Monday, December 7, 2015

32. and 33. Always Sketching



Time for another post from the old sketchbook! These two images were sketches I drew on a random sheet of paper and liked so much I cut them out and pasted them into my sketchbook to finish them. Thus the cutout lines. 


These pasted in sketches remind me of some advice that the scientist Henry Eyring gave his son. He said "You ought to find something that you love so much that when you don’t have to think about anything, that’s what you think about." Interestingly when I first went to college I thought I would major in Physics and Astronomy (Henry Eyring was a physicist) but even though I was somewhat interested in the subject, I spent all my free time drawing, sewing dolls, and thinking up stories. Not thinking about physics. In fact for about as long as I can remember I have been drawing, thinking up stories, and sewing dolls. So I switched my major to Costume Design, worked in the apparel industry, and now I'm finally back to sewing the occasional doll and writing stories. As long as my son continues to take long naps...

I'd love to hear what you think about!

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  1. What a great quote. I wish someone had ever given me advice like that.

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    1. What do you think about? I need to update my post to ask that.

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  2. Unfortunately, I catch myself thinking about cleaning and organizing a lot. I guess it could be worse, but I would rather be more invested in something more interesting. I'm hopping that once I actually get my house purged of clutter (and I do believe this is possible!) my mind will turn to other, more interesting topics.

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    1. I think about that a lot too! In fact I have a whole story I think about sometimes that is basically just a girl deep cleaning a house. Super exciting but I enjoy it. I think decluttering does allow you to think about other things more though.

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