I’ve always been a bit quirky. The quiet loner who spends most of her time in her own head. I often giggle at my own silly thoughts. Words, phrases, and everyday objects spark quirky imaginings in my mind.

I’ve always loved playing with words and as a child remember rearranging words when talking, speaking in different accents, and being fascinated by phrases and puns.

Art was a large part of my childhood, my education, and now my career as an art teacher. I draw, paint, carve stamps, sew throughout the year. When we were isolating during the pandemic I had to create an online learning program that used common art materials. This reignited my love for drawing and colored pencils!

I started drawing thoughts that popped into my head during the day. Pencils, glasses of wine, phrases I’d hear—all sparked my imagination and inspired my drawings.

My most recent sketch ‘Unicorns Do Exist!’ was inspired by my daughter wearing a colorful unicorn headband. It just made me see a corn cob graduating from uni.

I don’t try to make my pictures perfect. I know which parts don’t look right and the areas that could be improved. I make a point of not apologizing or announcing the imperfections. I want my drawings to jump onto the page almost as quickly as the thoughts jump into my head! I like that they’re quick and imperfect. It helps me embrace all of my flaws, not just the ones I see on the paper.

Creating silly illustrations of my quirky thoughts allows me to be myself and hopefully, it inspires others to do the same. I just want to share some of my silly.