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I’ve been unmotivated for months. I haven’t picked up a pen, brush, or marker is months. Over the last 2 weekends I’ve slowly been starting to paint, stroke by stroke. I’m just doing whatever on the page with which ever medium calls to my little fingers… and it’s feels so good. . . Work has burnt me out beyond words and I also loathed the pressure to post on this platform every day or I’m going to lose followers or visibility, but I’ve come to the realization… who the F* cares. I enjoy artistic expression and I shouldn’t feel pressured to post for anyone but myself. . I’ve been inspired by @laurahornart and her use of textures, different mediums and her natural ability. It’s been a very freeing process for me. https://www.instagram.com/p/CokqaUyviZF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’m really loving putting a full spread for #sarcasticlettering in my bujo every month. It’s giving me time to practice composition! . . . . 🎨: @holbeinartistmaterials acryla gouache 🖊: @archerandolive Acrylograph pens 📕: also #archerandolive neopolitan dot grid notebook . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #bujoideas #bulletjournalideas #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #bujopainting #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #bulletjournal #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #princetonbrush #createeveryday #bujospread #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJkAqRL5XM/?utm_medium=tumblr

I probably think this more times than a human should, but then I remember 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤣 . . . 🎨: @peachypress royal, lavende and twilight 📝: @hahnemuehle_global harmony 🖊: @princetonbrush mini detailed round 2 . . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #sassyandclassy #sassyandclassylettering  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #princetonbrush #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOvnMerDVN/?utm_medium=tumblr

I probably think about this more times than not. All of my friends have 2-3 kids already and I’m over here struggling to take care of the cats! And I’m no spring chicken folks 🤣 . . . . 🎨: @peachypress in Sakura and Maui & @hydracolour pina colada 📝: @fabriano1264 cold press 🖊: @thepigeonletters round 2 . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #sassyandclassy #sassyandclassylettering  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #princetonbrush #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/COSw_TtHoIl/?igshid=vnmzii21vj35

Let’s face it, the “once upon a time” was right after my birth. . . So I’ve been salty & sassy for almost 39 years 😏 . . . 🎨: @alohawatercolors in Candy, Octopus, Sunset and Oprah 📄: @bee_paper cold press 🖊: @grumbacherart round 3 . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #sassyandclassy #sassyandclassylettering  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #alohawatercolors #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNiybNAnKu3/?igshid=14g9vvl7quwf4

With it being Spring time, I’d like to say I’ll have more energy since the weather is turning and it won’t be so grey in Seattle... but let’s be real... I won’t. I put so much of my energy into work that I’m just exhausted and yet still feel like I just spent 86425 hours doing nothing! 😂😳 . . . 🎨: @royaltalensna ecoline in pastels 📝: @cansonusa watercolor 140lb 🖊: Utrecht round 0 . . . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #sassyandclassy #sassyandclassylettering  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #princetonbrush #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMvQXgDnu5l/?igshid=1n4g4fhni5yjy

About the only time I put on my Nikes and know I can do it, is when I’m walking to the mailbox to get my packages 🤣 Anything farther and it’s a total and utter failure . . . 🎨: @hydracolour radiance, bayou, Pandora, and Zurich 📄: @bee_paper cold press 🖊: @princetonbrush mini detailed round 2 . . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringdaily #sassyandclassy #sassyandclassylettering  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #womenoftype #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #princetonbrush #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #sarcasticletteringchallenge (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfOiqvn3ID/?igshid=m7joxsd6h0cd

Hey autocorrect! Where were you on this one?! It’s iPhone, not ipone. .. 😑 . . 🎨: NEW! Mystique from @hydracolour . Also used jade and gamma. 📝: @fabriano1264 140lb coldpress 🖊: @royalbrushart round 2 . . . 50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #bulletjournal #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGGQl5FHXyd/?igshid=1kf2f08oybv53

SUPER late #ohanaletteringchallenge from like 2 weeks ago 😬 but I’ve been busy? . Anywho, some dreamy blends for bonfire on the second photo 👉🏼 . 🎨: @peachypress Bali and sunflower with a splash of Aries. 📝: @cansonusa watercolor 140lb paper 🖊: @princetonbrush round 2 . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #bulletjournal #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiUHnEnz6H/?igshid=1ebzz2g4606vh

I used to go out almost every night in my 20’s... but now, going out consists of a trip to the freezer for my fav ice cream and then grabbing a cat before I end up on the couch. Then asleep by 10! . What does your version of “partying” look like?! . . 🎨: NEW! @peachypress Endless Summer collection coming out this Saturday! Make sure to check it. They are SHIMMTASTIC! 📝: @cansonusa watercolor 140lb 🖊: @princetonbrush round 1 . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #bulletjournal #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors #peachypress (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIEaA-nbMC/?igshid=1ple9x48775lm

I honestly have to keep telling this to myself this week. Our entire road is under constructions for an undetermined amount of time. Like every month it’s another month.. and another. The construction is right outside out house this month and with the heat and AC, open windows are necessary. . So needless to say I’ve felt a little murdery and stabby lately. If you hear of a Seattle woman attacking construction workers... It me. . . I’m late to the game on this #sarcasticlettering and just started doing prompts whenever these days! . 📝: @cansonpaper mix media 🖊: @poscaoficial fine tip and @tombowusa mono liners . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #bulletjournal #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFuB6gneJ9/?igshid=woxy8m59b9co

I finished my quick little #emperorbutterfly in my new @archerandolive sketchbook today. The sun is shining and I worked and painted outside because I needed to calm myself down... and the sun does that for me. . . Also, because I’ve been playing what professionals would call an “unhealthy” amount of animal crossing, that’s all I can paint right now without thinking too hard! . . 🎨: @hydracolour and @peachypress in a plethora of colors 🖊: @royalbrushart round 2 📝: @archerandolive sketch book . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #modernlettering #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove #dailyblending #dailywatercolor #bujo #bujojournal #bujolettering #bulletjournal #createeveryday #collectivelycreate #bujocommunity #artistofinstagram #handmadewatercolors (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmmYe0nwVH/?igshid=150swe64tj4kv

{insert humorous caption here} . . . My brain is officially useless today. Hydracolour tallulah is a glitter shifter and oh so dreamy. Used on 🐝 cold press 140lb paper with a pigeon letters round 2 brush . . . . #calligrafriends #moderncalligraphy #calligraphyart #humorquotes #handletteredquotes #sarcasm #practicemakesprogress #communityoverprogress #watercolors #watercolorart #letteringchallenge #50words #50wordsongrey (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtwIpinP1Q/?igshid=itsem00p22un

I’m sooo behind the prompts for this month because of a needed break and my intense love for animal crossing right now 😉 . . 🎨: hydracolour’s tellulah. 📝: 🐝 cold press 140lb 🖊: grumbacher round 3 brush. . . #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #handmadefont #handmade #modernlettering #sassyandclassylettering (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtuEkcjIzO/?igshid=4tuysknoqptt

As I’ve been obsessed with #animalcrossing, That puts me way behind with #sassyandclassylettering. This is day whatever from some month 🥴 . . . @peachypress pastels here showing off their glistening magic! Shop restock is this weekend, so don’t miss it!!! This was all done on 🐝 paper with a Grumbacher round 3 brush. Acrylic Mark by @keolanani.chelle . . #50words #50wordsongrey #modernlettering #typography #typedrawn #typegang #typeface #typedesign #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #handmadewatercolors #handmadewatercolorpaint (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbBJbqHNoF/?igshid=12j44xcd14t5a

While I’m not currently loving the journey for me at this moment.. you know the one where it’s filled with being stuck in the house, definitely playing WAYYY to many video games and drinking a whole case of la croix a day.... I am starting to enjoy the work at home a little more though. I mean I technically don’t have to shower everyday, do my hair or face and for that matter, wear a bra! So small victories for women everywhere ☺️ . . Join @tinycactusdesigns and @leftysj_letters for some #Schitts creek lettering this month. While your spending this time at home, you have no reason to join! . . Peachypress colors used on canson watercolor paper with a Grumbacher round 2 brush . . . . #lettering #handlettering #schittscreek #modernlettering #letteringeveryday #calligrafriends #moderncalligraphy #calligraphyart #practicemakesprogress #communityoverprogress #watercolors #watercolorart #letteringchallenge #50words #50wordsongrey #sassyandclassylettering #postitanyways #letteringoriginal #dailylettering #typography #letteringpractice (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hyewJjGKA/?igshid=kw9t2yp8k8tj

This is what I say to any invitation... mostly because I just don’t. Want. To. Goooooooo... small talk and socializing is just exhausting! . . Prompt is some Schitts creek love with @leftysj_letters and @tinycactusdesigns . . . Hydracolor’s Orion used on 🐝 cold press paper with a Grumbacher round 2 brush. I always forget how many colors Orion shifts to! It’s blue, purple, pink, orange and a little red! 😍😍 . . . . . . #50words #50wordsongrey #modernlettering #typography #typedrawn #typedesign #letteringchallenge #letteringlove #letteringdaily #watercolors #watercolorart  #handlettering #handlettered #handwriting #handmadefont #handmade #modernlettering  #goodtype #customtype #dailytype #dailylettering #ligaturecollective #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #brushlettering #calligraphylove (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hYKu9Hx-5/?igshid=9uix2jv5osy8