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Friday, January 28, 2011

Doodles

If you knew me back in high school you'd know that I was a chronic doodler. I doodled on all of my books, my binders, scrap paper, even my own skin. My note taking was always derailed by the longing to doodle in the margins. After entering the real world, aka graduating from high school, there isn't nearly as much time for doodling so needless to say it's been years since I last doodled.

I'm reading The Happiness Project, a book that was mentioned a while back by Julie. I covered the book with a brown paper grocery bag which isn't something I normally do but I tend to be hard on books...


...and all of a sudden, I'm doodling again. It brought me right back to high school and all of those text books covered in brown paper adorning the Quaker Valley High emblem.


And somehow my knitting obsession worked its way into the mix....


...which gave me an idea, why don't I use my doodles to learn to screen print (which is something I have wanted to learn to do forever), and that idea turned my ink yarn ball into this...

 

What fun!




:::Are there any other doodlers out there?

Posted by Jane Richmond at 12:00 PM

20 comments:

  1. SaraJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Jane, that is so awesome! How do you screen print?

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  2. MichelleJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Get out! I just screen printed my logo onto a tshirt about a week ago! It's incredible how simple printing is, isn't it? Well... Of course until you get to multi screening... :-)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    you know that i'm a fellow quaker valley doodler!! LOVE the yarn logo.

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  4. house full of jaysJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    So great! I love the yarn doodle!
    I want to learn more about screen printing - my one experience turned out less than wonderful...

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    That is fantastic!! You are amazing!!

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  6. fionafaeJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Awesome! Love it, Jane!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Those are some gorgeous doodles!

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  8. TonyaJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Yes! I've always been an doodler. You should do some posts on how to screen print

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  9. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM

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  10. JulieJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    your doodles would be awesome screenpirnted onto things!!! what are those white and yellow screen printed goodies? I sense a shop update coming??

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  11. KerryJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    I'm a doodler too... but nothing like you! That screenprint is awesome! I'd like to see some shirts for sale! ;)

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Yes, but my doodles are never that pretty.

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  13. TeresaJanuary 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    I have the same high school self as you! There wasn't a note in my binders without some sort of sketch.
    You screenprint looks beautiful.

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  14. Aimee@ the Functional SpaceJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    I have been a doodler for a LOOOONG time. Love seeing other peoples doodles too. I also love your screen print. Nice.

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  15. MonicaFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    This looks beautiful. The doodles, the t-shirt. I would LOVE to learn how to do that!! Would you consider blogging about it?

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  16. Erin KateFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    I love your doodles! They are so delicate and pretty. :) I'm a doodler too!

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  17. JillFebruary 7, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    I'm a chronic doodler, too! For me, it's that or not take notes at all. I've always wanted to scan my doodles and put them on my blog, but haven't done so yet. :)

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  18. RachelFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! I wish I was that talented of a artist!

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  19. karenbessFebruary 16, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    I used to doodle but nothing like yours! Love the yarn ball and the silk screening of your doodle art is brilliant! Did you ever have spirograph? Your brown paper doodle reminded me of my spirograph drawings, which I loved doing.

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  20. LightningstarDecember 27, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    I doodle a lot, too! They aren't as cool as yours though... mine are mostly anime people/animals with the occasional design.

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