. Those little clamps look very handy.
Do you like to cross stitch? Here are some free patterns. (Click on the titles under each design.)
Unusual trees. Maybe we could sketch these? (If you do, post them on your blog or social media and leave a link in the comments below.)
The Adoration of the Magi. I’ve always loved this painting. One year I sent out Met Christmas cards with a detail from this painting. I never realized it was painted by Hieronymus Bosch.

May27

Creative Juice #296

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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So many of these articles touch my heart.

He knew his mom died in a fire on September 11, 2001, but he didn’t understand what that meant.
Young piano prodigy.
This artist does an amazing job of hand-lettering Bible verses.
A creative approach to environmental and homelessness activism.
Simplify, and enjoy better quality of life.
That time Beethoven was arrested by cops who didn’t believe he was who he said he was. Oh, and the Ode to Joy.
The story of a quilt. I love how Frances journeyed from inspiration to completion.
A stroll in Jersey City, complete with murals and art.
Visit to a quilt show.
From photography to watercolor.
I love to watch Kelly draw.
Sketching on location.

May6

Creative Juice #293

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Things to amaze you. Things you can do yourself.

Excellent advice.
Do you like star quilts? Maybe you’ll like these wall quilts. Many of the patterns are free.
How to get your short story published.
Do you wish you understood the ins and outs of copyright law? Harvard Law School has put its Copyright Law class on YouTube FOR FREE!
I love this quilter’s Instragram page.
A man in Brazil has worked at the same company for 84 years.
Adorable felted animals.
Typography in Bracque’s and Picasso’s work.
Broadacre City, envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Sketch artist uses her sketchbook to understand another artist’s art.
Gorgeous watercolors.
Hold a tie-dye party!

Feb25

Creative Juice #283

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen articles chosen especially to spark your creativity this weekend.

Disclaimer: some very inappropriate stuff here, but the rest of it is so funny I couldn’t not share. Original ideas.
The case for reading books you might find objectionable.
How public libraries are becoming true community centers. It can happen in your town. Make it so!
Oh, the satisfaction of finishing a quilt you started a long time ago—and a pretty quilt at that!
Write short stories like Kurt Vonnegut.
Spectacular quilts.
I love this artist’s Instagram page. She posts some in-progress videos that are mesmerizing to watch.
Architectural photography.
Love stories. I wanted to save these for next Valentine’s Day, but I’d probably forget, so you’re getting them now. You’re welcome.
This sketch artist draws portraits of people in recovery and surrounds them with their stories.
What’s special about Ukraine?
Van Dyck’s portraits and the clothing of his subjects.