I finished my third flipbook
and I still can't decide if it's one word or two
I really want to call my friend Minami but its the middle of the night. I want to ask if the frame on the picture is too thick. I want to ask if the blue on the coat is too thin.
But I promised myself I'd post tonight and I'm not going to wake her up, so here's my newest flipbook.
I'm trying to get better at finishing projects; I notice that often, when I'm very close to finishing something I get scared that it's bad and I leave the last 3% unfinished so I never have to find out for sure.
I might have become a hoarder of unfinished projects. You know what those homes look like on the TV show Hoarders? That's what the inside of my head looks like.
And you know how on Hoarders the person works all day to get one little bunch of stuff packaged to go? And they're so proud? That's me. Giving this package to you
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It's interesting to see how much your illustrations have developed in style. It feels like an indication that they might be more rewarding for you in their creation (I hope so). The clam shell is particularly resonating with me this morning and making me think about a client I have whose shell I haven't been able to prise open and the way in which a shell can sometimes offer the opposite of the protection we think it does.
Love your flipbooks, Penelope! The watercolor style is pitch-perfect for them.