lizzie everard

Always thirsty for time with pen and paper, I got my knees out at Small Street Espresso today. Those who know just know. I appreciate being able to sit on the pavements of my city sipping good coffee. Time in quiet, fresh air and a growing sense of arrival soon in a new picture. Going my own way with quietness for a while is doing me good. I want to keep doing this, not rush away, and listen out for ‘the still, small voice’.

Missing my good old fashioned, 20 year old, crappy, wobbly brush pen that has filled various sketchbooks and for a while has been ignored. My velveteen rabbit!

Two questions I keep close by. Find these most helpful (along with @weekendersupply's beautifully cheeky tag). Catching up on #100dayproject2016 because I'm feeling lost and derailed already – didn't get this until half way through last year, but then now I also know what's possible. L100:33 #the100DayProject

Wrote up @beachhutcook's totally delicious shakshouka recipe from @sisterhood_camp w-end, sketch as seen in @xantheb's gorgeous film afterwards. Polaroid shows what happened next – TBC... L100:32 #brushlettering #brushpen #typography #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject

Note to self, as much as anything. Fell off the #100dayproject horse for a couple of weeks and I have some serious catching up to do. Climbing back up again thanks to a right Victore kick up the jaxy. I think this is L100:31. #the100dayproject #100dayproject2016 #creativeadventurer #typography #brushpen #brushlettering

Mick's away, it's a quiet house tonight. L100:28 #100dayproject #100DaysofHope #the100dayproject

After seeing Max Richter perform a shortened version of his eight and a half hour 'Sleep' last night, I was hugely moved and had the worst night's kip in ages! Amazing piece though. L100:27 #the100dayproject #100dayproject2016 #100DaysofHope

A wonderful photography book by Julian Germain, go look it up. And maybe this is the thing to remember today... L100:26 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject

These early mornings often have a calm clarity of thought to them. I often lose that once the day gets going. L100:25 #the100dayproject #100dayproject2016 #100DaysofHope

This is how our mornings sometimes go: I wake early and sneak downstairs for quiet time, then Mick appears, lifts the guitar off the wall and sings Led Zep and Dr Hook covers. Not the quiet I imagined, but makes me smile all the same. ☺️ L100:24 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject

Yes! I am now back in the game @merlegoll_illustration x x x L100:23 #100daysofhope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #typography #handlettering

Just a minute, nearly back on track... L100:22 #100daysofhope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #typography #handlettering

And finally for today... Sweet dreams friends. L100:21 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #penandink #typography #calligraphy #contemporarycalligraphy #handlettering #type #lettering #wisewords #wisdom #lifelessons

...as my sweet Quaker friends would say. L100:20 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #penandink #typography #calligraphy #contemporarycalligraphy #handlettering #type #lettering #wisewords #wisdom #lifelessons

This, because don't be put off! L100:19 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #penandink #typography #calligraphy #contemporarycalligraphy #handlettering #type #lettering #wisewords #wisdom #lifelessons

A postscript to 'Risk'. L100:18 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #penandink #typography #calligraphy #contemporarycalligraphy #handlettering #type #lettering #wisewords #wisdom #lifelessons

Was talking to a couple of friends about that moment when you're able to say the 'big fat yes' to choosing a new pathat a crossroads (in life). I decided this is what it is – an optimistic curiosity. And then I got a hair stuck in my nib and messed it up, but like it all the same. That normally happens when you choose a new path IMHO. Gotta keep going! I am soooo behind on this project. L100:17 #100DaysofHope #100dayproject2016 #the100dayproject #penandink #typography #calligraphy #contemporarycalligraphy #handlettering #type #lettering