Drawing on Envelopes

To take the fear out of drawing, I made a sketchbook out of envelopes. Silly as it may seem, I have been afraid of messing up my actual sketchbooks. Practicing shouldn't stress me out. So, solution, envelopes. Doodling on an envelope is no big deal. It was going in the garbage anyway. Now I'm drawing every day and enjoying art again. 

Here is a glimpse into my sketchbook.

I cut the envelopes open, then used a three hole pamphlet stitch and bedspread weight cotton to sew them together into a piece of folded watercolor paper. There are many videos on how to sew a journal. Here is a link to one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LukA-9aHW4o

The Place That I Most Want to Go

 

Take me to a concert.

Lets listen to the band,

blaring blissful boisterous bebop,

louder than I can stand.

The place that I most want to go

is Yellowstone

to see Old Faithful blow,

Niagara Falls, the Hoover Dam

to watch the water flow,

Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse

blasted in mountain stone,

Lady Liberty proudly standing

in the harbor all alone,

Grand Canyon wide and deep

with Colorado River below,

Giant Sequoias and Redwood trees

covered in glistening snow.

I am always watching kids and dogs,

so if I never get to go,

anywhere I am with you

I’ll have a happy soul.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

The Dumbest Thing a Man Has Ever Said to Me

The dumbest thing a man has ever said to me was,

“You’re so cool your brain is froze.”

What?! My brain is froze?!

My first reaction was to be offended,

but I tried to keep in mind that it was intended

as a clever compliment

inappropriately said

in front of his girlfriend

as they picked up her children

that I had been watching

all day for them.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

 31. I love you because you are my best friend, my lover, my husband.

 30. I love you because you are my hero, my Superman.

 29. I love you because you "fight for truth and justice and the American way."

 28. I love you because you act like I am the most beautiful woman in the world.

 27. I love you because you always hold my hand when we walk together.

 26. I love you because you always find something nice to say when I ask your opinion.

 25. I love you because you believe in traditional gender roles.