Studio blog: Inktober 2026 – days 11 to 20
Continuing the prompts set by Koosje Koene, which you can read more about here. I’m really having fun with these prompts, trying out new tools and techniques. Stay tuned for the final 11 days!
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Studio blog: Inktober 2026 – days 1 to 10
Inktober is an annual challenge, created by Jake Parker in 2009, and has become a looked forward to event in lots of artists’ practice. The concept is simple enough, draw something every day in October. I put some time aside each day to draw something, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. I have taken…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 recap
This year I took part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I decided to go my own way and concentrated on what I would like…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 days 22 to 31
The final 10 days of Inktober, and it was a mix of workshop prep, workshop teaching and relaxing at home. I’ll write another blog soon with a full recap and my thoughts on this year’s project. You can read more about this year’s project here.
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 days 15 to 21
It’s been a quieter week, this week, with a lot more sketches drawn at home and just one trip out after dropping off workshop materials. You can read more about this year’s project here.
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 days 8 to 14
Week two of Inktober 2025. You can read more about the project in my earlier blog post. This week’s sketches include the views after three workshops, plus views around the house and garden and whilst out visiting.
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 days 1 to 7
I am currently taking part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I have decided to go my own way and concentrate on what I would…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2024, final 10 days
Yesterday saw the end of the Inktober challenge (read more about my initial thoughts on the challenge here). I thoroughly enjoyed creating these 6cm square sketches of glimpses of each day. I will be reflecting a bit more on the challenge and what I learned from it over the next week or so, but for…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2024, week 3 round up
The month is flying by and week three of Inktober is already over! Above are my sketches of daily life for this past week. See my week one blog to read a bit more about the project.
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Studio blog: Inktober 2024 – week 2 round up
Week two of my Inktober project saw a lot of crafting tools and a couple of days out. See my week one blog to read a bit more about the project.
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Studio blog: Inktober 2024 – week 1 round up
I am currently taking part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but I have decided to go my own way and concentrate on what I would like…
