I bought myself two sketching books (one black and one brown), chalk-pastel pencils, and conte. I had SO MUCH anxiety about spending money on art stuff when I am so doubtful of my merits as an artist.
Thank you to Joseph for responding to my anxious text without hesitating – ‘you’re already an artist!’ was exactly the right response.
And thank you to Lindsay, who reminded me that Zen tangles are art, and also put up with me taking forever to decide on what I wanted to buy.
The chalk pencils are so fun! The black paper is so fun! I feel both Gother Than Thou and the best kind of silly.
The ‘patent Tiffany stick figures’ (as Scott called them) are still art even if they are stick figures. And the Zen tangle was a lovely practice to come back to after years away.