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The other half of the #pictureBook. The door is an actual flap for my lift-the-flap crazed child to open into the last page. . Might I just add here that it is SO HARD to #paint loosely, and to actually keep a limited colour palette! . . . . . . #afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #Clara #family #Parenthood #toddler #toddlerhood #stegosaurus #Stego #momLife #artistMom #artistLife #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #watercolour #watercolor #painting #childrensillustration

36.5 weeks pregnant, so this will officially be my last #art project in a while (book continues in next post). This momma's going to finally focus on sleeping and enjoying the last weeks as a family of four while summer edges in. . The plot line is nothing too remarkable, but I consider this #pictureBook a love note to my delightfully sweet and charming first child, who has no idea her world is about to completely change. It's a time capsule of all the things she enjoys playing with and chatting about just before she becomes a big sister, with a small nod to the new little critter that is about to join us soon. . The creation of this book is my way of coping with strong feelings of guilt over the loss of her status as an only child and all the things that entails (no sharing of attention or resources, the harmony of our current family dynamics), while at the same time experiencing equally strong feelings of happiness and excitement at the new forever friendship I could give to her. . . . . . . . #afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #momLife #artistMom #artistLife #Parenthood #siblings #watercolour #watercolor #childrensillustration #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #bunnies #toddler #toddlerhood

And since the #sewing machine was out, I thought I'd finally put that #firetruck fabric to use and #sew Girly's Baby a #sleepsack. She's been really enjoying taking care of Baby recently. Brushing her teeth, combing her fur, tucking her in, etc. . . . . #afrisa #frillyDraws #frilly #crafts #momLife #artistMom #artistLife #socialIsolation #Coronavirus #isolatingWithAToddler #toddler #Clara #pretendPlay #roleplaying #bunny #jellycat

My art practice has definitely had to adapt due to current circumstances. After wrapping everything up before baby gets here by making three final #Tyvek wallets and sending them off, I pivoted and made my Girly Tyvek #envelopes. I've actually been quite enjoying the challenge of making her #toys using what I already have in the house and #recyclables. Thank you, #Costco and #Canon. 😆 . 1: This girl loves mail, but her friends are too young to send her any, so I made her a #mailbox and reusable Tyvek envelopes for me to fill every couple of days or so. . 2: Here's the kind of #mail she will be getting! No one is immune to junk mail! . 3: She checked her mailbox today and got her first piece of junk mail (milestone moment!). She said, "Oooo" then stuffed it in her slipper. I feel you, girl. . . . . #afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #sewing #crafts #Coronavirus #socialIsolation #isolatingWithAToddler #momLife #artistMom #artistLife #roleplaying #pretendPlay #toddler #Clara #noWaste

My girl's #bedroom wall was looking a little bare, so I thought I'd fix that! I want to [eventually] fill her room with motifs of her favourite things, but it's a moving target because we're always discovering new wonderful favourite things in the world! Like baking. Which I don't particularly enjoy, but she likes it, so we're going to be doing it more often. It provides a steady supply of sweet treats in the house, so it's a win-win situation I suppose. . I'm trying to fit #art in during this time of #socialIsolation, but it's frankly, been very hard. I can't paint while #Clara is awake, so the only way I can fit it in is in the mornings before she wakes up (we're talking 5:30-7:30 am here). Every day I have to decide whether to spend time doing something just for myself, or to sleep for the health of my growing baby. Some days/weeks my body chooses for me and art has to wait. 😴 . . . . #Afrisa #frillyDraws #frilly #artistMom #makeTimeForArt #watercolour #watercolor #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #artwork #colourful #artistLife #momLife #toddler #pregnantDuringPandemic #firetruck #stegosaurus #stego #bunny #childrensillustration #wallart

Turns out I've been using #gouache all wrong! The YouTube tutorial by @myriamtillson set me straight. . This #sketch was a combination of a #LinestriderTarot card, and #vanGogh's #almondBlossom. . . . . . #afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #hamontArtist #artistMom #makeTimeForArt #painting #bird #CanadianArtist

So I've been working hard on a new project. c: . . . . . #afrisa #frillyDraws #frilly #artistMom #yellow #summer #baby #siblings #handlettering #calligraphy #hamontArtist #watercolour #watercolor #painting #canadianArtist

Still getting familiar with my new tools :) What new things have you tried recently? Any recommendations? . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #watercolour #qor #ecolinebrushpen #ecoline #reedPen #reed #FaberCastell #watersoluble #watercolor #hamontArtist #makeTimeForArt #artistsoninstagram #hamont

My #reedPen experiment. I love how erratic it is! . . . . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #watercolour #watercolor #flower #flowers #colourful #makeTimeForArt #hamontArtist #artistsoninstagram #reed

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