Art Doodle Love Blog Hop!

“It is good to have an end to journey toward;
but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Ernest Hemingway

As a former quant jock, number cruncher deluxe... this old accounting paper is the perfect background for doodling. My goal was to draw without any repeats.

A mandala on Dawn's supply pages.

 

The full page of doodles. I invented new patterns and work to refine others.

Of all of Dawn's journaling prompts, this was my fav. Prompts about my childhood home.

Two words: Tollhouse Cookies. That sums it up.

This was the first page spread that caught my eye. The random drops and splotches provided just enough backdrop to the doodle chaos that ensued.

Here's the page I'm working on now. I like the fact that I can draw on a painted page yet the page is perfectly smooth. The paper is really lush. My decision is to doodle with more enlightenment. I don't really know what that means but it sounds refreshing.

I've been drawing on the pages of Dawn DeVries Sokol's new book Art Doodle Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery. Drawing. On the pages. Yes!!! The book is all about - colors + doodles + fresh ideas + prompts to invite your ink and paint to the pages. It's like a bunch of art journal backgrounds are at the ready so that you can collage, doodle, glue or stitch in photographs, whatever you're in the mood to do. Dawn sent me an advance copy of the book which was JUST released. The book traveled around in my purse for a week and I doodled inside at every opportunity, using a black gellyroll and a black slicci pen. The ink rolled onto the pages fluidly.

You can pop around the blog hop and see what everyone is creating in Dawn's book:

Feb. 2: Pam Carriker
Feb. 3: Samantha Kira Harding
Feb. 4: Aimee Dolich
Feb. 5: Jane Davenport
Feb. 6: Carla Sonheim
Feb. 7: Tracie Lyn Huskamp
Feb. 8: Tammy Garcia
Feb. 9:  Carissa Paige
Feb. 10: Mindy Lacefield     
Feb. 11: Dina Wakley
Feb. 12: Tamara LaPorte
Feb. 13: Jill K. Berry  

This book would be perfect to take on a trip where you want to take just a few art materials yet create something with color and imagery. You could take this book, a few rolls of washi tape, pens + gelly rolls, a stapler... and collect fun things to put inside. On the flight or in the hotel room, you could use the prompts to write. Just a thought.

So. When was the last time YOU wrote in a book?

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Comments

[Michelle Reuss]

w.0.w! You've taken doodling to a whole different level! I want to hold your book in my hands and pore over ever single detail! Amazing!

[Gill]

Found it now and ordered it!!

[Emie]

WOW!!! Very inspiring post.... I purchased a book new (on sale) to just use as a doodle book.... Sibella Court's "Nomad". Backgrounds are already there just waiting for embellishing!

[Leanne]

Totally need to get my hands on a copy of this book :)

[Brian Kasstle]

These are some awesome pages!

[Caatje]

Love what you did with these prepped pages. I would have a hard time working on something like this, but I do love the look of Dawns work.

[mo]

LOVE what you did with Dawn's pages! perfect blend of prepped pages and doodling or journaling. fabulous!!

[Cynthia]

Wow, Tammy, your doodles are AWESOME!!

[jennifer]

I think you should be dubbed the queen of doodling.....your majesty I bow to your greatness!! You inspire me to loosen up and just DOODLE it out!!!

[tina zappone]

Wow! Your doodling style is very similar to my own. I, too, love to fill a page to the max. Although, I must say your precision is something to which I aspire .

[Dianne Thompson]

Love your Oodle of Doodles. Goodness are you so neat and tidy.

[Melanie]

So loveley to see what you have done with the book. I am following this blog hop, and it's so nice to see how evereybody is doing something different with the book. Have a nice weekend.
Liefs, Melanie

[Andria]

Oh, Tammy...your doodle spreads are just absolutely breathtaking. I could just stare at them for hours. Gorgeous! I was interested in Emie's comment above, because I have the book Nomad...I need to go take a look at it and see if I want to use it for my own doodling! I write in books all the time, but don't usually draw in them.

[M]

Love love love the doodles. So many, so pretty!

[Shannon Ganshorn]

Tammy these pages are my most favourite ones that you've ever done! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the detail and busy-ness!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Annette Maloney]

Seriously, your work is amazing! I am so glad I was able to see your work . . . . Thank you for sharing, you are an inspiration for sure!

[M.Austen]

Amazing doodles!! Love your pages and your blog Tammy! Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[Carmen Lucero]

The last time I wrote in a book was in January - then we caught the flu and didn't let it go until the beginning of February. I don't really right much, but I mostly draw or make something artsy because I don't know what to say. I've said it before in the previous posts on the other lady's blogs, but I love the idea of the prompts!! Maybe they will help me to doodle more and write more in my book, which is the next goal of mine.

Thanks for sharing your amazing doodles,

Hugs,

Carmen L

[teddi]

tammy, your doodles are fascinating. such detail and texture! :)

[Julia]

Tammy,
So glad you were a part of this blog hop...fun to follow. Thank you! Looking forward to getting a copy. Just want you to know how much I appreciate your blog, your art, your outlook!