Thursday, September 11, 2008

Calendar Girl

Like I've said before, sometimes I use the calendar for a journal, but most of the time I cut and paste doodles I sketch on the blank portions of reports or stuff I draw on post-it-notes.

Thinking about my vacation.

I printed out some quotes and taped them down on random dates. When I turn a page and find a quote I've chosen, I am able to contemplate its truth anew or I can laugh out loud again at its humor.

When work was slow I used my time to clean a co-worker's desk. I was that tired of looking at her mess.

I've experimented with my limited color palette of work pens and highlighters to express feelings in my sketches.

Hectic day-visually recorded.

I love drawing faces. I look around for other inspiration. I always come back to the face.


Day dreaming.


More day dreaming once I was back from vacation. Sorry Carl, it seems I'm a failure at the secret of happiness.

"She is feeling hot in a cold world." Maybe she is experiencing some changes in her life...how old are you honey?

Just some random observations.

Now you are up to date on my life.
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13 comments:

  1. Lora @ my blessed lifeSeptember 11, 2008 at 11:08 PM

    These are great, too!...Thanks for tagging me for the meme. I finally got my 6 quirks posted:)

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  2. HilarySeptember 12, 2008 at 12:16 AM

    They're so whimsical. I hate whimsy!

    Noooo I'm kidding. It just made me think of a Mary Tyler Moore Show line when Mr. Grant said to Mary. "You know what, Mary? You've got spunk. ... I hate spunk!"

    I love your drawings. :)

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  3. Tess KincaidSeptember 12, 2008 at 7:32 AM

    Too, too cute!@! Thanks for the Friday morning giggles. I especially love the Bombeck quote...teehee...yes, I'm SO thankful!!! :D

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  4. LaviniaSeptember 12, 2008 at 8:27 AM

    Sigh...sigh...sigh.... I'm relating to many of these. I like the part about doing without the necessities if only the luxuries would abound!

    This reminds me, weren't you going to do an allegory of some kind? You had posted a draft some time ago....A photo of you with various graphics added to it. I printed it out and I know its around here somewhere (shades of your co-worker's desk happening here!)

    I get awfully bored with lunch time eats too, on a regular basis. There are about ten thousand choices but very little actually satisfies... The trouble with home made lunches is that I'm too lazy to make them regularly...often at lunchtime I think of the leftovers in my fridge that I would have enjoyed if only I'd packed them up in the morning to bring with me...

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  5. LaviniaSeptember 12, 2008 at 8:39 AM

    p.s. I actually know someone who bears a startling resemblance to the face in photo # 10 !!
    p.p.s.--- I accidentally left this comment on your previous post, then deleted it when I realized my mistake...oops!.

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  6. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    Ha! I'm laughing out loud! Your August was very amusing! I want to know what Audra thought of her clean desk! ;)

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  7. MargaretSeptember 12, 2008 at 10:55 AM

    I love the sketches on your calendar! I do that to, but you've practically made yours into a scrapbook!

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  8. steviewrenSeptember 12, 2008 at 6:42 PM

    Thanks Lora...your quirks are my quirks!

    Hilary, I know what you mean...whimsy is just so whimsical...

    Willow, that Bombeck tickled my funnybone too.

    Lavinia, I am too lazy to make my lunch too. Or I cook one big pot of something, eat it for 3 or 4 times and still have 2 or 3 meals left, but by that time I am so sick of it I have to throw the remainder out.

    Audra actually was happy to let me clean. I organized her drawers, threw tons away, gathered all her office supplies together on one side and her personal stuff on the other. It is already a mess again..... I did this once before too.

    Margaret, at the end of the year I am going to put a hardcover on it and save it as is. It might amuse me in 25 years or I might wonder what I was thinking.

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  9. Alexandra MacVeanSeptember 12, 2008 at 7:50 PM

    I love your art...it's inspiring and makes me want to be better at what I do. I'm still struggling with what style "fits" me. =/

    I also like your idea of the calendar journal. VERY clever.

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  10. MuseSwingsSeptember 12, 2008 at 9:43 PM

    Your calendar pages are lovely inspiring and fun - and FAR more exciting than mine! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 12, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    I love them......the use of colour and the words......

    Hi, dropping by from Black Boxes :-)

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  12. NihalSeptember 13, 2008 at 12:49 AM

    Hi Julie,
    I've already sent my e-mail to your address as follows:
    steviewren_4 at yahoo dot com

    Could you please check, and let me know if you did not get yet.

    By the way, I left a related comment under your post dated 2008/08/swap_anyone. You did not get it?

    Yes, I'm still interested in! waiting for the instructions.

    Thanks in advance & Hugs.

    Nihal

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  13. DJ KirkbySeptember 13, 2008 at 2:50 AM

    That is such a great idea. Mine is always full of boring things like meetings and must dos, I would much rather have a bright scrap book effect like yours. 'Cept I can't draw...perhaps I will just come look at yours once in a while...

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