Tag Archives: #100days

Day 56: Show me

April 20, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, beach, children, ink drawing, nature, squintHannah Schickedanz

My boys have spent most of the summer mostly naked on the beach. Even yesterday, although it’s definitely autumn, they couldn’t help stripping off and running in and out of a chilly stream for an hour.

Day 55: Punakaiki

April 19, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, calligraphy, copic, hand lettering, ink drawing, PunakaikiHannah Schickedanz

Day 54: Okarito

April 18, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, calligraphy, hand lettering, ink, OkaritoHannah Schickedanz

I love Okarito. It’s a tiny little town we visited in the spring, and is the prettiest, most loved wee place we’ve been to. We blogged about it over here.

Day 53: Autonomy

April 17, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, Autonomy, calligraphy, hand lettering, ink drawing, Kerosene Creek, new zealand, Tora Tora Tora, travelHannah Schickedanz

The last three weeks have been intense. We’ve been on a whirlwind North Island tour with visiting family, hung out for three days at an amazing music festival, swum in in thermal creek, braved the wildest winds yet, waved goodbye, and realised we’re almost fully booked with jobs until June. In that time I haven’t … Continue reading Day 53: Autonomy →

Day 52: Happiness

March 20, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, bike riding, children, happiness, ink drawing, pajamas, pjsHannah Schickedanz

Day 51: Salt dish

March 19, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, housesitting, japanese china, salt dish, wooden spoonHannah Schickedanz

This little japanese china salt dish with its wooden spoon was another visual treat at Renay’s house.

Day 50: Handpainted lidded jar

March 18, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, floral painting, handpainted, ink drawing, lidded jarHannah Schickedanz

Number 50! I’m halfway there! Thanks to all the people who are following my blog and liking the posts. It’s going slower than planned, but I’m totally enjoying the journey.

Day 49: Renay’s house

March 17, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, chaos, handmade dog, house sitting, pottery, vintage chinaHannah Schickedanz

We house sat for friends who have the most calming, beautiful, curated little flat. I could have sat and drawn all their stuff for hours, only I have two children who, while beautiful, are not always so calming. It was a nice weekend of space, and it made us appreciate our tiny home all the … Continue reading Day 49: Renay’s house →

Day 48: Observation

March 16, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, children, diving, ink drawing, marine reserve, nature study, observation, snorkelling, WellingtonHannah Schickedanz

A quick sketch while trying to cook tea with a two-year-old. Otis slipped outside and I could see him perched on a rock for half an hour, watching divers swimming around in the reserve. It was chilly, the rocks were hard and sharp, and he was in heaven.

Day 47: Fossil hunter

March 15, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, children, dinosaurs, fossil hunting, ink drawing, museum, paleontology, te papaHannah Schickedanz

It seems crazy that the staff at our national museum, Te Papa, hadn’t found it already but, would you believe, Otis uncovered a complete Mosasaur skeleton in their sandpit!? Nuts!

Day 46: One more chapter

March 14, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, children, ink drawing, reading, tantrumsHannah Schickedanz

Day 45: Cook Strait to my Heart

March 13, 2015Design work#100days, Cook Strait, hand lettering, housebus, ink drawing, WellingtonHannah Schickedanz

We used to live in Wellington, then lived in Germany for a while, and the idea of travelling in a housebus for two years is that we get to see the whole of New Zealand before choosing where to settle down. Despite good intentions to keep our options open, crossing the Cook Strait felt like … Continue reading Day 45: Cook Strait to my Heart →

Day 44: Sea Lace

March 12, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, beach, ink drawing, marine reserve, nature, seaweed, vintage lace, WellingtonHannah Schickedanz

Our housebus is parked on the edge of a wonderful marine reserve at the moment, on Wellington’s south coast. The rock pools look like aquariums filled with all the most amazing specimens, and the beach is strewn with paua shells, cat’s eyes, kina shells and more. I’ve I’ve been drawn to the wonderful sea-weedy things … Continue reading Day 44: Sea Lace →

Day 42: Treasure I’ve been trusted with

March 10, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, children, collecting, drawing, ink drawing, natural playthings, nature, treasureHannah Schickedanz

At the moment a lot of my time is spent looking after things picked up off the ground, consoling children who can’t hold all the fallen leaves in their too-small hands, designating places for giant sticks (outside), pieces of gravel (pockets), and sea glass (we could make a bag out of my jersey, but we’re … Continue reading Day 42: Treasure I’ve been trusted with →

Day 41: New Beginnings

March 1, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, Anchor, Anchor tattoo, Cook Strait, Ferry, Fish hook, Hope, ink drawing, Maui, New Beginnings, Picton, Te-ika-a-Maui, WellingtonHannah Schickedanz

Yesterday we crossed the Cook Strait on the Ferry from Picton to Wellington – the head of Te ika-a-Māui – the fish that Maui pulled from the sea to become the North Island of New Zealand. It feels like we’re leaving more than the South Island behind us and a new part of our journey … Continue reading Day 41: New Beginnings →

Day 40: Peter Pan

March 1, 2015100 Days, 100 Drawings, Design work#100days, critique, illustration, ink drawing, peter pan, trying againHannah Schickedanz

I’ll call this a learning drawing. There is no life in his face, his pose is cliched and stiff, his hair is weird, and his legs are shaped like a woman’s, not like a young boy. On a positive note, I like the leaves and the lettering. Maybe I’ll do a redraw sometime.