Grab your hat and gloves my creative explorers… 🧤this week Around the World in 80 Sketches is taking us somewhere a little bit chilly 🥶 We’re heading up into Arctic Alaska 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 where the roads feel endless, the skies are huge and everything has this beautiful quietness about it. I think places like this are fascinating creatively because there’s so much atmosphere in the subtle things… muted colours, icy textures, tiny buildings against giant landscapes. 💙 And in hilarious Smidgen style the road we landed on is called Cakeatter Rd 🎂🙈😂 https://maps.apple/p/UCfXnb00bLeZcj I can already feel the watercolours calling my name for this one but maybe I need to change it up somehow 🧐 As always you can join in however you like. Sketch, paint, collage, write a poem, doodle for five minutes or simply tell us how the place makes you feel. 🙌🏻 No pressure. No perfection. Just a little creative wander together 🤍💙

There’s something about watercolours that feels a little bit like letting go. For this week’s Around the World in 80 Sketches I reached for the paints, sprinkled in some salt and let the pigments do their thing 🙌🏻 ✨ I also pulled out the fine liners because I wanted to play with contrast between softness and detail. I really enjoyed building up the layers and depth in this one, watching the falls slowly appear through all the washes and textures. 🎨🧑‍🎨 I think that’s one of my favourite things about creating… sometimes the materials surprise you if you give them enough room to breathe 🩵

This week we’re heading to Canada… and oh it’s a good one 🙌🏻A quiet road, soft trees, that feeling of space stretching out beside you… the kind of place that invites you to slow right down and notice. 👉https://maps.app.goo.gl/A4ecYzZjNCzec7859 Before we wander too far… I’ll also be sharing my Greenland piece soon ❄️ It’s not quite finished yet, still sitting in that in-between stage… but I quite like that part of the process. The not-quite-there-yet. The becoming. Now… let’s go exploring 🌍✨ 🌿 If you’re new here You can travel with us no passport required. 🙌🏻 Each week we visit a new place using Street View and respond in whatever way feels right to you: * a quick doodle * a painting * a collage * a poem * or simply a few words about how it makes you feel There’s no right way to do this. Just a smidgen of curiosity and a moment for yourself. ❤️ I’d love to see what you notice in this one… maybe it’s the way the road leads you forward, or how the trees hold the space, or something small that only you spot 💛

I finished last week’s Around the World in 80 Sketches… and honestly, I went on quite the little journey with this one creatively speaking. When I first had a wander around on Google Maps, I completely fell for those little buildings with the ice drifting past… there was just something about the stillness of it all. ❄️ At the same time, I’ve been re-reading an Alice in Wonderland book illustrated by ANDREA D’AQUINO and I am so inspired by her in this version. The mix of watercolour, ink and collage is just… chefs kiss. 😙 👌🏻 So naturally, I thought I’d try a bit of that myself. But then… I picked up some new fineliners I’d been wanting to play with, started a continuous line drawing just to map things out… and before I knew it, the watercolours were out, the page was flowing and the collage idea quietly disappeared somewhere along the way. And you know what… I actually love it just as it is. 🥰❤️ That’s the thing I want you to take from this if you’ve been sitting on the fence about joining in… This isn’t about pressure, precision or performance.It’s about letting your mind wander a little… without questioning where it goes or whether it’s “right”. So if you fancy it… come travel with us. No rules, no expectations… just a smidgen of curiosity 🤍

🌍✏️ Around the World in 80 Sketches has landed in Greenland this week… and I’ve had a little look around already 👀 wow, this place is absolutely fascinating. The colours, the ice, the light, the feeling of it all… I can’t wait to get stuck into this one. If you’d like to join in, remember there’s no right or wrong way to travel with us creatively. You could do a quick sketch, a collage, painting, poem, photo-inspired page, journalling spread or anything else that calls to you. Big piece or tiny doodle… all welcome here. 🙌 Come explore Greenland with us and see what appears on your page. ❄️ Link here 👉🏻 https://maps.app.goo.gl/1NQiZNSzvhyzrAQu7