#cluttercleanup 2024. Pastel Station, Round 2

Circling back to the pastels problem.

Last week, I gave up on attempting to organize them:

I printed out the sketch and colored it in with the corresponding pastels. I didn't do this on the original sketch because too messy.

As I did that, I put the pastels with their pastel friends in the boxes and drawers.

Lo and behold, I found MORE at the bottom of the pile:

I was ready to give up again, yet I soldiered on.

I have a lot of pastels!

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At some point, I will slowly go through them and sort as a proper rainbow of colors.

Let's pause to examine the retro graphics on the cover of the box in the upper right above:

I cleaned up my drawing area, it was getting very dusty, and I was getting confused with what stick was what color. 

I made myself two trays - one for sunrise sketches, and one for "golden California hills" (the next theme I want to draw):

Ready to go!

Today's pastel drawing:

US101, San Miguel, CA
available

I still have a pile of random sticks - I think this might be the result of a bunch that fell out of a box.

When I'm in a super organizey mood, I'll tackle them.

#cluttercleanup 2024. Paper Work

The shelf that holds my large Epson printer is arm's length from my desk and has an enticing catch-all ledge.
The pile of papers had developed into a precarious stack that I kept brushing with my arm.

So precarious that it fell over while I was adding color to my sketch.

The sketch:

Keep calm and tidy on!

Yes, I'll admit I already put a piece of mail there after taking this photo.
Very difficult to keep horizontal areas clutter-free!

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#cluttercleanup 2024. Recipe for Success

 Some days it's nice to go easy.

Take this pile of recipes:

Sketched it:

And put it away

So satisfying.

#cluttercleanup 2024. Making the Bed

This was a major achievement. 
I finally ordered a bed frame to get my mattress off the floor.
It arrived on Monday.
I couldn't deal with it then, today I was at least going to sketch it!

Sketch and bed:

Sketch:

I was determined to get this DONE!
I put it together this evening.

Success! Fairly easy assembly.
Wrestling the mattress onto it was much harder.

With the contoured bottom sheet, pillow, and "headboard"
(one of those triangular post-surgury pillows)

I made my bed and slept in it.

Yay me!

The frame is manufactured by KD Frames. It's a Twin Trestle, made of Tulip Poplar wood. I left the wheels off.

#cluttercleanup 2024. Fiber Projects

 If a project is not finished, it's clutter!

Sketch and clutter:

Sketch:

Nothing is finished yet.
I'll update you if anything is accomplished.

#cluttercleanup 2024. Pastel Station

I started doing pastel landscapes back in December for a 100 day creative challenge.

In preparation, when I pulled all the pastels out, there were a couple of random collections from previous drawing sessions.
Exhibit A: a box left untouched since the last time I used pastels, 2010, during an art retreat in Temecula.

Exhibit B: I have no idea why these are on this plate:

The scene:

With the sketch:

The sketch (just ink for now)

Maybe I'll do more with this, maybe not...

#cluttercleanup 2024. Christmas Cards

 It's the day after Epiphamy. Time to put away the Christmas cards.

Sketched:

Tidy!

#cluttercleanup 2024. Desk Clutter

 Apparently, I was so excited about cleaning up my desk, I forgot to take a good Before photo. Oops.

Desk and sketch:

Sketch:

Tidy desk: 

1/9. Happy to report it still looks like this. :-)

#cluttercleanup 2024. Craft Table

 My craft table had turned into the 2023 year in review/ 2024 goals planning station.

I was still working on art projects amidst all this, hence the cassette tape, upper left.

Sketched:

[1/9. I realize that I'd like to include a photo of the tidied conclusion of this process. Will start where I can. This table is still a mess! I DID move all this into my office, see 1/4 link. One planner has drifted back to the table because it really likes living there. Not that it's doing me any good!]

Here's how the same area looks today, more crafty:

#cluttercleanup 2024. Random dividers.

My pal Rachel is also on the Declutter Jamboree and was getting rid of some office supplies.
I raised my hand for them. I always have a use for binder things.

Sketch plus clutter:

Sketch:

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#cluttercleanup 2024. Under the bed.

 New year, renewed effort to get the place tidy for Lunar New Year (deadline 2/9).

Let's sketch the process!

The first order of business is to put a decluttering cure under the bed.
Oh look! There are two old envelopes there already!

I am following the Declutter Jamboree, a course with Katie Rogers.
There is still time to sign up, here.

The sketch:

Katie says she burns hers one week before LNY.
But what if there's money in one?

I used this same "sketch it then tidy it" process for an earlier decluttering, in 2015.
For some reason, I posted the series on my Glutton blog (shrugs). Here's the link.

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Zoom 4.21

 

Said Heidi:

"Look around your house and choose an object which represents an aspect of yourself. Something that resonates with how you see yourself."

Zoom, Squirrel!

 

Zoom bombed!
That squirrel kept staring at me.

Sketches on origami paper.

Zooming 7.29

 

Sketched on old Pantone Chips and brought windowsill lettuce for Show and Tell.