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Garden Creature Statue Rainy Day DIY

garden creature DIY www.trialbyinspiration.com

Garden statues are a tricky item. Give me pagodas for days, metal, concrete, wood, but a whimsical animal, tread carefully lest you wander into gnome territory. One has to be bold to accept a decorative animal onto the lawn, but if done right, there is no more enviable find, spied across a friend’s grill-out or poolside party: “wherrrre did you get thaatttt??” jealousy barely concealed. This project is not for everyone, which is good because it’s one of a kind and a personal reward for a decade of saving (boardering on hoarding). Read on for my super simple, slightly strange (let’s go with avant-garde?) garden statue creation.

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loving the photoshop mask mode on these florals โค๏ธ
In case you missed it 6:29 a.m. ๐ŸŒ… Weโ€™ve been In case you missed it 6:29 a.m. ๐ŸŒ…
Weโ€™ve been up soooo early lately, I remember when I was a teenager, seeing the sunrise quarterly at best, and now I see it every.day. with the kids. Weโ€™ve been up since 5:15 (our alarm is for 5:30 ๐Ÿ˜‘) wondering how springing forward will change our schedules around hereโ€ฆ trying out #procreate for my #procreatesunrise
family early bird sketch sesh #crayola ๐ŸŒˆ family early bird sketch sesh #crayola ๐ŸŒˆ
I had to take the day off to have a procedure done I had to take the day off to have a procedure done (not interesting at all, everything is fine) but I got to squeeze in an hour of Zoom figure drawing with @therenaissanceworkshop before hand- what a dream!!
Just found this one from last week, pretty storm t Just found this one from last week, pretty storm tossed shell against that beautiful brown Gulf water ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿคฉ
๐Ÿงก๐Ÿค๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿค๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’š
I think you're going to LOVE my conversation with I think you're going to LOVE my conversation with fashion illustrator @gambrell_ in today's post. ๐Ÿ‘†Link in bio,  he discusses the importance of prolific sketchbooks, how he handles commissions, and how to get creatively unstuck .
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Super quick cloud study with torn paper and sharpi Super quick cloud study with torn paper and sharpie set to the shrill sounds on DanielTiger. Bring on the coffee.

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Did anyone else see that moon this morning? Showst Did anyone else see that moon this morning? Showstopper ๐ŸŒ I tried to memorize this cloud/sky color and rush into the office to recreate before diving into my emails. I've been trying to find more time for even a quick affair with creativity, still a challenge. Now to finish my coffee!

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So as you can see, I'm completely addicted to remo So as you can see, I'm completely addicted to remote figure drawing @michelle_gibson_model 

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Looking forward to a Zoom figure drawing + take ou Looking forward to a Zoom figure drawing + take out date-night tonight. Here's ๐Ÿ”ฅ@theartache from last weekend's sess

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๐ŸŒžI wrote my 2021 creative wellness resolutions ๐ŸŒžI wrote my 2021 creative wellness resolutions last night ๐ŸŒŸ I haven't written any since 2018 but Iโ€™m ready to set new intentions to maintain my creativity in the new year! (link in bio if you want to see what I have planned) ๐Ÿคž 

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Check out my interview with one of our absolute fa Check out my interview with one of our absolute fav author/illustrators @mattforsythe in the blog today! He has so many wonderful insights into being a working artist, for me it was so motivating to here his take! Enjoy! ๐ŸŒž
๐Ÿ˜Progress on my @melissaanddougtoys @ad_magazin ๐Ÿ˜Progress on my @melissaanddougtoys @ad_magazine trompe lโ€™oeill house. This has to be my all time favorite, slowest, most meditative craft project ever. The kids are starting to notice when new decor goes in, but are not nearly as impressed as I am ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ edited with @acolorstory
Lunch Break! I rounded up our fav kidโ€™s books ab Lunch Break! I rounded up our fav kidโ€™s books about Feelings today, since our house is currently the double toddler feelings zone Check out the link in bio๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘† 

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๐Ÿคฏ Thinking about my 2021 creative wellness goal ๐Ÿคฏ Thinking about my 2021 creative wellness goals while listening to back episodes of Big Magic podcast @elizabeth_gilbert_writer .
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