Introduce Yourself
Where do you live and what do you?
Have you done much sketching before or are you just starting?
What are your other creative pursuits?
Please include a link to your Flickr account, blog, Facebook page, Instagram, Tumblr etc.
So I’ll go first…
I’m Liz (I think you all know that!)
I live in Sydney, Australia. I’m an architect by profession and worked 20 years on a range of residential and commercial developments, specialising in media projects. I’ve always drawn as part of my work but in 2007 discovered watercolour and started my first daily sketchbook. I haven’t stopped sketching since!
I’m very interested in architectural history and theory and drinking tea out of fancy china teacups… but I’m guessing you all know that too!
You can find me on: Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram and Twitter using the buttons under ‘Connect on Social Media’ in the footer of this website.
Now it’s your turn…
Hi, I am Helen Conway. I live in St. Helens in the UK ( Between Liverpool and Manchester) I am a lawyer by day and a textile artist by night and weekend. I have also recently decided to get serious about photography and I am a blogger. So really I know I have enough priorities to squash into available time but still the sketching calls me and I can’t leave it alone! I am especially interested in travel journalling. My main struggle with everyday sketching is regarding anything in my daily life as interesting enough to sketch! I am a relative beginner having been slowly dabbling here and there for maybe a year. I have been in Sketchbook Skool since the beginning and have even done some of the homeworks 🙂
You can find me at
http://www.helenconwaydesign.com
http://www.helenconwayphotography.com
http://Www.twelvebytwelve.org and on facebook – link from my website.
Helen, I subscribe to your textiles blog. Love reading the updates! Looking forward to digging into the new photography one.
Michelle
Hi Helen, I grew up in Prescot (between St. Helens and Liverpool) and started work in St.Helens but moved to London many many moons ago! Just finished Semester 3 of SketchbookSkool too – Small world!
Hi I’m Adrienne and I recently moved up to Lake Macquarie from Sydney and have spent this year trying out as many different types of art that I am able to. I am looking forward to the next twelve weeks after doing a one day workshop with Liz when I finally felt I could draw something I was happy with in a short time frame. I am new to watercolour too and enjoy learning about the way it works. All good things to come…
Hi, I’m Cynthia from Chico, California. I am a watercolor artist and teacher. I started sketching in a journal about 2 years ago and became completely addicted. I love to see how others approach and create images for their journals and that is why I have taken this class.
I too love architecture and tea, although I haven’t attempted drawing my teacup and saucers, but I guess that will change.
I’m really looking forward to getting to know some of you and your work.
Hi everyone I am Rhonda, live in suburban Sydney and realy looking forward to sharing this course with everyone. I currently work full time in a health care job and love to escape to draw and paint . I have no formal training apart from 2 x 1 day workshops on botanical drawing and painting in water colours. I also enjoy cooking, gardening and sewing clothes for my grandchildren.
Hi Rhonda, great to see another fellow Sydney sider enrolled for Liz’s class. Looking forward to getting together and sketching some of the local sights.
Hi everyone! I am Marit, from Germany, but I live and work in Brussels, Belgium. I am quite new to drawing. Around easter this year I picked up a pen for the first time and started doodling my stress away. And I haven’t been able to put down the pen since then, trying all kinds of different media and techniques, and graduating from doodles to something I might call actual drawings (when I’m feeling generous). I love the combination of ink and watercolor, but I also love playing with colored pencils and inktense pencils. I started sketchbook skool in in Oktober (“Beginnings”) and now I’m looking forward to the next 12 weeks with Liz and all of you!