Herbs and spices

Another of my doodle responses to the challenge. I can still remember planting out my herb garden when I first arrived at my new home. I had a bare garden and my herbs were the first thing I planted. At the moment I have parsley everywhere as it has all self sown. I love the way gardens get lots of surprises in them and create themselves without me doing a thing.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Something hot - an iron

I love doing the ironing particularly tea towels and hankies and pillow cases. I love washing as well. I am single so don't have loads to do.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Bristle challenge

Now I've finally given myself permission to do the challenges as doodles and abstract instead of realistic sketches I am having more fun. Realistic drawings were more serious and difficult for me and I am wanting more fun and relaxation. The thought of trying to sketch my toothbrush bristles was impossible whereas my doodle drawing was great fun.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia
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Envelopes

I realise that I love doing doodling. A few people who have asked why i haven't been posting drawings is because I love doing doodles rather than realistic drawings a lot of the time. Here is my response to the envelopes challenge.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Something with a handle

I love getting up in the morning and choosing my coffee cup for the day. I have quite a few with inspiring words written on them.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia
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Something soft

I am celebrating 12 months of belonging to Everydaymatters. What an extraordinary journey it has been. So full of surprises with my art work, developing friends, being inspired and even thinking of exhibiting first little piece. Thanks so much to all of you for making it one of the best groups to belong to and helping me so much in so many ways.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia
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Floral grid

One of my favourite occupations on the phone doing my doodling. This was delightful to do because of the fine detail.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Salad challenge

This was interesting to do. After the initial shock of all the detail once I started it wasn't as bad as I thought. I am trying to do the challenge each week as it stretches me into unfamiliar territory and things I wouldn't choose to do myself.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Challenge 134 - a different view

Dear friends,
I bought this little figure for Christmas 2006. I live alone and I wanted someone to keep me company while I put the decorations up, etc.
She has the most wonderful smile and cheeky face.
She is in my kitchen and gives me so much joy.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia
PS I suppose I could do a front view so you can share her smile

A peach

Peaches aren't in season at the moment in Australia so I did the drawing from memory. i love peaches. I used to have a tree at home as a child but it died . I always wanted a peach tree and finally planted fruit trees at my old house.
My first peach for the season off the tree was my greatest joy. A friend watched me once and couldn't believe how ecstatic i got.
Now I have moved I still love selecting my first peach from the fruit man.
I love the white peaches best. I love the fluffy velvety skin and the juicy taste is splendid. It delights the child in me.
I'd love to find someone in the area who grows peaches so I could once again pick my first peach for the season straight from a tree. Until I do I have sweet memories literally.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Another doodle

Loving doing my doodles. Hopefully I can get back into doing other drawings as well. I guess a lot of us go through phases.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Clothes sketches

I have kept sketches of my clothes and outfits. Recently I have started to do sketches of myself in the clothes in the mirror and find the results interesting as compared to my naive people drawings in the post for July 31st.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Grid doodle

Decided to muck around and do doodling in a grid. Rather restrained but I still loved doing the doodling.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Doodling

At the moment I have a doodle page with my journal and daily timetable and I doodle every chance I get. I absolutely love it. The freedom to put the lines wherever I like. I am hoping in the future to express the challenges as doodling rather than realistic drawings. I like the way I can put the lines anywhere I want rather than being dicated to by the object I am drawing in a realistic drawing. All in the journey of discovering my style of drawing and furthering my creative expression.
Enjoy the journey. Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Naive figure drawing

I keep a memory sketchbook of what happens on my daily walks. I often do little naive drawings of people and thought I needed to learn how to draw them properly. Then I realised I love the naive quality and look forward to seeing more of them in my walking journal. Thought I'd share them as they will remind some of the professional figure drawers where they possibly started!!!
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Corn

I used to have a large garden and grew lots of corn each year. When I down sized into a small home and garden I never imagined I'd grop a little crop of corn in a corner of the garden. I did this sketch last Summer and don't know if it will be the last crop or the beginning of many more. We had drought conditions last Summer so difficult to do the watering. I hope to do another crop this Summer. I love the taste of fresh corn. I eat it straight off the plant and no cooking...yummo.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Floral oracle

I enjoy using runes to give me inspiration for living my life. I have used a floral oracle for quite a few years where flowers give meaning and direction to your life. I am making my first deck of flower oracle cards and this winter sweet is my first one. My second card is a violet where I used a lovely piece of cross stitch I did.


I believe in God or a Divine energy and take the flower oracle quite seriously.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia
PS I'll post my other cards as I make them. I am doing it slowly.

Colored doodle

I love doodling while I am on the phone. With this doodle I decided to use water color. I was astonished at all the conflicting colors I used. I usually like painting with nice contrasting colors. Still thought I'd share the results. I am working on some flower doodles at the moment.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Third book

This is my third book and I learnt how to do a basic pamplet stitch. It is a journal celebrating the death of my cat Sooty and it has my journaling and emails sent by many from Ever Day Matters and other friends. I knitted the cover and then embellished with beads. It means a lot to me. I have already chosen my next book binding project...now how to find time to do it.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

Bell challenge

This is a little china bell with two figures on it that an old friend gave me many years ago. We are in contact on birthdays and Christmas but we used to see each other every week. It is interesting how friends come and go and are here often then only occasionally. I love the bell because it reminds me of her and our wonderful times together. When I moved house I made it a point to only bring things with me that had special meaning and value. The bell was one of them.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia