Inside my Sketchbook - January Dump

As a mom, it's easier to tote around a single item without having to worry about cleaning up messy art supplies, paints drying up, missing that one colored pencil I need, etc. So I currently do all of my doodling on my tablet.

I've never really done this before (show unfinished/unrefined art). Here's a look at some of the things in my pad this month. Some of it is Mish related, some of it isn't, and a lot of it will never be more than these few sketches on a page.

Sketches by Jes on parchment paper of dragon rabbit and rats.
Sketches by Jes on parchment of spark leaving a body and veiled skull mushroom.Sketches by Jes on parchment of flaming wisps melting ice and a crow picking the crown off of a skull.Sketches by Jes on parchment of jackalope knight and jester frog.

I've struggled this month with navigating living in this current hellscape that is American facisim and as a result my art & Mishes have taken a hit. It feels like a betrayal to draw and create whimsy with everything that's going on. But at the same time I know that art is resistance. Artists see and record all, and people need glimmers of joy. 

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