A year in progress

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 Wow, it's almost hard to believe that it's been over a year since my last post.



A lot has changed. I have a job and the working hours make it difficult for me to motivate myself. With the pandemic it all adds up. I'm actually on my last day of isolation following a positive COVID-19 test, it's almost cleared out, I only have a bad cough left, however it causes headaches.

Back to illustration, I haen't stopped drawing and creating, but it has certainly decreased in productivity. 

I am currently trying to get back up to it and have started a project that links to my national roots.

Being of a Polish background, I have decided to go back to the folk lore and folk art of my country.

It centres on traditional embroidery designs and methods.


The main element of these re flowers: tulips, roses, poppies, daisies etc.


I aim to create at least ten embroidery design, that will be later on completed as an actual embroidery.



I will pop in, in a few days, with an update of the progress.

Ta! 





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