Category Archives: drawing

New work

Posted on February 29, 2016 by nicolabeverage

   I finished this little (5″ x 7″) piece yesterday.     And sketched out the next piece in the series today. I made three backgrounds with the intention of playing with portraits in my stitched collage style. I was clearly … Continue reading →

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The 100 Days Project

Posted on April 16, 2015 by nicolabeverage

So I joined the 100 Days Project. “It’s a celebration of process that encourages everyone to participate in 100 days of making. The great surrender is the process; showing up day after day is the goal.” I’ve written before about … Continue reading →

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What’s going on around here?!?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by nicolabeverage

Hi there. Long time no blog. It seems the minute I chose the word FOCUS as my 2015 word for the year, I promptly lost every bit of focus I ever thought about having. Sheesh. In this unusually warm Spokane … Continue reading →

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From inspiration to artwork

Posted on October 18, 2014 by nicolabeverage

I had just started playing around with my stitched collages again when I popped in to a craft store on the way to the lake last August and saw this: “Ah ha!” I thought, “I could collage an owl and … Continue reading →

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Art Experimenting

Posted on July 9, 2014 by nicolabeverage

Last month I wrote about how I started using cheap substrates to trick myself into trying more things and making more art. I’m happy to report that it’s working! With the cheap materials there is no fear of messing things … Continue reading →

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A day in the life

Posted on June 25, 2014 by nicolabeverage

Every year I mark my birthday as a vacation day on my office calendar. Sometimes I take the day off and other years I decide to work. A few weeks ago I decided to take the day off. I had … Continue reading →

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How did it get to be June?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by nicolabeverage

I’m a little stunned by the sudden appearance of magical June. I was just going along working and playing and resting and all of a sudden I’m in the midst of all this loveliness. I’m trying to soak it in, … Continue reading →

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No Excuses

Posted on March 30, 2014 by nicolabeverage

So I won an internet drawing and got all this cool stuff! Plus the online class! It’s all from Gina Rossi Armfield’s No Excuses Art Journaling. And I love it! Gina has developed a fun, easy way to get a … Continue reading →

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Just Doodling Around

Posted on March 26, 2014 by nicolabeverage
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More practice (with a dose of failure)

Posted on March 8, 2014 by nicolabeverage

I’ve started a drawing practice this year. Inspired by the 20 Ways to Draw a Cat book, I call these my daily cat drawings even though they obviously aren’t all cats. The plan is to do a quick little drawing … Continue reading →

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