More reasons why I have trouble throwing out old flowers

Nearly two weeks ago, I bought myself flowers to celebrate the official launch of the Judy Blume chapter books with my illustrations. This morning my husband walked into the kitchen to make coffee and found decaying vegetation spread out across the counter. Yes, it was my fault -- I find it hard to throw anything out before trying to doodle with it!

The most recent doodles were done with material from this fading bouquet. Here's another:

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 in ink and a fading bloom from a bouquet

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.

Post-It note doodle in ink and hardy geranium

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.

NAKED!-themed "Turn It Off And Read A Book" poster

Now available for free downloading/printing: a new NAKED!-themed "Turn It Off And Read A Book" poster. See my NAKED! Book printables for the PDF and other print-ready sheets to use at schools, bookstores, libraries and anywhere else you want to encourage reading.

Dragon doodle in ink and iris

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.