Sorting Art Folders from Years Gone By

Pencil sketch 1980

Holding my sketchbook

Ohs, Ink Drawing 101 circa 2001

Trying out new drawing papers

Gull's Mirro
Digital photo circa 2005

I went through a seagull phase early 2000.

Gull Couple 
Watercolor sketch

Angle Abstract
Ink & Watercolor
4.74 x 6.5 inches

Ink and watercolor abstracts are my relaxation images.

Nothing I found is being tossed. 

I pulled out a few photographs to

place them in a to paint folder.

I am happy to report that I remember each image,

(not so much the dates though).

I've been puttering all morning. So maybe the nasturtium thing

will prove to be a positive addition to my lifestyle.

P.S. Post's title change because every time I read it, for a second or two,

my mind scrambles with reading...sorting old art folders as sorting old farts.

The Relief of Sorting

At Sorting Level 2

Little by little, think on it, relax, do other tasks, think more, have a meal, and back again to do a little, day after day after day.

Sorting for me this spring has been an experience of discovery. The more I go through stuff, the more stuff I have to go through. In the past, clearing up, organizing didn't feel like it does this year.

A change has been in the area of the junk drawer. This sorting I dump most of it into a grocery bag and shipping cardboard piece. 

The total I estimate could fit into 4 or 5 plastic shoe boxes. I want it in one.

I am seriously considering putting it all in a clear resin lamp form for a Steampunk vibe.

A bonus, the a new craft, paint and sew area with its own chair. 

I am pleased the last and 3rd level of sorting is the easiest.

<-- Desk

--> Craft/paint/sew area