Illustrated Life

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Documenting a Year—Birthday Reflection and a Lighthouse
Considering an illustrated journal project, a string art metaphor, and photos from the week.
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Amy Cowen
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Open the Gate
A non-letter, project updates, and a book about an artistic spider
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Amy Cowen
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A Pair of Annual Portraits
At least once a year, I draw these two people
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Amy Cowen
25
Finding Edges and Tracing Contours
Filling illustrated journal pages, the "treat" of a mistaken grocery delivery, and the first week of the contours project
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Amy Cowen
31
Scaling down. How big is your journal?
Sometimes, we need to expand; sometimes we need to compress space and time. Usually, it's just instinct.
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Amy Cowen
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Throwing out the decoder ring
A small stack of sketchnote quotes with a rebus vibe. Plus, once upon a time, I thought I thought I would find my way making mazes and puzzles for kids.
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Amy Cowen
30
Jack with His Purple Star Eye
I pulled a doll out to draw and found myself tumbling through time
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Amy Cowen
15
Making Comics—Getting Started
Rereading Lynda Barry with a small group. Here we go!
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Amy Cowen
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The Splintering as One Passes—When a Life Partner Dies
We said goodbye this week. An exploration of grief begins to unfold..
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Amy Cowen
108
Portraits of Writers
An October pen and ink series of portraits of Substack writers
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Amy Cowen
50
Victorian Puzzle Note Folding
Making a Victorian puzzle purse, or note, or letter.... it was all about the folding
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Amy Cowen
25
Putting a New 100 Days in Motion
A colorful contour project takes shape, plus a review of a book of portraits of writers
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Amy Cowen
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