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#dailyfail #36
Sometimes all you can do is doodle. Sitting in on a piano lesson, I’m supposed to be making notes. I make the notes in my sketch book...
Gillian Holding
Feb 12, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #35
Sometimes the fun comes from saying to yourself “Right, as fast as you can, line only, with this biro which is the only tool to hand,...
Gillian Holding
Feb 10, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #34
Transport, wifi and charging issues conspired to prevent this going out earlier, but that’s all part of daily fail anyway. I was limited...
Gillian Holding
Feb 10, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #31
Excellent. A proper, irritating daily fail today. Found it very hard to move on the new project for this week which is a comparatively...
Gillian Holding
Feb 6, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #25
Absurd to make a to do list for a weekend when I’m away and then think I can make something happen. Particularly when the to do list...
Gillian Holding
Jan 29, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #24
Confronting the dreaded hands. Pages of drawing required so I can move to the watercolor drawing with fluid, instinctive lines and...
Gillian Holding
Jan 27, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #20
Running apace now on multiple fronts. Still messing for the shadow puppets, starting to assemble the actual puppet and busy drawing specs...
Gillian Holding
Jan 23, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #18
The entire day was almost a #dailyfail after falling back to sleep when I should have been up and about. Creativity was hampered by...
Gillian Holding
Jan 20, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #15
Woke in a panic this morning. Too many deadlines approaching, and I need to move up a few gears. So instead of rushing into the studio, I...
Gillian Holding
Jan 17, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #12
Sculpting and exploring puppetry is pretty forgiving in terms of outcome. Almost anything looks quirky/interesting/funny. But the outcome...
Gillian Holding
Jan 13, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #9
Playing around with puppet ideas, it occurs to me that it is very enjoyable to scribble without worrying about result. I read an article...
Gillian Holding
Jan 10, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #8
First day back in the studio today. A ton of work to do, loads of new collaborative projects to occupy me, but all I could think about...
Gillian Holding
Jan 9, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #7
Notice I’ve ensured over the last few days that the sketchbook itself is visible. I realise it’s important in the great scheme of things...
Gillian Holding
Jan 8, 20121 min read


#dailyfail #4
The return from holiday today. The hassle of travel ought to provide a feast of sketchbook opportunities but actually the constant feel...
Gillian Holding
Jan 5, 20121 min read
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