Doodle Inspiration During A Drive-Through Car Wash

Drive-through car wash mops always remind me of hula dancers so this time I decided to turn them into a doodle.

I have a weakness for miniature chocolate bars

Did this while waiting for Halloween Trick-or-Treaters to arrive on Saturday and...well...at least I can tell myself I'm indulging for ART, right?

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

Finding new uses for candy wrappers: My quickie doodle at The Keg last night

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

Doodle: Dancing Nose-Man

Children's book author Erin Dealey gave me a Nose-shaped pencil sharpener at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA last month, and challenged me to put it into a doodle.

And some of you have probably guessed, I try to avoid obvious found object doodles whenever possible. Or rather, I find that when I'm trying to think of a doodle for an object, the first thing that comes to mind is usually one I pass over. I love the challenge of coming up with something different.

For the Nose, I found that the solution was simple: just turn it upside down. Nose-Man needed something to dance to, of course, so I added coffee bean music.

Tiny Doodle: "Blue Bell Bottoms"

As you can tell, I've been obsessed with tiny flowers lately. For this doodle, I used blue bell blossoms from our garden and a 0.38 Muji pen for the thin line. I bought a bunch of Muji pens when Jeff and I were in London and I love them! I need to get more of the 0.38 black pens, but haven't been able to find them in Canada yet. Did find them in the U.S. store, but am leery of the shipping charges and customs fees. :-(

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.