Here are some new drawings of some of my favorite everyday objects I have around the house. All these drawings are done with pencil and gouache on 18x24 sheets of cotton paper. These drawings are larger-than-life renditions of the real objects.
Gum stick: I love the smell and the color pink of a freshly unwrapped piece of gum, and the silver wrapper has subtle details and texture worth noting. It like a little treasure waiting to be unwrapped.
Colander: A shiny red metal colander is one of my favorite pieces of kitchen equipment. It is a beautiful object on its own made even better by having such a useful function. I love displaying it on a hook against my pale blue kitchen wall. I also love how the pencil marks I made have a shimmery effect that sadly you can only really see upon close inspection in person.
Dish Soap: There is something timeless in the shape of this dish soap bottle. I hope I captured it’s timelessness.
Match stick: Such a recognisable rectangular shape. I love the rounded orange top that is ready to strike at any time.
Spool of Thread: I found an entire box of vintage spools of threads in my grandmother’s closet. I was inspired by the multitude of colours and loved all the different shapes and sizes of the wooden spools. I hope to do an entire collection of all these magical little colorful spools.
