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The Skill No One Wants
Ruminations on being oddly good in a crisis + a graphic novel review, Inktober and October drawing, and general illustrated journal mentions
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Amy Cowen
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Inktober + Inktoportraits
Thinking about October drawing.... I have a plan. Do you?
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Amy Cowen
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Practice Makes.... ?
Thoughts on the value of practice and repetition in response to a "practice perfect" mentality that rankles
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Amy Cowen
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Draw Your Day for Kids
Samantha Dion Baker's book to inspire kids (and adults) to keep an illustrated journal
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Amy Cowen
2
Still Life, Hammer, and Nails
Paintings on the wall, moved around, hung, and contemplated, a layering of time and story.
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Amy Cowen
28
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One-Stapled Books; Fragments of Memory
Simple cardstock books for kids and the value of writing and recording our stories
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Amy Cowen
25
Simply Sunday - Comfort zones, a rainbow colored biography, and an orchid drops its petals
Experimenting with your creative practice, a graphic novel about Anais Nin, a children's book about Stein and Toklas, "Chicken Boy," and more
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Amy Cowen
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Simply Sunday - Room at the Table
Big round tables, endless personal galleries of inspiration, Gertrude Stein's salon, panel practice and the search for the right palette, resilience…
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Amy Cowen
25
Simply Sunday - Fun with Fortune Tellers
Gratitudes, looking for balance, fortune tellers (or “cootie catchers”), Doodlebug sketchnotes, and the catch-all illustrated journal
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Amy Cowen
22
Simply Sunday - Making Marks and Filling Space
Glammers, glimmers, and Amy Maricle's Inchie Challenge
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Amy Cowen
25
Simply Sunday - Glimmers, Sea Glass, and Gratitude
Glimmers, sketchnotes, sea glass, and an eyes-open gratitude mindset
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Amy Cowen
19
Book Notes - What To Do When I'm Gone and a few graphic novels
What to Do When I’m Gone, Time Zone J, Notes from a Sickbed, and more
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Amy Cowen
1
Sketchnote: Episode 294
A sketchnote based on Episode 294 of the Creativity Matters Podcast
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Amy Cowen
2
Simply Sunday - Practice, Sketchnoting, Comics Panels, and Tattoos
A listicle of sorts, with some sketchnoting and graphic novel talk and a book on tattoo stories
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Amy Cowen
8
Illustrated Life
Illustrated Life
Musings on creative life, drawing, habit formation, memory, aging, and more. Plus, Illustrate Your Week prompts for keeping a weekly illustrated journal.
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